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| Todd McDonald. Bloom, 2014; oil on panel; 48 x 72 in. Courtesy of the Artist. |
Pliable Instance
Paintings by Todd McDonald
On display until Mar. 28
M-F 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Paintings by Todd McDonald
On display until Mar. 28
M-F 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Artist's Statement
Through abstractions of architectural structures my images explore
the contemporary visual rhetoric where the virtual and material collide.
Throughout history painting is used as a vehicle to describe spaces and
locations that do not actually exist. Now, we are confronted with new
digital tools that are shaping the character of visual culture. In my
work, digital methods and virtual space are confronted with the
resistance and limitations of physical materials. The resulting images
define structures that are synthetic but are rooted in a logic that is
informed by actual visual experience. As methods of image making evolve
we are confronted with new visual qualities that affect the way we see
and consequently create models of “our world”. Through digital
technology, strategies such as tiling, cutting, pasting, layering, and
filtering have come to define and shape the character of the images in
our visual culture. When these new systems combine with the conventions
of painting, potent and exciting opportunities arise to both deconstruct
and expand this contemporary visual.
About the Artist
Todd McDonald earned his BFA from the University of Texas at Austin and then went on to receive an MFA in painting and drawing from Arizona State University. He has taught at a variety of Universities and currently holds the position of Associate Professor of Painting at Clemson University. In conjunction with his work at Clemson, Todd maintains an involved studio practice that is divided between two methods. One avenue, exploits the surface, material and history of oil painting to describe the nuances and cues of post-digital abstraction. The other mode explores the use of the non-traditional material of duct tape as an image-making device. These images play on architecture, virtual space and abstraction in roles that simultaneously celebrate and mock the character of our constructed environment.
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