bernadetta crushing on you
pairing: bernadetta von varley x gn!reader
tags: light angst, hidden romantic feelings
bernadetta loved you a lot, more than anyone else in this world
you were everything to her!
but that scared her
the thought of losing you, her favorite person. it was too much for her
she couldn't bear it if you were gone
she couldn't go on without you
so she tried to keep a safe distance from you
keeping you at arm's length, so she wouldn't fall in love with you even deeper
but you noticed!
her glances. and how she'd always quickly turn her head away when you caught her staring
how she always tried to sit close to you during lunch, yet have at least another person sit between the two of you
she wanted to be close to you, just not too close…
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Clio Art Fair Reviews - A call to fame named Clio Art Fair
In a art world characterized by a proliferation of art fairs, Clio Art Fair has emerged to gain a spot in the pantheon of satellite Armory Show realities, and is officially doubled up becoming a Frieze Satellite since 2017.
Differentiating itself for the focus on independent artists, since 2014 Clio Art fair has been highlighting the work of independent artists without New York gallery representation. The raison d’être of the fair is to highlight and promote their work, while creating a platform for discovery and innovation.
The name is inspired by CLIO who in Greek mythology, is the muse of History. When Clio sings your name while playing her harp, your name is admitted to the mental olympus of human history. Reflecting the ambition of many artists seeking recognition, Clio Art Fair created an alternative to the nepotism of the art world, and looks to highlight that which lives outside its domains.
Elegantly designed without booths and without commercial compartmentalization of spaces, the fair feels like a large curated group show where intergenerational artists work across media. There are no booths, no tables, no chairs in the exhibition space, instead, a team of art dealers graze the grounds prepared to trade on behalf of the artists.
Every independent artist without exclusive representation in New York City, can submit work from all over the world, and if selected, can be part of a curated international group show.
The fair becomes a window shedding light into current artistic practices that live outside the concerns of the art world taking risks and providing artists with visibility. Through a series of related events and programs, including a press preview, and multiple VIP openings, they have the opportunity to meet art dealers, curators, art critics, art lovers, while sipping Italian champagne. A plus of the fair is free logistic assistance for the non New York based artists: free transportation and free storage in NYC few weeks before and after the Art Fair.
Most notable, is how Clio combines both emerging, middle career, and iconic independent artists including, Vito Acconci, Nina Berman (Whitney Biennial 2010), and Thirza Cuthand (Whitney Biennial 2019) in the same space, providing a show of substance where the quality of the work is prioritized over length of artists CVs.
The fair born in chelsea, will continue to run twice a year in the heart of Chelsea, the epicenter of the art world, nurturing artists while singing the musings of their eclectic practices.
Our journey dedicated to the reviews of previous editions of the Clio Clio Art Fair Reviews today to its first edition in 2014.
"The Clio Art Fair 2014 stood out for a mix composed of historical artists, those in the process of establishing themselves, or completely new and unknown to the public, as well as to the art professionals in the Big Apple. Among the 33 artists on display, there were numerous works by established artists, including some drawings by Vito Acconci, and a photographic series dedicated to the Bronx by Mel Rosenthal. No galleries were directly present at the event, which originated from the initiative of curator Alessandro Berni. "It's difficult to surprise a saturated city
like New York," says Berni. "I wanted to try with this initiative based on the denial of the gallery's role as an intermediary between the artist and the collector."
A review of all the Clio Art Fair Reviews artists included in the 2014 edition are visible here.
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The mangaka of Gangsta. once made tarot cards based on her characters, and I wondered: what card would would our Bernardo be?
Now, while all Major Arcana have been assigned by the important characters, there are still others that act as supporting character to the protagonist(s), and this is where the Minor Arcana comes in! With that in mind:
I would assign Bernardo with the Page of Swords.
He would be a Page because he is only starting out in the latest chapters of the manga (starting from ch49), a fresh face. As well, he seems to be the youngest member of the Corsica family so far as indicated by the ring he wears (this was pointed out by my dear friend in this post). He has more of an assisting role unlike the others (Uranus is the head of the family, Georgiana leads the "Pussy" brothel; others like Svetlana in charge of weapons/combat training). He is carefree and spontaneous, and can be seen as "less serious" because of this although he tries to give a good impression. He appears to have his job roles changes regularly by the family as "this time" his job is to assist the core troops. So, he is tackling with something new again.
Swords relate to communication and intelligence. He is shown to be quite talkative, knows about rumors & information on people (about "Storage" and that he was part of the Monroe family), and if not, he'll go out of his way to gather the information or keep it from you (even when he was unable to attain any new info about Worick, he doesn't give up. This is why he's a Page bc he is still learning). His role, as mentioned, is to plan and assist the core troops of Destroyers in their diversionary operation. Meaning, they have to find clever ways to distract their enemies and reach their goal efficiently. He also has a way with words, he seems to be a good communicator and can encourage you for a job well done (as he did to Emilio) or to wittily insult you (re: the "foreplay" comment with Worick). This fits with Swords again as they can also cause conflicts and tensions, which Bernardo is trying to balance out (in his favor).
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