Erika Hopkins: TEAR/TORN

Date

2018-12

Authors

Grimm, Stephanie
Lillis, Jennifer
Hopkins, Erika

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Fenwick Gallery, George Mason University Libraries

Abstract

Catalog for the exhibition "TEAR:TORN," presented at Fenwick Gallery from December 11, 2017 - February 2, 2018. TEAR:TORN is a collection of mixed media pieces by third year MFA Painting candidate Erica Hopkins. Employing collage, video, and photography, the series exhibits the journey of self-discovery, defining “ecstasy” through the act of tearing in relationship to being torn. By collaging fragments of papers and photographs of everyday life, the series becomes an action of reconstructing chaos in the confinement of square panels. Buried in the layers of tearing, madness is brought to order, forming a portrait of the artist.

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Keywords

Video art, Collage, Photography, Artistic, Photography

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