UVa Final Thesis Show - #NOFILTER, 2014

As an artist in a fast-paced, constantly changing society, I've always been intrigued by how different modes of social media and the media affect society and our values. By putting modern topics and technology, like social media and advertisements, up against old paintings, like Nighthawks, Starry Night, and Birth of Venus, I want to emphasize the stark differences between what was valued in the past compared to now. I want to accomplish this in a witty, entertaining matter, which is why I purposely picked out the ridiculous aspects of social media to apply to the old paintings. I chose popular works of art that most people are familiar with so they can immediately connect the old context with the new context that I am trying to bring to the painting. My personal favorite part of this exhibition is the Instagram piece.