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XVALA
'Rona Bots: Silver Edition, ' Pandemic Collection, Mixed Media, XVALA

2020

About the Item

This mixed media painting by XVALA has an aluminum metallic painted background with three robot memes. Varying shades of blue paint and oil stick create depth to the surface and define the three robots. The subject of this work is an elegant, subtle commemoration of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a society, we always suspected that robots would be the future, but no one ever imagined they would have to wear masks as we do now. This work serves as a reminder that the future is coming faster than we may have suspected. XVALA's art illuminates the hidden fallout spawned from our high tech Internet age. His' Fear Google' campaign exposed the decay of privacy and No Delete used hacked nude celebrity photos to highlight loss of control over personal information. The artist has worked with trash from the homes of Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs, and others, as well as dirt from the graves of George Orwell and Aldous Huxley. The dirt appears in the New World Order collection as part of a pyramidal, 3D printed, living ant farm, a symbol of the surveillance and conformity the digital state forces on users. XVALA exposes a blurring between public and private information while supporting privacy, freedom of speech, and content ownership. His Meme Ranch project addresses a theft of both freedom of information and freedom of expression by governments and tech giants. XVALA is often compared to Marcel Duchamp, Andy Warhol, and Richard Prince. His street art offers satirical commentary on other artists, including Banksy.
  • Creator:
    XVALA (1970, American)
  • Creation Year:
    2020
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 67 in (170.18 cm)Width: 94.5 in (240.03 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Oklahoma City, OK
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: JXH00061stDibs: LU144127377692

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