2610: Tears of Fire

Bentley National Gallery

Self-Tour Painting Info

Piece: “Tears of Fire”

Artist: Aaron Fring

Created: 2610
Before you stands as one of the most enduring images from the Second Tevarin War (2603-2610). This piece was inducted into the archive at the UPE Historical Vault for Antiquity in 2633.

The artist, Aaron Fring, was born on Ferron in 2578 to Max and Mary Fring, a teacher and pilot respectively. As a child, he suffered from a bout of Kilos’ Malady and was bed-ridden for over a year. During that time, he passed his time sketching. As a young man, Fring enlisted in the Expeditionary Force as a Field Medic. He travelled to many systems before finally deciding to settle down on Elysium IV.

Operating a small med-station during the day, Fring took up painting again at night. He could often be found wandering the landscape for hours at a time, painting all that he saw. While he showed promise as a landscape artist, he never made much of an impression on the art community. Though he wished for more, Fring was content with his practice and his hobby.

In 2603, a new Tevarin Warlord, Corath’Thal, emerged from the corners of cosmos with a rebuilt Tevarin battle-fleet and launched his first attack against the UPE systems. The Tevarin sole mission was to reclaim Elysium IV, their former homeworld. The settlements on Elysium IV rushed to take up arms in defense of their homes. Fring attempted to re-join but the same Malady that afflicted him as a child resurfaced, preventing him from doing his duty.

On June 24, 2610 SET, Corath’Thal suffered a catastrophic defeat at the hands of Squadron 42 at the infamous Battle of Centauri. With his fleet rapidly falling to either destruction or surrender, Corath’Thal mustered his remaining loyal pilots to make a desperate charge for Elysium IV. Though they suffered an additional 70% casualty, his fleet finally reached the atmosphere of their old homeworld.

Corath’Thal and his pilots lowered their thermal shields and dove for the planet.

Aaron Fring had been walking that evening. His sickness had subsided a bit. He felt he had to get out and clear his head. He wandered the landscape as he had done many times before. On the crest of a hill, he saw something spectacular:

The Tevarin fleet burning up in the atmosphere as they hurtled toward the ground.

From Art Today (2613):

“As with most art, I wasn’t trying to depict the moment exactly as it was. That’s what I’d always done in the past but this was something so much more than the visual. There was so much complexity caught up in that action, from the Tevarin, for what it meant for us as a species, and what it meant to me. I just wanted to try and capture the feeling of that fraction of time. So beautiful and so sad.”
-Aaron Fring

Bentley National Gallery

Selbstauskunft Gemälde Info

Stück: " Tränen des Feuers"

Künstler: Aaron Fring

Erstellt: 2610
Vor Ihnen steht eines der nachhaltigsten Bilder aus dem Zweiten Tevarinkrieg (2603-2610). Dieses Stück wurde 2633 in das Archiv des Historischen Gewölbes für die Antike UPE aufgenommen.

Der Künstler Aaron Fring wurde 2578 auf Ferron als Sohn von Max und Mary Fring, einem Lehrer bzw. Piloten, geboren. Als Kind litt er unter einem Anfall von Kilos' Krankheit und war über ein Jahr lang bettlägerig. Während dieser Zeit verbrachte er seine Zeit mit dem Skizzieren. Als junger Mann meldete sich Fring bei der Expeditionstruppe als Feldarzt. Er reiste zu vielen Systemen, bevor er sich schließlich entschied, sich auf Elysium IV festzulegen.

Tagsüber betrieb Fring eine kleine Medizinstation und begann nachts wieder zu malen. Er wanderte oft stundenlang durch die Landschaft und malte alles, was er sah. Obwohl er als Landschaftskünstler vielversprechend war, hinterließ er nie einen großen Eindruck in der Kunstszene. Obwohl er sich mehr wünschte, war Fring mit seiner Praxis und seinem Hobby zufrieden.

2603 tauchte ein neuer Tevarin-Kriegsherr, Corath'Thal, mit einer wiederaufgebauten Tevarin-Kampfflotte aus den Ecken des Kosmos auf und startete seinen ersten Angriff auf die UPE-Systeme. Die einzige Mission von Tevarin bestand darin, Elysium IV, ihre ehemalige Heimatwelt, zurückzugewinnen. Die Siedlungen auf Elysium IV stürzten sich auf die Waffen zur Verteidigung ihrer Häuser. Fring versuchte, sich wieder anzuschließen, aber die gleiche Krankheit, die ihn als Kind plagte, tauchte wieder auf und hinderte ihn daran, seine Pflicht zu erfüllen.

Am 24. Juni 2610 SET erlitt Corath'Thal bei der berüchtigten Schlacht von Centauri eine katastrophale Niederlage gegen die Staffel 42. Da seine Flotte schnell entweder der Zerstörung oder der Kapitulation zum Opfer fiel, versammelte Corath'Thal seine verbleibenden treuen Piloten, um eine verzweifelte Anklage gegen Elysium IV zu erheben. Obwohl sie zusätzlich 70% Verluste erlitten, erreichte seine Flotte schließlich die Atmosphäre ihrer alten Heimatwelt.

Corath'Thal und seine Piloten senkten ihre Wärmeschilde und tauchten für den Planeten.

Aaron Fring war an diesem Abend spazieren gegangen. Seine Krankheit hatte sich etwas gelegt. Er fühlte, dass er aussteigen und seinen Kopf frei machen musste. Er wanderte durch die Landschaft, wie er es schon oft getan hatte. Auf dem Kamm eines Hügels sah er etwas Spektakuläres:

Die Tevarin-Flotte brannte in der Atmosphäre, als sie auf den Boden zusteuerte.

Von der Kunst heute (2613):

"Wie bei den meisten Kunstwerken habe ich nicht versucht, den Moment genau so darzustellen, wie er war. Das ist es, was ich in der Vergangenheit immer getan hatte, aber das war etwas so viel mehr als das Visuelle. Es war so viel Komplexität in diese Aktion verwickelt, vom Tevarin, für das, was es für uns als Spezies bedeutete und was es für mich bedeutete. Ich wollte nur versuchen, das Gefühl dieses Zeitabschnitts einzufangen. So schön und so traurig."
Aaron Fring

Bentley National Gallery

Self-Tour Painting Info

Piece: “Tears of Fire”

Artist: Aaron Fring

Created: 2610
Before you stands as one of the most enduring images from the Second Tevarin War (2603-2610). This piece was inducted into the archive at the UPE Historical Vault for Antiquity in 2633.

The artist, Aaron Fring, was born on Ferron in 2578 to Max and Mary Fring, a teacher and pilot respectively. As a child, he suffered from a bout of Kilos’ Malady and was bed-ridden for over a year. During that time, he passed his time sketching. As a young man, Fring enlisted in the Expeditionary Force as a Field Medic. He travelled to many systems before finally deciding to settle down on Elysium IV.

Operating a small med-station during the day, Fring took up painting again at night. He could often be found wandering the landscape for hours at a time, painting all that he saw. While he showed promise as a landscape artist, he never made much of an impression on the art community. Though he wished for more, Fring was content with his practice and his hobby.

In 2603, a new Tevarin Warlord, Corath’Thal, emerged from the corners of cosmos with a rebuilt Tevarin battle-fleet and launched his first attack against the UPE systems. The Tevarin sole mission was to reclaim Elysium IV, their former homeworld. The settlements on Elysium IV rushed to take up arms in defense of their homes. Fring attempted to re-join but the same Malady that afflicted him as a child resurfaced, preventing him from doing his duty.

On June 24, 2610 SET, Corath’Thal suffered a catastrophic defeat at the hands of Squadron 42 at the infamous Battle of Centauri. With his fleet rapidly falling to either destruction or surrender, Corath’Thal mustered his remaining loyal pilots to make a desperate charge for Elysium IV. Though they suffered an additional 70% casualty, his fleet finally reached the atmosphere of their old homeworld.

Corath’Thal and his pilots lowered their thermal shields and dove for the planet.

Aaron Fring had been walking that evening. His sickness had subsided a bit. He felt he had to get out and clear his head. He wandered the landscape as he had done many times before. On the crest of a hill, he saw something spectacular:

The Tevarin fleet burning up in the atmosphere as they hurtled toward the ground.

From Art Today (2613):

“As with most art, I wasn’t trying to depict the moment exactly as it was. That’s what I’d always done in the past but this was something so much more than the visual. There was so much complexity caught up in that action, from the Tevarin, for what it meant for us as a species, and what it meant to me. I just wanted to try and capture the feeling of that fraction of time. So beautiful and so sad.”
-Aaron Fring