Phillip Hua
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Artist: Phillip Hua
Title: Compounded Call
Medium: UV cured acrylic print and gold metal leaf on acrylic, Edition 2/5
Dimensions: 20 X 48 in
From the artist's statement: "I create photomontages that interweave images of nature celebrated against a backdrop of stock indexes from financial newspapers. The juxtaposition of nature and commerce places these values vying for attention in the same visual space. The migration of attention between the images of nature and the stock indexes mirrors real life when we consider what we pay more attention to. What do we focus on? What are we willing to sacrifice for one or the other?
The gold symbolizes wealth and opulence and nature becomes reflected as a commodity. But the gold metal is merely a perception of gold, representing a false sense of abundance. All that glitters is not gold. What we assume to be an endless supply is, in fact, an illusion. I want viewers to be lured by the beauty of nature and ensnared by the conscience of conservation."
Donated By Phillip Hua