Chris Doyle | Artist Investigation

The artist that I chose to study was Chris Doyle and his animation Waste_Generation. Chris Doyle used hybridity in the form of showing the world and pollution in what has very bright colors in contrast with very dark and bleak colors. He also uses different sorts of patterns and projection mapping to bring the idea of a certain unity and variety to this animation and to the world around us.

Another sort of theme of hybridity is the fact that he's using technology to get his point across instead of attempting to use another medium.

The first screenshot is of a junkyard that is using very dark coloring, almost to the point of black and white to show how empty of color and health the world is..

The second is a screenshot of later in the animation of a jungle that is teeming with life and color.

Reflection:

What have I learned about hybridity? I've learned that it can be a useful tool, whether it be in showing a new interpretation of what I want to show or simply getting a message across.

How do contemporary artists use the concept of hybridity in their artwork? I think it's to show about how much the world is ever-changing and how far technology has come in such a short time and now it can be used to do a great amount of things within art.

How might you be able to use hybridity in your own art? To name an example, I could mix real actors with backgrounds that are heavily stylized and colorful to create a world that feels a little less realistic and more cartoon-like, and I could explore something within that range.

Is there something that you found in your investigation that specifically interested or inspired you? I really liked the use of the colors specifically within Waste_Generation, showing the junkyard of moderns items in the black and white compared to the jungle life living in full color that's incredibly vibrant. It brings a huge sense of how much technology has really changed everything going on, especially in this current generation and time period.