Pixel vs. Pigment

Pixel vs. Pigment is part of a year long independent project, in which I have merged my interests for digital media and painting.  Its final iteration takes form in multimedia paintings that seek to challenge the way we perceive information in a fast paced digital world.  By layering digital imagery with illuminated brushstrokes, I am juxtaposing two entirely different dimensions to create a dialog between media, painting, and the screen.  By working an eclectic range of stimuli into a single piece, I hope to make the viewer pay attention to the screen in a new way.

 

I was driven to create this project because we are inundated with an overabundance of information through digital devices.  This constant relay of information has created a world of endless stimuli, instant gratification and inevitable distraction.  We scroll through the news, social media feeds, and search engines expecting immediate answers and instantaneous communication.  Painting, on the other hand, is a media we supposedly look at through a different lens. It belongs to a classical realm of art in which we do not expect to receive immediate information.  We look to explore its visual presence before demanding meaning.