
Spotlight Artist
Derrick Saunders
West
Artist Statement
There is a world of information blazing by every one of us, every moment of every day. We choose bits and pieces here and there, pay attention to this and that. Meanwhile, a maelstrom of sound, video and data transmissions speed around us and through us, whether we know it or not.
Capturing the chaotic beauty of our particular moment in time is where this current body of work lives. It attempts to visually interpret how we, as individuals and a collective population, interact with massive amounts of media and layers upon layers of information.
Abstraction and digital media are the perfect tools for creating images that explore this environment.
Artist's Additional works
Works shared by the artist outside of their featured New American Paintings selections


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