"The Obsession to Feel"24" x 36" Oil/P/P 2020
“The Obsession to Feel”
Oil on Panel
24” x 36”
2020
Rooftopping and other Extreme Actions: It’s hardly a secret that many of today’s younger generation, feel a pressure to succeed and measure up in ways that past generations didn’t. The largest amount of this contemporary pressure comes from the vast array of electronic platforms available for comparing and contrasting oneself.. Sites like Instagram, can literally cause some younger people to question their value, as they see others on the platform “killing it” with their life statuses. Even if the look of success doesn’t really mean success, it hardly matters to the person who believes it in that moment. Late teen to early 20’s, is a period of intense awareness of being alive, both exhillerating and overwhelming. Given the artificial reality of popular culture we live with today, it’s reasonable to see the current state of youth from a hyper-pumped feeling perspective/demand.
Like many photos on this list, this Instagram shot from Tianjin, China — taken by Angela Nikolau, who regularly risks her life in pursuit of a hair-raising pic — is hashtagged @DangerousSelfie.
Here's Angela Nikolau again, taking a selfie of herself taking a selfie while looking a looooong way down.
Daniel Lau – Hong Kong
And here again we have Alexander Remnev, this time perched over the skyline in Hong Kong, looking extremely chilled out while gambling with his life.
I wasn’t able to get the names of everybody involved in the selfie taking.
Oil on Panel
24” x 36”
2020
Rooftopping and other Extreme Actions: It’s hardly a secret that many of today’s younger generation, feel a pressure to succeed and measure up in ways that past generations didn’t. The largest amount of this contemporary pressure comes from the vast array of electronic platforms available for comparing and contrasting oneself.. Sites like Instagram, can literally cause some younger people to question their value, as they see others on the platform “killing it” with their life statuses. Even if the look of success doesn’t really mean success, it hardly matters to the person who believes it in that moment. Late teen to early 20’s, is a period of intense awareness of being alive, both exhillerating and overwhelming. Given the artificial reality of popular culture we live with today, it’s reasonable to see the current state of youth from a hyper-pumped feeling perspective/demand.
Like many photos on this list, this Instagram shot from Tianjin, China — taken by Angela Nikolau, who regularly risks her life in pursuit of a hair-raising pic — is hashtagged @DangerousSelfie.
Here's Angela Nikolau again, taking a selfie of herself taking a selfie while looking a looooong way down.
Daniel Lau – Hong Kong
And here again we have Alexander Remnev, this time perched over the skyline in Hong Kong, looking extremely chilled out while gambling with his life.
I wasn’t able to get the names of everybody involved in the selfie taking.
