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Gamers[ read project statement ]
PROJECT STATEMENTMy work concentrates on the notion of a 'Generation X'. I attempt to make palpable the psychological gap between the world that we physically experience and the psychological states through which it is apprehended. I achieve this by painting in a hyper-realist technique, using this I attempt to show a form of escapism, whether through youth subcultures, the fantasy worlds of computer games or by directly referencing historical utopian visions. The �Gamers� series is an investigation into gaming culture, particularly the lone explorer navigating a fantastical landscape. Ideas of Romanticism have become more prevalent as we experience and journey through the digital realm as a leisurely pursuit. In my drawings I have attempted to mix reality with fantasy. In the Gamer portraits, each individual is linked to their digital environment via the umbilical cord of their controller. Their immersion into this alternate reality plays across their faces as they become disassociated from reality, engaged in the fantasy. |
