Anthony White
Looking Glass
October 1 - November 7, 2020
Greg Kucera Gallery is excited to announce our second exhibition by Seattle artist, Anthony White. The title of the exhibition, Looking Glass, refers to the ubiquitous smartphone, forever chronicling our lives, presenting our curated, idealized selves to world. “Painted” on wood panels with a plastic material called polylactic acid (PLA) the resulting works are familiar representations of manipulated and glamorized portraits, consumerism, and brash, instagram-style images as viewed through the lens of an iPhone.
“Societal relevance in the age of the internet has the ability to create power structures contingent on one’s virtual/artificial portrayal of status and wealth.
I make work that is heavily rooted in investigating the role of envy within these complex, invisible structures. What are the reasons we prescribe importance onto objects and ideas that we choose to present to the world, especially filtered through social media? In these areas, remnants of personal habits, designer goods and obsolete technology coalesce to form an identity of one’s attachments and desires.
These domestic and digital settings are the stage for sensational self-portraits which aim to cast a reputable portrayal of our lifestyles, building characteristics that blur the lines between fact and fiction.”
Work in exhibition
Featured
PLA on panel
48 x 36 inches
SOLD