The Art Movement: My 18 Sketches...

Let me ask you a few questions:
Have you ever left home without your mobile phone?
Or spent a day without logging into your Facebook or Twitter account?
Or go on a vacation with no internet connection?
Well, my answer is YES! And it felt miserable without my mobile phone.

TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY
Why technology? Simply because I believe that is where our world is heading to. Personally, the first thing I do after I open my eyes every morning is to look for my phone and keep myself updated with tweets from previous night. Everywhere we go, we see technology! And more still, mobile technology.

With that in mind, here's what I plan to accomplish with my drawing:
Problem Statement:
Internet is made available to almost everyone especially in this society. In school, in offices, and even in homes. The younger generation are seen with their mobile phones everywhere they go. The society lives with the internet, and lesser interaction are made between family members and friends.
Purpose of Content:
To trigger the mind of the viewer to think of the advantages and disadvantages of technology. And to encourage balance to how technology is used. For the less tech-savvy my painting aim to inspire them to try out new technology. For the younger generation who are stuck on their mobile phones 24/7, this painting aim to encourage them to put priority on their social life (especially their family).
Review of Content:
491.4 million smartphones sold in 2011 <Source>
In Malaysia, one third of Maxis subscribers are smartphone users. <Source>
Research Question:
Technology: Is it for the better or the worst of the society?

Using The Three Musicians as my reference artwork, I aspire to trigger the minds of the viewers to balance technology and social interaction.

Here's a recap from my previous presentation:

And here are my 18 sketches:

- Art Movement: Synthetic Cubism

- Reference Artist: Pablo Picasso

- Reference Artwork: The Three Musicians

In the iPad

A family of three each holding an iPad, depicting how the society that we are living in is having lesser interaction among individuals, but more focus on gadgets even though they are in the same environment (inside an Ipad). This artwork follows closely with the reference artwork, including elements such as bright colors (orange and yellow), using mostly straight lines and a few curve lines.

Tech Love

This artwork is inspired by the recent Valentines Day. A couple found their love partner through technology. With the advancement of technology, there is close to no boundaries for 2 individuals or a group of individuals to keep in touch.

Internet Crazy

This drawing showcases the presence of internet in almost every homes in the society that we live in (especially in KL). This drawing does not contain any human figures in it as everyone is in their own homes surfing the net.

Broken Walls
Internet broke the barrier between 2 individuals. The wall in the center of the drawing shows the breaking of boundaries. Internet has made communication across nations cheaper and more accessible.

The Clash

Technology: Does it builds or breaks relationship? As the human figure in the picture does not carry any emotion in it, the viewers are given the liberty of coming up with the outcome. Will internet make or break society?

Movement

The red boxes (representing individuals / companies) shows movement towards the source, a building with internet assess. This picture shows how important the internet is to the society, and a movement towards it.

No Peace

Technology takes away the peace of an individual. The picture shows the irony of life. Even on a vacation, the person in the picture still needs to work.

Connected

Using social media, every individual in the world can be connected. This drawing uses room-like space similar to Picasso's Three Musicians.

Convenience

This picture illustrates the difference of snail mail and the email. The red zigzag lines indicates trouble and complexity while the straight blue lines indicate simplicity and convenience. Technology has made lives more convenient.

In the Box

With the advancement of mobile technology, everyone is locked up in their own box. There is lesser physical interaction and face-to-face communication.

The Connector

There is no limit to technology. The different sizes of the 'human' indicates the different generations, who are able to connect to each other with technology, in this picture an iPhone. The drawing is inspired during the Chinese New Year celebration seeing children and adults flock around an Iphone. Technology might not always break relationship, instead it can connect generations.

The Light

Technology acts as light. As light bring forth illumination to the room to the room they are shown in, technology brings forth clarity to the society by making information available.

Cluttered

Everyone is on their mobile phones which which portray society as a busy society.

Outcast

Internet is everything. If you are not in it, you will be left out. This drawing shows the movement of an individual towards the source: the internet.

The Love Bug

Once again blue and red is used to show forth the contrast of technology in a relationship. The left side of the painting uses mobile technology and the right side uses verbal communication. Once again, using mobile technology looks easier and less complicated, compared to verbal communication. However, the effect of using both methods of communication is questionable. Is mobile communication better than verbal face-to-face communication?

Overtime
Absentee parent is seen as a cause of many social issues in the society. Technology has caused working parents to work more each day, leaving office late in the night, and having no time to spend with their children.

Not Connected

This picture basically portray the situation at our dining table. Everyone is looking at their phone instead of spending time catching up at the dining table.