About This Item

  • TitleControlled chaos.
  • Call NumberVETS_0167
  • Cite AsNew York Harbor Hospital Creative Arts Program Collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryDrawing of desert island, a ball and chain, and postive symbols and text. Artwork made for project: Battle after the battle, 2013. Project was a collaboration of creative arts therapist Beryl Brenner with VA NYHHS psychologist Dr. Yasmeen Yamini-Benjamin and Kingsborough Community College recreation therapy intern Shawnese Marriott and focused on coping with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Exhibition label: Controlled chaos, Edward Rodriguez, drawing and collage, 2013. I was raised in a very military styled home by drill instructor mom. Very orderly, organized and regimented so my depiction of my work portrays that aspect of me. The Marine Corps was a perfect fit for me due to this. My artwork may seem like it’s squared away but there are many underlying layers underneath the seemingly uneventful exterior like a volcano. Everything on the outside all seems quiet, but inside turmoil seethes.
  • Date2013
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 image file : digital, JPG, color
  • Genrecollages (visual works)drawings (visual works)
  • NoteTitle supplied by creator.
  • CreatorRodriguez, Edward
  • SubjectVeterans--United States ; Post-traumatic stress disorder ;
  • CollectionVeterans Creative Arts Program collection
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • Copyright OwnerNew York Harbor Hospital Creative Arts Program