NICK GENTRY

Nick Gentry, 2011, The Immortal, oil paint & used computer disks on wood, 19 x 18cm

Nick Gentry, 2016, Dream, Film negatives, x-ray and acrylic paint on acrylic sheet with LED, mounted on wood panel, 130 x 112cm 9 (left)

Nick Gentry, 2013, Stardust, oil paint & used computer disks on wood, 103 x 81cm (right)

NICK GENTRY

British artist, Nick Gentry, creates portraits with obsolete technology such as floppy disks, film negatives and cassettes to create his art. Like we have been doing in class with using collected rubbish in a digital space, Gentry’s work looks at the relationship between analogue and digital (Artsy 2014, para. 1) materials, critiquing our constantly evolving, consumerist society by showcasing discarded materials and looking at the role of humans in this evolution and the way we are chewing through resources in favour of new technology (Widewalls 2016, para. 9). Gentry alludes to the idea that this technology will eventually take over and integrate with mankind through the cyborg-style subjects of his portraits.

Widewalls 2016, Nick Gentry, Widewalls, viewed 1 May 2017, <http://www.widewalls.ch/artist/nick-gentry/>.

Artsy 2014, Nick Gentry, Artsy, viewed 31 March 2017, <https://www.artsy.net/artist/nick-gentry>.