A Comprehensive List of Everything of which You Should Be Afraid

By John Farrier in Art on Mar 1, 2010 at 8:46 pm

If you were to make a list of everything that you could be afraid of, how much room would it take? Artist Brian Rea created 7 by 3.5 meter mural filled with his fears:

Rea keeps many lists. During his last year in New York (2008) he began taking inventory of the things he and other people around him were worried about. “After being there for 11 years, I discovered like most people I had a lot of fears–after a few months, I began to catalog them: physical fears, natural fears, political fears, random, emotional.”

Rea categorized the fears into themes like physical, political, and of course, supernatural.

More pictures at the link.

Link | Artist’s Website

Tags: Brian Rea, fear

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rob
Mar 1st, 2010 at 9:08 pm
secret – the mind can be made to fear ANYTHING!
Romeo Vitelli
Mar 1st, 2010 at 9:16 pm
Is chalk poisoning up there? Considering he’s at risk, it would be an ironic one to leave out.
Edward
Mar 1st, 2010 at 9:27 pm
The only thing I fear is immortality.
zavatone
Mar 1st, 2010 at 9:58 pm
Is car catching on fire on that list? Because if it isn’t, I will be soooo mad.
Johnny Cat
Mar 1st, 2010 at 10:13 pm
Immediately reminded me of George Carlin’s classic rant, “Things to Watch Out For.” If you’re familiar, you might like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnS077e9gXQ

The last entries get mangled. They are “The Contraction of the Universe, Paper Cuts, The Wrath of God, and PARANOIA!” (RIP, George)
Bishop64
Mar 1st, 2010 at 11:14 pm
This is also reminiscent of the great Fears of Your Life by Michael Bernard Loggins:

http://www.amazon.com/Fears-Your-Michael-Bernard-Loggins/dp/0916397904 /

Parts of Loggins’ book were read on an episode of This American Life a few years ago:

http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?sched=1061
Johnny Cat
Mar 2nd, 2010 at 1:25 am
Zavatone: my brother’s car caught fire in the middle of traffic once. It was as tragic as the Kee Bird.
dark victorious
Mar 2nd, 2010 at 8:39 am
thank you Bishop64, that’s the first thing i thought of: Michael Bernard Loggins. here’s a link to his book from Creativity Explored, a San Francisco source for amazing art:http://store.creativityexplored.org/feofyoli.html

anyone reading this far down should check out their website for other equally awesome art.
Splint Chesthair
Mar 2nd, 2010 at 10:31 am
I see he has carnival accidents up there but I don’t see clowns. I hate clowns and actually, I’d be delighted to see a carnival accident if it involved a clown.
MadMolecule
Mar 2nd, 2010 at 10:54 am
No list of fears is complete without ostriches.
abdulhamid
Mar 2nd, 2010 at 1:05 pm
This artist has nothing to fear but obscurity.
Foreigner1
Mar 2nd, 2010 at 6:27 pm
I’m afraid I can’t quite follow this man…

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