Stardoom
Title:
Biach-ification
Size:
11" x 14"
Medium:
Mixed media, including brass
Date:
2010
Stardoom
Title:
Gold Digga Dyptic
Size:
3' x 4'
Medium:
Mixed media, stencil on rusted steel canvas and gold leaf
Date:
2010
Commie Red, so '59
Size:
11" x 14"
Medium:
Acrylic on canvas
Date:
2010
Untitled
Title:
It's a crude, crude world
Size:
8' x 7'
Medium:
Steel, plaster and plastic
Date:
2010
Untitled
Title:
Drone
Size:
5'8" x 2" x 2'9"
Medium:
mixed & video installation
Date:
2010
This has led me to develop the hypermedia series "2D or not 2D" of over-sized, heavily textured QR codes (aka 2D codes lending to the series title) painted in oils that once scanned, with a smart phone or digital device, link to online digital art.
The digital components of these works include video, animation and photography. They address intimate and hyper-sensory human moments, which are diminished behind the glossy screens of our mobile devices, thus destroying the visceral essence defining their meaning. The interactive element of these pieces aims to disconnect the viewer from their physical surroundings and the collective viewing experience by drawing their consciousness into an isolated "cyber-state" via their smart phones.
I believe this series to be an important one, because it truly speaks to the Zeitgeist of the current generation. By juxtaposing traditional painting elements with those of communication technology, the series creates a timely narrative through a poignant examination of our relationship with both the physical and cyber worlds, and the dynamic that results.
Click on or Scan the QR codes in the following images to view the corresponding hypermedia art juxtaposed with each piece.
2D or not 2D
Title:
Binary sexual
Size:
3' x 3'
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Date:
2011
2D or not 2D
Title:
#stilllifewithipad @vangogh
Size:
3' x 3'
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Date:
2011
2D or not 2D
Title:
Instagratifornication
Size:
3' x 3'
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Date:
2011
2D or not 2D
Title:
Meanwhile
Size:
3' x 3'
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Date:
2011
2D or not 2D
Title:
Phetish
Size:
3' x 3'
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Date:
2011
Click on or Scan the QR codes in the following images to view the corresponding hypermedia art juxtaposed with each piece.
Gobblization
Title:
Taking the Mickey
Size:
3' x 4'
Medium:
Date:
2011
Gobblization
Title:
Barrel o' Turm-oil
Size:
2' x 3'
Medium:
steel, string, paper, ink
Date:
2011
Gobblization
Title:
All in a days work
Size:
120lbs sack raw coffee
Medium:
burlap, coffee
Date:
2011
Tech-no-logic
Title:
Colored cell
Size:
2" x 4"
Medium:
mobile phone, acrylic
Date:
2013
Tech-no-logic
Title:
Ergonomic (wrap around design)
Size:
2" x 4"
Medium:
mobile phone, karate chop
Date:
2013
Tech-no-logic
Title:
untitled
Medium:
USB cord
Date:
2013
