D A W N H U N T E R
Spectacle Spectacular: Paintings
The spectacle of the fashion industry is intended to inspire cooptation of consumeristic
values among the masses. The primary focus of my Spectacle Spectacular drawings is
to explore and expose the consumer underpinnings that are psychodynamic and can be
found within the environments of fashion editorials that feature consumable products.
The focal point of the fashion editorials of popular culture is product placement,
promotion, and sales. In my paintings I remove the products, therefore changing the
focal point. Through this process I discovered a repeating theme: the importance of
high culture practices and participating in it. Because of this perception, I believe that
the featured products, which I remove, function as souvenirs for the spectator, the
consumer. By removing the products I heighten the viewer's awareness of the
psychodynamic power of the environments in which products are presented.
Please click on the thumbnails of each work below to view a larger image.
values among the masses. The primary focus of my Spectacle Spectacular drawings is
to explore and expose the consumer underpinnings that are psychodynamic and can be
found within the environments of fashion editorials that feature consumable products.
The focal point of the fashion editorials of popular culture is product placement,
promotion, and sales. In my paintings I remove the products, therefore changing the
focal point. Through this process I discovered a repeating theme: the importance of
high culture practices and participating in it. Because of this perception, I believe that
the featured products, which I remove, function as souvenirs for the spectator, the
consumer. By removing the products I heighten the viewer's awareness of the
psychodynamic power of the environments in which products are presented.
Please click on the thumbnails of each work below to view a larger image.
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ink and acrylic on paper
12" x 18", 2005
ink and acrylic on paper
12" x 18", 2005
Blue with Envy
ink and acrylic on paper
16" x 20", 2008
ink and acrylic on paper
16" x 20", 2008
La, La, La
ink and acrylic on paper
30" x 40", 2007
ink and acrylic on paper
30" x 40", 2007
A Matter of Time
watercolor, graphite, and pen on paper
11" x 12", 2009
watercolor, graphite, and pen on paper
11" x 12", 2009
Nicole
watercolor, graphite, and pen on paper
11" x 14", 2009
watercolor, graphite, and pen on paper
11" x 14", 2009
Portfolios
Best in Show
acrylic on paper
20" x 40", 2009
acrylic on paper
20" x 40", 2009
My Barbie Series:
The Zita Drawings:
Spectacle Spectacular Portfolios:
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Art School: Beaux Arts
acrylic and ink on paper
60" x 80", 2009
acrylic and ink on paper
60" x 80", 2009
The paintings featured on this page were created by exploring issues of Vogue
magazine from 1980-1990. Prior to beginning each drawing I deconstructed
and reconstructed select issues; by that I mean I created a unique 3-D
maquette to serve as a still life for each work. Multiple fashion editorials were
re-edited, slashed, cut, and pasted into a composite subject for each work.
magazine from 1980-1990. Prior to beginning each drawing I deconstructed
and reconstructed select issues; by that I mean I created a unique 3-D
maquette to serve as a still life for each work. Multiple fashion editorials were
re-edited, slashed, cut, and pasted into a composite subject for each work.
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