Virtual Vanitas A s e ri e s o f d i g i t a l a r t wo r ks
is a mixture of found images of fabrics, classical statues, figurines, kitsch objects and various royalty free things collected from the web a process we call Digital Tank appropriation. This collection of images has been digitally manipulated to create visual fables and fabrications that reference Greek myths and address social issues. These images are re -invented and digitally assembled to formally construct repetitive patterns. The composed patterns lead to an optical illusion, a kind of a visual play which disguises the subject matter in the decorative style pattern only to reveal it in a close up view. Our art works suggest the vanity side of lifestyle and subculture, the futility and celebration of consumerism’s indulgences, and our preoccupation with virtual ephemera.
KALOS & KLIO
2009
The art works are digitally created to be output via computer on to various surfaces such as fabrics, wallpapers and tiles.
Antinou’s Dream, 1.10 X 1.10 cm , digital print on a satin fabric, Kalos & Klio 2009
Detail Antinou’s Dream
Bacchus, Pursuit of Happiness , 1.10 X 1.10 cm , digital print on a satin fabric, Kalos & Klio 2009
Detail Bacchus, Pursuit of Happiness
For the Love Of Apollo 1.10 X 1.10 cm , digital print on a satin fabric, Kalos & Klio 2009
Detail For the Love Of Apollo
Icarus Fall , 1.10 X 1.10 cm , digital print on a satin fabric, Kalos & Klio 2009
Detail Icarus Fall
Laokoon - The Greatest Gift 1.10 X 1.10 cm , digital print on a satin fabric, Kalos & Klio 2009
Detail Laokoon -The Greatest Gift
Mighty Aphrodite - The Golden Apple 1.20 X 1.20 cm , digital print on a satin fabric, Kalos & Klio
Detail Mighty Aphrodite - The Golden Apple
Narcissus 1.10 X 1.10 cm , digital print on a satin fabric, Kalos & Klio 2009
Detail Narcissus
The Abduction Of Europe 1.20 X 1.20 cm , digital print on a satin fabric, Kalos & Klio 2009
Detail The Abduction Of Europe
Bacchus and Ariande 1.20 X 1.20 cm , digital print on a satin fabric, Kalos & Klio 2009
Detail Bacchus and Ariande
A sample of ephemera Found images used as raw material or as reference for the making of Virtual Vanities