What is beauty? - PETRA CORTRIGHT on How Technology is Transforming Art
Petra Cortright is a Los Angeles-based digital artist known for her elaborate paintings, videography, and digital media. Crafted from massive digital files on Photoshop, her paintings are often composed of physical and digital images, simulated brushstrokes, and marks that blend both abstract and figurative elements. Petra has exhibited at the Walker Art Center, Whitechapel Gallery, and the Hammer Museum, in addition to solo exhibitions around the world. Her work is featured in permanent collections at New York’s Museum of Modern Art, Miami’s Péréz Museum, and the Moderna Museeit in Stockholm–amongst many others.
“I think to pursue mystery and beauty, these things are a bit subjective, so you can't really tell people exactly what it shouldn't be about. And also I have to preserve these things for myself. I primarily make the work for myself, so if I don't have some questions that are unanswered, even for me, then there's not really an interest to like keep going otherwise. So it's also sort of protection and a preservation mindset that I have about leaving things really open for other people and for myself.”
· www.petracortright.com
· Show at Societé in Berlin: BALEAF GYS AKADEMIKS MAAMGIC BROKIG:
https://societeberlin.com/exhibitions/baleaf-gys-akademiks-maamgic-brokig/
· Show at Foxy production at the beginning of this year: https://www.foxyproduction.com/exhibitions/1756
Photo by Stefan Simchowitz