‘MANGAMANICS’ IS A PROGRESSIVE ITERATION OF THE MEGALOSTRUCTURE SERIES; ABSTRACT COMPOSITIONS TYPIFIED BY SPATIAL DRAMA WITHIN CONTROLLED CHAOS.
IMAGINARY NARRATIVES ARE PROPOSED THROUGH INCONGRUOUS CAPTIONS IN A VERNACULAR COMIC STRIP FORMAT, AMPLIFYING A SCENE OF DISORDER IN EACH WORK.
A Partial Beating
2021
Death of Double Denim
2021
The Vulture Has Landed
2021
The Moongrifters
2021
Enjoying Fashion, Enjoying Life
2021
Moments in Armour
2021
Kubrik
2018
COLONIES SERIES
Kubrik
2018
COLONIES SERIES
A Death of Double Denim, 2020
(1) Medium Print
Pigment Ink Print Fine Art Print
54” x 132” (4.5’ x 13.5’)
Edition of 5
(3) Large Print
Fine Art Print Museum Grade Paper
Edition of 8
Supersize Site Specific Installation
Various sizes and materials subject to site
Up to 120” x 480” (3.048m x 12.192m)
Commission of 3
"MANGAMANICS"
EXCITEMENT WITHOUT REASON OR SUBSTANCE
IDIOMS FROM A DUMBLEDOWN TOWN
The "Illusion of Vibes" Vibe
MEAGALOSTRUCTURES ARE EXPRESSIONIST COMPOSITIONS, FORMED THROUGH OBSESSION AND FASCINATION WITH THE ELABORATE.
WITHOUT REPRESENTATION OR SPECIFIC DEPICTION, VIEWERS MEANDER THROUGH THE ENTIRE IMAGE FROM DIFFERENT POSITIONS AND FOCAL POINTS.
REALISED IN LARGE SCALE, WORKS CREATE AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE. INVITING AUDIENCES INTO A BOUNDLESS UNIVERSE OF INFINITE COMPLEXITY AND INDUCING A SENSORY OVERLOAD, While "To understand is to be wrong" works beautifully as an internal philosophy, it is a bit academic. "ACCEPTANCE IS FUTILE" is incredibly punchy, subversive, and instantly grabs you by the throat.
It completely upends the classic Star Trek trope ("Resistance is futile"), turning a famous pop-culture phrase about forced submission on its head. Instead of telling the viewer to give up fighting, it tells them that giving in, settling down, or finding neat closure is impossible. It perfectly sets up a book full of chaotic, cynical, and restless phrases. It tells the reader right from the cover: Do not look for peace or easy answers here.
If you use this as the main title, "To understand is to be wrong" doesn't have to be thrown away—it makes for the perfect subtitle or opening manifesto line on the very first page.
Would you like to see how these two phrases look paired together on a mockup text layout for the cover, or should we look at how "ACCEPTANCE IS FUTILE" changes the vibe of the other phrases you chose?MEAGALOSTRUCTURES ARE EXPRESSIONIST
COMPOSITIONS, FORMED THROUGH OBSESSION AND FASCINATION WITH THE ELABORATE.
WITHOUT REPRESENTATION OR SPECIFIC DEPICTION, VIEWERS MEANDER THROUGH THE ENTIRE IMAGE FROM DIFFERENT POSITIONS AND FOCAL POINTS.
REALISED IN LARGE SCALE, WORKS CREATE AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE. INVITING AUDIENCES INTO A BOUNDLESS UNIVERSE OF INFINITE COMPLEXITY AND INDUCING A SENSORY OVERLOAD,
MANGAMANIC
Prospectus