This piece was a major component of my Senior Visual Arts Thesis Exhibition. While many of my collages are exercises in simple, frivolous, visual pleasure, this piece addresses serious issues. Entitled "Addiction to Elegance is Virtue Not Vice", the collage attempts to intitate a dialogue about popular culture, drug culture, and consumer capitalism. By conflating imagery used to sell luxury goods with depictions of illicit drugs, "Addiction to Elegance is Virtue Not Vice" exposes the underlying similarities in the economies of luxury. The same media that glamourizes profligate spending on jewels and furs is harnessed to the cause of promoting profligate drug use.
"Addiction to Elegance is Virtue Not Vice", 2009. 36"x48", collage on posterboard.
Installation shot from Senior Thesis Exhibition
"Addiction to Elegance is Virtue Not Vice" (center) is shown with (from left to right): "The Eye of the World", "Down the Rabbit Hole", "Gastronomy" (under "Addiction..."), "Saidin/Saidar", and "Synesthesia".
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