Creative Practice | helengardner

DISCONNECT

Reality and the virtual world, where does one end and the other begin?

A online world of anomynity that can disconnect from reality.

Connected to millions, Disconnected from those close.

'Disconnect' questions the many positives and negatives of our increasing technological world, and reminds of a decision to disconnect from either.

Traditional embossing and printmaking combined with Digital Art.

Original Photography Barriers to online/offline, break down barriers to connect with others at a distance, but brings up barrier to those close and disconnected from them.	Addicted	Embossed Print Embossed on white space for even subtler effect.
Experimentation Heavy Screen Print and Pen over embossed paper.	Illustrator Drawing Profile drawing of face while engaged in gaming.	Embossing and ScreenPrint First stages of my traditional print and digital fusion. Embossing is done with two layers of screen printing, now to overlay a digital screen and add corruption details.
Infected Photography and Photoshop painting with a free brush set (see instagram for details). Working on the idea that the reliance of technology runs deep in the young as they have never lived without it. The disconnection between online and offline is continually blurred, and I will continue to progress this idea.	Social Media Fog We are constantly bombarded with images and information of adverts, updates, and we must remember to look up out of the fog. Evident of the 'wait' sign at the stopping...	Illustrator concept Progress image done in illustrator using perspective warp and clipping mask to create a cone of digital light. Environment and lighting will be desaturated and fading to grey around her.
Attached Type is based on circular power buttons and has reduced legibility to encourage reader to read hidden meanings.	Disconnect Embossed and Screen Print	Layers Embossed and Screen Print
Close up of embossing	Screen Print Fog	Corruption fog Digital painting in Photoshop.