Freshman Artwork - Limited Edition of 1

My current body of work questions anonymity and the release of personal information. Initial contacts were made on internet chat sites with random individuals who had indicated a common interest in art. The Stranger was then asked to send me their photo with a view to having their image painted. Often I suspected the image was not their own and if an image was sent to me there were frequent unseen conditions and agendas. Initially trusting with my internet contacts, time saw me become wary and apprehensive, increasingly suspicious that the photo had been sent by a Catfish*. Consequently the resultant portraits mirrored my own insecurities, anxieties and fears. I have also added scraps of the texts that were sent to me along with the photos to indicate how original information fragments and distorts with the passage of time. On occasions I verified that the photos were fictional as with the Faber College[of Animal House fame] works;in response I destroyed the original leaving only a c-print as testimony to the deception. In addition I would plan to incorporate the whole Gallery space by having my catfish works placed on plinths as shown on my image list. Each surface of these works has a different image indicating the duplicity of internet contacts * Catfish Urban Dictionary 2014. A catfish is someone who pretends to be someone they're not using Facebook or other social media to create false identities.

Mixed Media:Digital on Canvas

Artist Produced Limited Edition of:1

Size:24 W x 32 H x 1 D in

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