Tuesday, September 1, 2009

tele-portraiture: a movement in (re)vision






The human collective is continuously projected toward an enthusiasm for technological consumerism. Whether it be a flatter screened television, a more compact digital camera, mac or pc, ad campaigns that portray the possibilities for a brighter, more enhanced human experience seek to convince us that our lives will simply be better with these products. It may be instinct that we validate our existence by  cataloging segments of our lives: cave paintings, school pictures, online profile photos; and so we forego necessity for distraction. Keeping our eyes forward it's easy to forget to value the past.
Art serves as our greatest memento. Lucky for us, an artist's work can quickly remind us of our own shortcomings and demand the reconsideration of our values. From her collection of antiquated television sets and discarded family photographs, Jaclyn Miller exhibits the necessity for us to revisit our past.  In the fuzz of her faceless characters we may be encouraged to insert our own faces and stories. And not only does Jaclyn's color palate reflect her unique (re)interpretation of the portrait, but her tele-canvas paintings allow us to contemplate life's many different segmentary moments as anything but static. Once again, Jaclyn, Thanks for the reminder.

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