Series #4
Year: 2019
Material: Ultrachrome ink on archival etching paper.
Size: 13"x19"
Question: Can static be beautiful?
About Series #4
"Series #4" (2019) by XenoFluff is a distinctive exploration of beauty in the unconventional, specifically the often overlooked aesthetic potential of static. In line with XenoFluff's discipline-blurring approach, this piece combines digital technology with traditonal printmaking techniques, a notable embodiment of Multimedia Art.
At the core of this series is a unique destructive layering process devised by XenoFluff in a graphic design software. This techniques begins with the artist collecting internet memes, often offensive, and subjecting them to a process of layering and filtering. This leads to the gradual erasure of the original images, resulting in something akin to electronic static.
The final prints are made using Ultrachrome ink on archival etching paper, an intersection of high-resolution digital print technology with traditional fine art paper. The carefully chosen medium further emphasizes the artist's intention to recontextualize and elevate static – a symbol of disruption and decay in the digital realm, into an object of aesthetic appreciation in the context of fine art.
In accomplishing this, XenoFluff incites a dialogue on reinterpreting 'noise' in the digital age, challenging audiences to reevaluate preconceived notions of aesthetic value and appreciate beauty in unlikely places. The transformation of controversial internet memes into seemingly random visual static also makes a statement on the fleeting nature of digital culture and the potential for regeneration and reinterpretation.
"Series #4" encapsulates XenoFluff's commitment to pushing boundaries and redefining the parameters of Contemporary Art in the context of an ever-advancing digital landscape.
