my goals and intentions with "blockhead" were to make a piece that people could interpret different things from. originally, i just wanted to make some cool edgy art but as i got further and further into the process, people started to ask me what it meant. some came up with interpretations of it as machines coming to life, like AI, and being fully realized. others thought it was a statement on how we spend so much time on devices that we become them. it surprised me how much the piece spoke to others, where to me it meant nothing more than a cool birthday present. a cool thing about the art is it's name. "blockhead" is the name of a band i really like. their song "the music scene" is what inspired me to do this painting. the music video features a big tv screen and very warped and bright colours, which i loved and wanted to immortalize in a piece of my own. i think if i had a do over, i'd put more textures into some areas, or maybe make the screen into a face. although overall i'm super happy with the way this series came out. i'd like to do a few more prints of her in the future!!
my goals and intentions with "blockhead" were to make a piece that people could interpret different things from. originally, i just wanted to make some cool edgy art but as i got further and further into the process, people started to ask me what it meant. some came up with interpretations of it as machines coming to life, like AI, and being fully realized. others thought it was a statement on how we spend so much time on devices that we become them. it surprised me how much the piece spoke to others, where to me it meant nothing more than a cool birthday present. a cool thing about the art is it's name. "blockhead" is the name of a band i really like. their song "the music scene" is what inspired me to do this painting. the music video features a big tv screen and very warped and bright colours, which i loved and wanted to immortalize in a piece of my own. i think if i had a do over, i'd put more textures into some areas, or maybe make the screen into a face. although overall i'm super happy with the way this series came out. i'd like to do a few more prints of her in the future!!
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