Kelly Berning Sculptures
Home Page
Kelly Berning Sculptures
Kelly Berning pots
Trent Berning Works
Trent Berning pots
Contact/ Shows/Workshops
Carnival Series
ARTIST STATEMENT
The most recent series, “The Carnival Series” is a study on carnival lifestyles. The idea of blending in or becoming somebody else for a night intrigues me. Then off to a new town with a new audience that has never seen you before and will never see you again. Who is the person behind the mask? What does that person become when the show is over? Have they found their place in the circus because what they see in the crowd is a predictable society painting upon basic self-indulgence, lethargy, and insensitivity? “In a circus you didn’t have to-weren’t supposed to avert your eyes, and that may have been its ultimate kick” (Edward Hoagland in Circus Music).
Gallery Shot
Gallery Shot
The Expressionist 82x 24 x 28
The Expressionist - Detail 82x 24 x 28
The Gamester - Detail 59 x 23 x 21
The Gamester 59 x 23 x 21
The Contortionist 32.5" x 26" x 20"
The Contortionist Detail 32.5" x 26" x 20"
The Proportionist 23x 28 x 9
The Proportionist - Detail 23x 28 x 9
The Time Keeper 45x 22 x 14
The Time Keeper - Detail 45x 22 x 14
Sideshow 55 x 25 17
Sideshow - Detail 55 x 25 17
The Spectacle 62 x 17 17
The Spectacle - Detail 62 x 17 17
Carnival 70 x 26 x 18
Carnival - Detail 70 x 26 x 18
The Acrobat 88 x 13 x 13
The Acrobat - Detail 88 x 13 x 13
Carney Kids 19 x 21 x 9
Carney Kids - Detail 19 x 21 x 9
The Wall 33.5x 11 x 16.5
The Wall - Detail 33.5x 11 x 16.5
