Ingrid Repic

Drawing from the abundant supply of images provided by social media feeds, I carefully collect, curate and transfer reference photos into detailed and intimate watercolour paintings. Adapting transient and immediate digital snap-shots into hand-painted artworks on paper, I invite the viewer to slow down and laboriously inspect the subject's nuanced identity. The act of self-documentation and virtual performance is explored through my series of portraits and figure paintings.
With the rapid increase of digital photography, smart devices and editing software, this accessibility has created an entirely new way of communicating, showcasing and defining identities (specifically female) in the growing virtual landscape. This place however, does not actually exist. Digital platforms have tricked young women into using photos of their physical appearance as a form of validation, therefore leading women to spend more time curating, editing and developing an online persona for consumption. This act ultimately leads to a confused and unsure self perception because we are performing for an audience who only understands what is specifically produced for them.
The act of excavating these screen bound images and recreating them with layers of paint and careful line work is my way of working with both past and present histories of traditional painting, documentation and contemporary photography.
Living during the age of information, overstimulation and instant gratification I chose to use varying types of reference photos from instagram, facebook, and personal archives to create a unique series of paintings which captures the essence of a young woman's digital image bank.

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Jessica Liu: There Is A Very Long Story

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Fiona Enright 's The Human Element: Information, Knowledge, and Art in the Digital Episteme

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