The Internet is a multimedia worldwide forum for expression,
exchange, branding, promotion, and, of course, sales. In my work
I use deconstructed abstractions of actual websites to create
new compositions in a removed, off-line environment. The layout,
structure, and purpose of these sites directly inform the compositions
and narratives of my work. Colors and shapes are governed almost
exclusively by the original website's design, and the linked
pages of a single site are often included, providing a schematic
of the site's underlying architecture in my final composition
(e.g., Mrs. Clinton at Work in Washington).
I search for sites with ties to compelling personalities, engaging
storylines, or controversial issues. The tapestry of connecting
lines and iconographical shapes found in The Last 100 Offenders
Executed in Texas (Who They Were and What They Said), for
example, is informed by the actual Texas Death Row website. In
terms of a website, it is a complete mess, devoid of any practical
sense of design, organization, or planning. With this piece,
however, I have tried to harness that chaos and present it instead
as a refined and structured narrative that engages the topic
of capital punishment.
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