With tongue planted firmly in cheek, Virtual Inanity filters the cliched tropes of internet subcultures and digital art through the act of painting. The high-gloss sheen of post-internet art is discouraged, while mistakes and chance encounters are welcomed to highlight the outdated technology that is the artist’s touch.
The internet has come to play a significant role in contemporary art practices, as both a source of inspiration and a platform for experiencing art, but what happens when the digital world is a reference point for image making rather than the canvas itself?
Image: Ingmar Apinis_2017_Retrograde_acrylic, screenprint and aerosol on canvas