cut paper collage; 40×20″
“This artwork is my existential scream about the direction of our country under our current administration. It contains images of current and former dictators and their collaborators, as well as their dictatorial national symbols.”
ARTIST BIO: Beth Belknap Brann is Professor Emeritus of Mount St. Joseph University. After teaching graphic design and art for 32 years, she is now a printmaker and visual artist. The collage is this exhibit is the sixth in her series called “Inch by Inch”, wherein 800 one-inch cut and glued squares combine to express a singular message of vital interest and societal commentary.