SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School
The Art of Sitting Down and Forgetting About Yourself for Two Hours
Collection of Works
Digital video, oil on canvas
Inspired by the secular investigations of philosophers Auguste Comte and Alain De Botton my body of work explores the transcendental nature of contemporary film, where the silver screen has become our new religion, and cinemas our cathedrals. Referring to High Renaissance imagery in both my painted triptych and time-based forms, I have used dynamic chiaroscuro lighting to represent the moviegoer’s experience as spiritually awakening and transformative. My work also uses portraiture to explore concepts of identity. Through the deification of on-screen characters, we subconsciously attempt to find ourselves within the faces we see on film.