Artist Statement

Hi, my name is Liron and this is the artist statement I made for media 150 (last year). I'm currently revising it and changing it based on my current ideas and ambitions. 


I was looking to find the most incredible, sophisticated and clever design of Nike shoes. After a long search, I found a design of the classic Nike dunk shoe with a Toy Story theme and the name 'Andy' (a reference to the Disney movie) on the bottom of the shoe (by designer Jay Angeles.) Even though it was merely a prototype I was intrigued and inspired by the idea of this unexpected combination of item from our everyday life and the world of the indicated movie. This is one example of art that inspires me to look for ways to combine different worlds/themes with our own world, in such unpredictable ways that would make the everyday life a little more enterprising and inspire others to think out of the box. 

I use video-art, digital media illustrations and picture editing, combined with paintings and drawings. I am looking forward to explore juxtapositions of scenes from our reality and parallel universes, possibly referring to specific examples and themes from different stories, movies, television shows, media and art in general. I would love to investigate different, unfamiliar perspectives when looking on relatively ordinary concepts and perhaps combine the element of movement in my work. I expect to use many details, vivid colors and different combinations of color schemes to assist in creating the effect of surprise and to capture my ideas and messages in every piece in the best ways possible. 

I appreciate the work of Joseph Klibansky , as he transforms original pictures of famous urban views and settings and creates new imaginary enchanting universes. I am also fond of the work of the Polish artistPrzemek Blejzyk and his use of painting techniques to manipulate original cartoonish characters into unique, curios vivid figures. Both artists influence me to be as imaginative as possible in creating artistic narratives of fictional realities.