Public Art At Surratts-Clinton Brand Library

Art In Public PlacesArt of Place

Apr 15

Written By Jendayi Asha

REMINISCE

Medium: Glass

Artwork depicts views from the shoreline of Calvert Cliffs State Park overlooking the Chesapeake Bay

ARTIST STATEMENT

As a public artist, I strive to capture the unique character of a region, create a welcoming ambiance and promote a sense of pride of place. With a background as an oil painter, my contemporary mosaics are unusual and break the normal conventions of mosaic art having been described as "paintings in glass"'. Well suited for public spaces, my glass mosaics are safe, low-maintenance, long-lasting and all-inclusive. With glass as my medium, my work introduces color and subtle light reflections while complementing existing architectural features.

Celebrating the beauty and complexity of the natural world, my work brings the illusion of nature both real and imagined into architectural spaces. My recent public art commissions include unique interpretations of recognizable locations such as state and national parks.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

CAREY DEAN

Visual artist Carey Dean works in a variety of media which includes drawing, painting, mixed media, and mosaic. Her nature-inspired works have been exhibited internationally and commissioned throughout the United States. Ideal for public spaces, her stained glass mosaics are representational and abstract depictions of flora, fauna, and dramatic American landscapes.

Carey Dean received her MFA in 2005 in the United Kingdom and shortly thereatter she returned to the United States to teach undergraduate and pre-college art and design courses at the University of Wisconsin Stout and Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Exhibiting annually and with many public art commissions, Carey Dean continues her practice as a protessional artist with recent projects at MSP International Airport, the City of Brookings South Dakota Government Center, and Western State Hospital in Tacoma, Washington.

Carey Dean uses traditional art-making techniques and her love of natural forms to create her stained glass mosaics. Her more recent public art commissions are unique interpretations of recognizable locations such as state and national parks using hand-cut stained glass to create complex imagery. Carey Dean's stained glass mosaics enhance public spaces by adding color and creating inviting and calming environments inspired by the local landscape.