I had recently read a statistic that claimed the average young woman spends five hours a week taking photographs of herself. This work was created from life in one long sitting and then perfected and adjusted over the course of one week for a total creation time of five hours.
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As an elder millennial, I grew up with the internet. I was present for each new social media platform and was an early adopter of MySpace & Instagram. I became comfortable with meeting strangers online and forging friendships with people I will never meet. This work examines these friendships both real and imagined.
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My current body of work began as an exploration of the effects of the internet's acceleration of generational divide and isolation. Bridal Shower is a depiction of that isolation; the chasm of socialization styles and significant life milestones. The subject of the painting sits next to a window separated from the other guests visually by structural support beams. She is closed off from the outside where a sunny day is in progress and also separate from the other guests at the shower, who are turned away in conversation.
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