Cera Beara

Borg Ward Collective

“Cera is a senior undergraduate, studying printmaking at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. Within the realm of printmaking, he is also focusing on making public art here in Milwaukee. The temporary mural on the Borg Ward Collective is part of his thesis exhibition with MIAD.”

Making artwork in the public atmosphere plays an integral role in my development as an artist. For me, it’s important to expand the art demographic past people that frequent galleries. I am uninterested in limiting myself to the well versed and educated art critiques. It’s critical in my practice to share with those that are open to a creative dialogue sparked by visual means.

My primary goal with this temporary outdoor mural is to create an image that represents the history of Milwaukee, arguably dating back to the late 1700’s, as well as represent my own experience with Milwaukee. I will be using portraiture and symbolism to create very specific references to that rich Milwaukee history of immigration, diversity and economic growth.

Digital drawing, block print, digital print, screen print, on paper wheatpasted to wall

823 W. National Ave., Milwaukee WI

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3 weeks ago 4 notes

Milwaukee: Then and Now, A Mash Up
Borg Ward Collective

“Cera is a senior undergraduate, studying printmaking at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. Within the realm of printmaking, he is also focusing on making public art here in Milwaukee. The temporary mural on the Borg Ward Collective is part of his thesis exhibition with MIAD.”

My primary goal with this temporary outdoor mural is to create an image that represents the history of Milwaukee, arguably dating back to the late 1700’s, as well as represent my own experience with Milwaukee. I will be using portraiture and symbolism to create very specific references to that rich Milwaukee history of immigration, diversity and economic growth.
Digital drawing, block print, digital print, screen print, on paper wheatpasted to wall
823 W. National Ave., Milwaukee WI

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3 weeks ago 8 notes

This is the beginning of a small series I’m putting together about growing up, and trying to be an adult.

Digital drawing in Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator, digital print, india ink, spray paint
S Kinnickinnic Ave. and W Becher St, Milwaukee WI

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3 weeks ago 3 notes

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2 months ago 16 notes

Drunk bombin’ up the French Quarter of New Orleans with 1ll Society!

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2 months ago 11 notes

Grandad

Digital print on Farwell Ave and Windsor Pl, Milwaukee WI

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3 months ago 1 note

This portrait is an exploration of the Milwaukee’s history, as well as my own experience with this place. It’s laden with symbolism and references to the things that made Milwaukee a city, like alcohol brewing, iron business and trading, some of the original plant life, and patterns that reference Milwaukee’s first socialist mayor, Emil Seidel. Juxtaposing that is my own experience here, watching. Alcoholism, cold weather, and the stale taste in my mouth.

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3 months ago 30 notes

This portrait was my exploration of the history of Milwaukee, as well as my own experience with this place. It’s laden with symbolism and references to the things that made Milwaukee a city, like alcohol brewing, some of the original plant life, and patterns that reference Milwaukee’s first socialist mayor, Emil Seidel. Juxtaposing that is my own experience here, relating to alcoholism, cold weather, and the stale taste in my mouth.

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3 months ago 15 notes

Abby

Papercut, Somewhere near Vanburen and Lyon, Milwaukee WI

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3 months ago 9 notes

James Cameron started the Black Holocaust Museum in Northwest Milwaukee, with the help of philanthropist, Daniel Bader. Cameron passed in 2006, and with his passing, the museum went into disrepair.

This is my investigation of a man that carried a strong word, and who left behind a powerful story. I’m interested in sharing the weight of his word, and taking the responsibility to initiate healthy cross cultural/community communication with the language that I know.

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3 months ago 1 note

Martin Luther King Drive and Center St. Milwaukee WI

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4 months ago 5 notes

2206 W. North Ave., Milwaukee, WI

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4 months ago 5 notes

West Baltimore

5 months ago 14 notes

Reservoir Hill, Baltimore

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