ARTIST STATEMENT
CHRISTOPHER RODRIGUES

I use the computer and Photoshop as my sole mediums to create images that are the basis for three ongoing series of works -- Planets, Islands, and Still Lifes. Employing techniques that resemble collage and painting by "borrowing" pixels of color from images found on the Internet using search engines, I entirely absent the camera from the artistic process. My “photographs” honor Nature while celebrating Technology, an important concern for me in an age when humans are struggling to find a balance with the planet that sustains them. I approach my work as a “regenerative” project in that it will change in a manner similar to how the Earth is diversifying in the face of global warming and other cataclysmic events. Through my art, I have found a way to showcase Nature's all-encompassing beauty while at the same time expressing my genuine concern for its preservation and safety.


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