Painting

Bather

Set within a synthetic ocean, Bather considers the canonical subject of the figure in water. By depicting the digital body in an orchestrated scene of water, I connect the history of bathers and the body in art to concepts of human digital... More

Painting

Goliath

Goliath references battle scenes as canons in figurative painting to align the digital body with historical depictions of the figure, and to consider the virtual as paralell with the physical. The colours and distortions that are presented in... More

Painting

Kisser

Kisser considers themes of intimacy in cyberspace through referencing historic compositions of affection through paint. The work embodies a gold texture that is synthesized digitally as reference for the finished oil painting, indicating themes... More

Painting

Recliner

Recliner considers the history of reclining nudes by substituting the classically alluring sexualized body with a digitally synthesized figure denoting ideas of digitality, sensuality and the bodies place outside of the tangible. The work further... More

Painting

Smoker

Smoker examines indulgence and vanity as themes in figurative art through the cigarette. By depicting the digitally contrived body smoking, I consider the humans existence in digital space as parallel to physical space. I hyperbolize and... More

Essay

Synthetic Figure (Written Process & Research)

Written thesis process and research in creating the "Synthetic Figure" collection.

Work by

Ethan Platt

Painter

“Considering the contemporary cyber modes of existence, my paintings challenge boundaries of the physical and digital human. I utilize a hybrid approach to painting through digital simulations that...” [More]