My newest series of hyper real oil paintings depicts strange antiques that never existed. The collection explores what it means to live in the post-truth era, where facts are no longer seen as absolute; they are malleable and can be manipulated to push an agenda or opinion. Each object in the series stretches and bends the truth about our past in order to bring a focus on the deceptions going on in our world today. The old and worn out objects have a surreal quality that are meticulously painted which causes the viewer to question the authenticity of what they are seeing. The artifacts appear to be absurd but they are presented with such precise detail that their stories can almost be believed. This manipulation mirrors the misinformation found on the internet, spread on social media and trumpeted by extremist governments.
