Date of Award
Spring 2019
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Art
First Advisor
Tom Weaver
Second Advisor
Lisa Corinne Davis
Academic Program Adviser
Carrie Moyer
Abstract
My work uses Google Earth to generate imagery which is then faithfully observed and reproduced in oil paint. I sneak inside skyscrapers, paragons of capitalistic power, and trick Google Earth into showing me the unrendered innards. Buildings break down into glorious shards of abstract shapes and lines that gesture toward structure, turning a tower into a portal. In this paper I discuss surveillance, the cultural meaning of skyscrapers, cyborgs, drone perspective, painting from observation, science fiction, and the future.
Recommended Citation
Birinyi, Natalie, "Into the Glitch" (2019). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/482