The Weekly Roundup #101
Looking at digital art projects and releases.
Hello and welcome to The Culture Project. It’s another slow week. It really feels like the golden age is behind us. The amount of releases has slowed so much. There were always lots of projects dropping each week. Now I’m lucky to find more than a single project coming out. You still get people releasing small projects randomly, but it’s definitely not the same. This is probably a good thing and a lot more healthy for the ecosystem. A lot less money grabs and more thoughtful releases. If I didn’t have these rodeo mints to share, this article would be pretty bare at this point.
Lets dive in.
Rodeo mints of the week.
strip mall diaries 🔏 015 by grant spanier
BURNT UMBER BROKEN SILVER AMERICAN SPIRIT by Petra Kortrijk F.C.
Mints on Wednesday - 1 piece up for Auction.
On Verse it says 30 pieces in the series. In the article it has “Releasing two works per week indefinitely.”
Price: 24 Hour Auction
I’ve seen a few pieces from this series before, but never really checked it out until now. I find some of the pieces to be a bit strange and out there, but overall I love the aesthetic of the series. Digital collages that really set an interesting mood of the American West.
I recommend checking out this article that tells a little more about the artist and the work.
PAPER-THIN CRESCENT COWBOY DIP OF LIGHT 17
Petra Cortright's digital paintings lie at the core of her practice, merging traditional artistic genres like landscapes with the fluid, ever-changing aesthetics of the digital age. Her latest series, BURNT UMBER BROKEN SILVER AMERICAN SPIRIT, exemplifies this fusion through uniquely created compositions. Drawing from the imagery of the American West, the works layer geometric shapes, doors, and abstract textures over richly coloured depictions of the landscape. The doors evoke a sense of transition, inviting viewers to step into portals that symbolize shifts between states of being or consciousness, much like her earlier Room series (2021).
Cortright’s vibrant paintings are feasts of visual intricacies, where abstracted layers of texture suggest an interplay between natural and artificial elements. The juxtaposition of idyllic scenes and destructive forces, such as fires, serves as a metaphor for the polarizing aspects of life in America, evoking themes of freedom and conflict. This body of work challenges traditional boundaries, inviting viewers to reconsider what painting means in a digital age and to explore realms of imagination, fantasy, and introspection.
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This is from the description of Petra’s new work: “Releasing two works per week indefinitely”. 😮