Binary Circuitry
Mulan Z.
Pencil on Paper
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My artwork has always revolved around the developments of technology in our lives today, a profound phenomenon where humans integrate artificial things into their lives. Often this behavior is considered dangerous, that we must control the amount of technology we use. Falling back to the age old statements and arguments, I digest them fully in my artwork. With traditional methods such as pencil and ink, I explore the digital realm, a seemingly contradictory technique that I find helps me think. By having to make those deliberate choices to frame traditional artwork in a digital way, I can create layers of depth within a piece. I find myself using art to explore this question, to what limit is it okay for us to use technology? "Binary Circuitry" is a pencil piece answering this question through the metamorphosis of a human. The subject depicted appears to have undergone a drastic change from their original form, but it seems to bother them very little, thus depicting how our innate instinct to adapt led to a change in our humanity.
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Creativity is the courage to unleash whatever is in your mind, to not care what society labels it. It is the pure freedom to create, to find a way to express the intangible nature of thoughts and emotion in a physical form.
