Brezinka Design Co.

Name: Brezinka Design Co.
Address: Nashville, TN, US
Telephone: 615.497.2549

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Brezinka Design Co. An award-winning artist and illustrator based in Nashville.

02/13/2025

The Art Experience’ for the cover of the Latitudes section of , 2012. Collage and mixed media on canvas. AD,

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02/11/2025

I’m pleased to announce that my portrait of Flannery O’Connor was shortlisted for the 2025 Illustration Annual for consideration.

For 66 years, Communication Arts has honored the craft of talented illustrators and artists from around the world.

Making the shortlist of 423 from 2867 entries is an honor in itself. Thank you, judges and CA magazine.

Flannery O’Connor: There Is Nothing Left to Say of Me, inspired by ‘s sublime film, Wildcat about life and work of the national icon.

02/10/2025

Today in History, St. Paul is ‘thought’ to have been shipwrecked at Malta.

SHOWN HERE: Detail of Saint Paul, the Apostle during the ‘making of’ in my studio.

Only 75 limited edition PRINTS available. Tap link in bio to learn more.

02/06/2025

If your voice held no power – they wouldn’t try to silence you. - Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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02/04/2025

In other news, my latest commissioned work.

ELVIS: A Different Kind of Idol, 6 feet tall x 3 1/2 feet wide

Elvis Presley would have been 90 years old this January, 2025. While his story has been told time and time again through song, film, and art, “ELVIS: A Different Kind of Idol” views the rock & roll “King” through the lens of a particular time and a particular place: 1215 Gallatin Road South in Madison, Tennessee.

Special thanks to my buddy for being my ‘jumpsuit reference model’ for this project!

01/24/2025

From the archives: Outsourced at Home for the Boston Globe page. How the H-1B visa program is bad for American workers. Cut paper & collage on panel, 2013.

I was given the assignment on a Wednesday with sketches due Thursday and final art due by Friday noon.

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01/23/2025

For Bart: The Story of A Combat Veteran

This combination of painting and sculpture breaks down traditional boundaries between 2D and 3D media.

I’m interested in representation and suggestion. I’m interested in the way objects and the materials I use feel, the stories and histories they hold.

My depiction of portrays him as determined, yet fragile. Vulnerable, yet human.

With this vulnerable, resilient, and ultimately human portrait, I invite viewers to move beyond popular conceptions about national identity and military deployment—as well as stereotypes of race, class, and gender—and instead embrace the dignified humanity of individuals suffering from the mental anguish and lifelong consequences caused by war.

01/22/2025

Album cover art created for , Original Sinner on Mercyland Records. A multiple of cut-and-pasted printed paper, collage, and mixed media on wall panel, 20 x 20 inches overall, 2016.

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01/21/2025

As a visual artist, I am drawn to the images Chapman so vividly paints in her iconic lyrics. A sports car with intoxicating speed, a home in alcohol-soaked turmoil, the yearning to escape for something better, a friend to embrace and to dream with…

Every object holds a unique history. It suggests and represents a place, an experience, an emotion, a person. My artistic work is deeply informed by such histories, by the particular feel and narrative a material that I use carries within itself. By incorporating these meaning-laden objects into a greater whole, I seek to creatively tell a story woven together through texture and image.

Tracy Chapman: Fast Car. Tap link in bio to see more of my work.

01/16/2025

I had a series of mini-breakdowns where the public persona - this thing, this face, this person who writes this music... I would walk past that person in the mirror or listen to that person playing guitar and I didn’t know who they were. – , lead singer for the band

ARTWORK: Adam for Peace, 36 x 24 inches, collage, mixed media & acrylic on canvas

Awarded the 55th Annual Illustration Award of Excellence in 2014. 168 projects were selected out of 4,362 entries.

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01/15/2025

Art is a gift that never stops giving. It’s un-wanting even though it commands attention, and it’s one of two things that I know to be truly altruistic. The other is nature.

― Cory Richards, The Color of Everything: A Journey to Quiet the Chaos Within

Thank you and for the inspiration.

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01/14/2025

And now we welcome the new year, full of things that have never been. – Rainer Maria Rilke

IMAGE: My studio workbench, January 14, 2025

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01/13/2025

Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping. ― Fred Rogers

IMAGE #1: My wife Staci and I with members of the staff during the unveiling of Mister Rogers: Just The Way You Are at the PBS headquarters in 2019.

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01/10/2025

The world is not a prison house, but a kind of spiritual kindergarten where millions of bewildered infants are trying to spell God with the wrong blocks. - Edwin Arlington Robinson

IMAGES: Old Hickory Lake, January 10, 2025

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01/09/2025

Grief can be an astonishingly beautiful response to loss and the pain of it can stir a renewed appreciation for life. It makes food taste better and feelings feel deeper and colors brighter. It amplifies love. Loss can imbue us with such profound gratitude for what we have, and I will always marvel that the void of death can be what makes us feel most alive. - The Color of Everything

Good art has the ability to transform, reshape and redirect one’s life.

Take some time to slow down and look around yourself - absorb the beauty that you see today and allow whatever it is that you’re feeling to surface, knowing that you will come to its end and be in a changed state.

Holy S**t We’re Alive!

ARTWORK: 2020 Disrupted: A Re-Assembled Life, A multiple of cut-and-pasted printed paper, collage, and mixed media on wood panels, 2021.

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01/08/2025

It’s early morning in January of 2025. I just refilled my coffee cup and followed the steps down past the cardboard recycling bin and the dozen or so half-filled paint cans that line the steps, ending with piles of laundry and baskets of unfolded clothes.

It is here, just beyond the door leading to my garage / turned art studio that I work and live, spending a majority of my days.

You see, I am an artist. I make art. Mostly portraits of people that inspire me and every now and then I get paid to make art for others and I’ve been fortunate that some of those ‘others’ have been a handful of noteworthy institutions.

Art-making and creativity are woven deep within the fabric of my Minnesota-born limbs and making art has become my vocation. It has not been an easy life but has proven to be deeply satisfying and most fulfilling. For many years, my friend Kurt has said that I am a highly successful artist and that I have no idea how many other artists in the world would give one of their limbs for the opportunities that I’ve had. And for many years I would argue with him, calling bu****it. Maybe age does travel with its companion ‘wisdom’ as I see now that success doesn’t always mean money and things of monetary value and maybe I am a successful artist after all.

Funny how we can get stuck in our heads with stories that we’ve made up and keep believing to hold us hostage and remain frozen because it’s easy to stay there, with what we’re used to - preventing us from stepping into whatever unknown and magical experience that might be next. Growth is never easy and being comfortable isn’t where I want to be because that means, in some ways, that I’ve stopped living.

For months now, I’ve thought of writing and attempting to describe in word and phrase my inner life and human experience. I wonder what my personal encounters with life might offer myself and others when seeing them translated in written form. Would they lose their vitality, richness and energy or could they offer a new way of seeing and being in the world?

To be continued . . . - Wayne Brezinka, January 8, 2025

01/07/2025

NEW Editorial Art commissioned by

A TEMPO: Learning More Than the Songs | 18” x 14” | A multiple of cut-and-pasted printed paper, textile, wood, collage, and mixed media on wood panel, 18 x 14 inches overall, 2024.

Art Director: Jennifer Boggs

01/06/2025

Another from the archives: originally commissioned by the

Meal or Masterpiece | 20” x 16” | assemblage, cut paper & collage on panel | 2016

The art critic and the food critic share their views on food as art in a spirited back-and-forth.

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The real gift of gratitude is that the more grateful you are, the more present you become. - Robert Holden NEW bird originals. See more here: https://www.waynebrezinka.com/shop #Brezinka #MixedMedia

I’m delighted to share my latest portrait commission of Saint Augustine. Limited edition prints - Only 50 available HERE: https://www.waynebrezinka.com/shop/saint-augustine Use code THANKS22 at checkout to save 25% on orders over $75! (Excludes originals) #Brezinka #MixedMedia

My latest work is a FREE DOWNLOAD. Kurt Cobain: Box Shaped Heart, 2021 Acrylic, wood, graphite, fabric, cardboard, rope and collected objects on wood panel. 24 x 18 in. Collectors may inquire to purchase: [email protected] Now through November 12, 2021, I'm offering this image as a FREE hi-res download to help expand the conversation surrounding mental health, substance abuse and the often-associated stigma attached. (NOTE: This image must be used in its entirety, and may not be used for reproduction or printing on any items for resale or publication.) SEE a gallery on the making of this work and get your FREE hi-res download HERE https://www.waynebrezinka.com/kurt-cobain Kurt kept his rig in a Tom Moore cigar box like the one I've used here. The contents include: A blacked-up spoon, Q-tips, a fresh syringe, a lighter and cotton balls. October is National Substance Abuse Prevention Month. It is a time to highlight the vital importance of prevention in both individual and community health, to remember those who have lost their lives to addiction, to acknowledge those in recovery, and to recognize children, parents, family, and friends supporting them. I’m fascinated by shapers of cultural shift. My curiosity leads me to investigate their lives through tactile art-making. I gather pieces of everyday, discarded ephemera, and in a process blending painting and sculpture, explore relationships between my subjects, their lives and personal struggles, and our own vulnerabilities and humanity. In the fall of 1991, Kurt Cobain's Seattle-based trio, Nirvana, unleashed a bright and explosive sound comet into the atmosphere that would alter the global course of music and carve a new path for angst, guts, passion and full-on unapologetic grunge. The album 'Nevermind' shifted the world on its axis and 30 years later, shock waves continue to reverberate under the feet of listeners young and old. We are complex individuals, every one of us. We are unique, yet

After 6 months in the making - I am pleased to share with you my latest work. Some may say they are tired of hearing stories of suffering. But where would we be today, and how would we have begun to heal, if everyone who heard our pain had been too tired to listen? 2020 Disrupted: A Re-Assembled Life JOIN US - See this work in-person Saturday, April 24, 2021 in Nashville, TN. FREE ADMISSION Details and RSVP for attendance: https://www.waynebrezinka.com/rsvp In this new work, I am exploring the pain and anxiety of massive disruption and how we are changed by it. This is my attempt to bring a re-imagined 21st century Job to life in a way that encapsulates not only his experience, but also our own. I used a combination of found and repurposed objects, multi-media visuals, and incorporated input from the public, on multiple panels that measure 8-feet by 5-feet -- my largest project to date. "Good art is making people more human, making people more intelligent, sensitive and emotionally pure than they might otherwise be." – Michael Longley, Irish poet Good art has the ability to transform, reshape and redirect one's life. Imagine looking into a mirror or looking at a compass for direction, location and assessment. Fully conscious, taking note of what you see and feel. Make plans to join us Saturday, April 24 and experience this work in-person. Details and RSVP here https://www.waynebrezinka.com/rsvp NOTE: (Masks will be required for all who are able to wear them safely and who may want to see the work in-person) With gratitude and thanks to my friend Richard R. Casper at Creativets for allowing this work to live on their wall for a short time. Much love and light and peace to all – Wayne #Brezinka #MixedMedia #Disrupted

NEW WORK: A behind the scenes look – Join me in making this project a reality! I need your help. Learn more and pledge today here: www.bit.ly/2020Disrupted SHARE this post, COMMENT on it and hit a LIKE to help spread the word. Gracias!! #Brezinka #Disrupted #MixedMedia

2020 has caused more disruption and breaking open than we could have imagined. What will we do with it? What will we create? How will it shape us? My latest art project asks us to pause, reflect, and re-assemble. "This is work that must be seen in these times . . ." - John Carter Cash LEARN MORE about how you can be a part of this time capsule project HERE www.bit.ly/2020Disrupted #Brezinka #Disrupted #MixedMedia

2020 has caused more disruption and breaking open than we could have imagined. What will we do with it? What will we create? How will it shape us? My latest art project asks us to pause, reflect, and re-assemble. "This is work that must be seen in these times . . ." - John Carter Cash LEARN MORE and support this work HERE www.bit.ly/2020Disrupted Please SHARE this post, leave a COMMENT here and hit LIKE to help spread the word. I'm grateful for your support. #Brezinka #Disrupted #MixedMedia

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Brezinka for Beginners Art Workshop

JOIN US September 15 & 16 for my upcoming Brezinka for Beginners Art Workshop. Here’s a taste of a previous workshop warm-up exercise. Sign up today, before this one sells out! Details here http://www.waynebrezinka.com/shop/workshop-registration-5m4xg #Brezinka #MixedMedia

NEW WORK: The Storm-Tossed Family / Mixed media, 24 x 18 in. on wood panel / Art Director: Jade Novak / Photographer: Randy Hughes, final cover shot. Comments & shares welcome! Let me know what you think. Only 100 limited edition, signed and numbered prints available. Once they're gone, that's it! LEARN MORE and SEE how this was constructed here: http://www.waynebrezinka.com/stormtossed-family #Brezinka #Mixedmedia