A special component of Art Basel Miami Beach (December 5 — 8, 2002) was Art Statements: twenty one-person shows by emerging artists at the Miami Beach Convention Center.
Art Basel Miami Beach: Art Statements
by NY Arts
A special component of Art Basel Miami Beach (December 5 — 8, 2002) was Art Statements: twenty one-person shows by emerging artists at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The Jack Tilton/Anna Kustera Gallery provided the following information about their participating artist’s work.
Chris Finley’s recent series of paintings was concocted from current technology, chance, and transforming virtual reality into something real, more human.
The paintings originate from downloaded digital photographs from random Internet searches. Using a graphics program, the elements within the photographs are dragged, copied, rotated, and stretched until the final image displays a monstrous image that no longer resembles their source. Finally these images are transferred to canvas in a slick fashion to mimic a computer’s palate.
Finley takes on the role of a cyborg by creating his art within the parameters of a graphic program. The result is a painting that has infused humanity into cyberspace and technology.
