Joshua Evan
Region: Pacific Coast
Digital representation has become the primary source of
image consumption. The line separating painting from JPEG is
becoming invisible. This body of work explores and illustrates
new technologies that influence the painterly processes of today,
while also reflecting the idea that the reproduction, manufacture,
and proliferation of images and media are shaping our culture.
To execute these paintings, Evan uses a process that mixes analog
and digital production. He begins by painting on several smallscale
canvases or on paper. He explores found imagery, usually
from magazines, by burning, crumbling, or tearing the pages.
Both the hand-painted and manipulated imagery is scanned and
uploaded into the computer, enlarged, compiled, and, finally, sent
to be printed on canvas via an ink or laser jet printer. Once this
process is complete, he stretches the canvas and continues to
apply paint on top.