Computer Generated Images 2011 to 2013
On Your On
These CGI works reflect my on-going
investigation into a surreal world of personal mythology, inspired by ancient
civilizations and the natural world. The images depict a stylized limbless
figure and an ambiguous reflective sphere, situated in or floating above water
that mirrors a richly colored sky.
The objects that feature in my works
are reminiscent of the ancient monuments towering within and against a vast
landscape, such as the Stonehenge in England ,
the Great Sphinx of Egypt ,
and the Moai of Easter Island .
Why, how, and for whom were they created, and what function did they serve?
Archaeologists and historians have continued to debate these questions yet are
unable to agree on an explanation. The mystery behind these ancient creations
leaves us wondering in awe, while also allowing us to imagine how humans long
ago conceived their relation to the earthly and the divine world. These
imagined notions about the past, in turn, help us to understand something about
ourselves and the society we live in today.
The images are enigmatic, prompting
viewers to reflect on their own place in the world and to create their own
personal mythology. In particular, the figures are at times fronted by a reflection of themselves in an empty
waterscape. All this hints at the aloneness of our individual existence.