Ken Crost – Margarita

Description

Artist Statement

I’m not actually sure why, but lately I have become fixated on this idea of dystopia and what that might mean for my artistic practice. As a result, I’ve started creating artworks that fall into that dystopian box.The first series in the Dystopian Blues grouping is the series, “The Spirit Travelers of the Southwest.”
These artworks bring to mind fifteenth/sixteenth century artist Hieronymus Bosch and his works of hell on earth.Although my artworks, by design, don’t go nearly as far a Bosch’s works, they have at their heart, the deformities of the flesh. While most digital artists working with the human form strive to make these human figures as perfect as possible, I have gone in a totally different direction, I’ve embraced the deformities that occur in these works. I also wrote a very short story to accompany each of the artworks.

Artist Biography

Since the late 1990s, Ken’s journey as a digital artist has been a continuous exploration of the intersection between technology and creativity. The advent of digital technology opened a new realm of possibilities,allowing him to transcend traditional artistic boundaries and delve into the abstract. Ken’s work is a testament to the transformative power of digital tools, which have enabled him to express complex emotions and ideas through vibrant, dynamic compositions.