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Nathan's Artist Statement DRAFT

Nathan Slone
  • Artist Statement
    • Approach
      • My art attempts to visualize the invisible aspects of modern life.
      • My art gives forms to the often overlooked or unnoticed aspects of modern technology.
        • I often do this by making these overlooked or unnoticed things plainly visible, often by making them appear larger are more available conceptually to the viewer.
      • My art asks the viewer to reconsider how they interact with digital devices and systems.
    • Mediums/Media
      • Sculpture
      • Video
      • Simulations/Video Games
      • Music
      • Installation
    • Concepts/Questions
      • We must scrutinize everything we look at. 
        • Has digital media changed the ways in which we see?
        • What is the role of the audience as technology becomes so entwined with the real world?
      • We must re-sensitize our minds to the images we are presented with. 
        • Digital media has created an environment wherein we do not comprehend or fully digest the images we are shown. How can I make art that encourages the viewer to look at digital images more critically?
      • Technology presents illusions. We must understand how these illusions operate to fully be aware of how the world around us is functioning. 
      • Is the digital world collapsing into the real world?
    • Related Genres or Artistic Movements
      • Formalism
      • Post-Internet
      • Conceptual 
      • Postmodern
    • Influences
      • Chris Burden
      • Donald Judd
      • Petra Cortright
      • Dan Flavin
      • Spike Jonze
      • Nam June Paik
      • Rinko Kawauchi

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