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Broken glass is beautiful at new West Chelsea Contemporary exhibit

The Clarksville art gallery’s new exhibition features the work of Simon Berger, who creates complex portraits out of panes of shattered glass.

A portrait hanging on a wall, where glass shatters create light points on panes of safety glass.

Artist Simon Berger created 40+ new works for his exhibit at West Chelsea Contemporary.

Photo by ATXtoday

Broken glass builds complex portraits at West Chelsea Contemporary’s newest exhibit, “Beauty in Destruction: The Art of Simon Berger.”

Berger, who works out of Switzerland but showcases his art worldwide, created 40+ new pieces exclusively for this exhibit.

To create the captivating pieces, Berger carefully and strategically hammers panels of reinforced safety glass. Together, the small fractures and cracks create pointillism-like portraits of human faces, skulls, and eagles.

The Clarksville art gallery will host the unique collection until Sunday, Oct. 15. See the works yourself at 1009 W. 6th St.

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