luke mack

These oil paintings aim to create an imagined reality that reflects our deep involvement and engagement with digital social media. The narrative is intended to be told from the imagined point of view of an artificial intelligence attempting to create a composite image of its users; while commenting on the how often what is shared and engaged with is not a full representation of the true human experience. Therefore, the images that this imagined AI creates are distorted and warped, and often incomplete or surreal.

This ten piece oil-on-canvas painting series are representations of some of the vices found in the human condition, inspired by a quote from psychologist Carl Jung, “One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light but by making the darkness conscious.” By bringing these into our consciousness in an aesthetically pleasing and simple way, the intent is also to reflect how often times the media can perpetuate and justify the negative attributes and vices of human life by glorifying them.

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This oil painting series is focused on movement, and the interaction of color and form with the female figure. Each color and shape is intended to act as an extension of the subject's emotion; almost like an abstract accessory. I also focus on combining soft blended skin tones and detailed features with bold graphic elements.

This series of oil on canvas paintings focuses primarily on nature, and explores visual metaphor and movement as well as glitches.

Experimentation through found imagery, color and form.