Annamieke Engelbrecht

2019/20: 144p

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artistannamieke

144p

Growing up with the internet we have become accustomed to the immediate pleasure spike provided by technology. The constant stream of data and unlimited access to information is rewiring our brains to crave instant satisfaction. The need to experience fulfillment without delay known as instant gratification, is universally consumed on a daily basis and has consequently created a culture that seeks convenience, viewing it as a necessity rather than a luxury.

In early 2019, I started a series of 144 oil paintings in response to my fascination with the development, and sometimes spectacle, of internet culture. My oil paintings, in their entire essence, stands in complete contrast to the instant digital world that is the internet. Using pixelated images from YouTube videos on its lowest quality (144p/ 144 pixels) as inspiration, I create these layered and time consuming paintings as a challenge to my own impatient, satisfaction-seeking nature. This project is still ongoing and will be until I complete the whole series of 144 pixels, essentially completing a millisecond abstract snapshot of a minuscule part of the vast and ever expanding world of the internet.

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