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DAF Group Feature: Vol. 175

September 30, 2016 By Wendy Campbell

Your Weekly Mixx! DAF’s Weekly Mixx is a selection of contemporary artworks and/or art related videos chosen from artist and gallery submissions and from our own search for new and interesting works. This week, we feature the work of  Michael Adamson, Bordalo II, Guennadi Kalinine, Christina Mrozik,  Derick Melander, Molly Wood, Oleg Oprisco,  Nicole Watt and a video on the installation “Narcissism : Dazzle room” by Shigeki Matsuyama. This installation is one of a series of dazzle camouflage themed works the artist has been creating since 2013.

Dazzle camouflage was a type of ship camouflage used during World War I. As its name suggests, it was meant to dazzle and confuse the human eye. In an era where radar technology did not exist, an enemy vessel’s range and heading needed to be visually identified for targeting. The complex black and white patterns painted on ships with dazzle camouflage made it difficult to ascertain whether a target was moving closer or farther away and prevented accurate firing.

The person in the room covered with dazzle camouflage uploads selfies to social media while surrounded by a larger self representing narcissism. In an era where much communication occurs over social media, metrics such as likes and follows fulfill our desire for recognition; however, the ease of which we can obtain validation from others leads to the growth of this desire, and we attempt to satiate it using our self-image or “larger self.” The boundary between self and self-image is unconsciously blurred by dazzle camouflage, and as a result, we ourselves cease to recognize our own boundaries. (via vimeo)

"Narcissism : Dazzle room" Shigeki Matsuyama from Shigeki Matsuyama on Vimeo.

Bordalo II Pelican Aruba instagram.com/b0rdalo_ii
Nicole Watt mahlimae.com
Oleg Oprisco oprisco.com
Michael Adamson michaeladamson.ca
Guennadi-Kalinine-The-Cove gkstudio.ca
Derick Melander derickmelander.tumblr.com
Christina Mrozik christinamrozik.com
Molly Wood - Poppy Buds via-lensculture

Filed Under: ART, Contemporary Art, Drawing, Group Feature, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography, Sculpture, Street Art, Video Tagged With: Bordalo II, Christina Mrozik, Derick Melander, Guennadi Kalinine, Michael Adamson, Molly Wood, Nicole Watt, Oleg Oprisco, Shigeki Matsuyama

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