Vermillion Gallery, Seattle , July 2009
Viral fame. Digital personas. Social networking obsessions. What we choose to see, what we choose to show and the universal human need for validation. I’m Troy Gua. Do you see me?
Read Sharon Arnold's review on dimensionsvariable.org
"On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog, but if you bark, beg, drool and growl, people figure it out. Once acquired, can that identity be shed?
Troy Gua is interested in character that can be assumed, rejected, fictionalized, asserted and deleted online on social networks, blogs, fan sites and chat rooms. What part can be claimed as easily as picking somebody else's coat from a cloakroom, and what is hardwired as a fingerprint?"
-Regina Hackett, from Another Bouncing Ball, artsjournal.com
Self-portrait (Pre-Upload)
acrylic on panel
24x24
2009
25 Random Things
25 individual pieces of enamel coated underwear, vinyl lettering, bookbinding board, and acrylic box frames. 11x14x1” each.
Do You See Me?
digital transparencies, enamel, and resin on wood panel, 48x48x1"
Do You See Catherine?
digital transparencies, enamel, and resin on wood panel, 48x48x1"
Do You See Joey?
digital transparencies, enamel, and resin on wood panel, 48x48x1"
Do You See Barbara?
digital transparencies, enamel, and resin on wood panel, 48x48x1"
Do You See Greg?
digital transparencies, enamel, and resin on wood panel, 48x48x1"
Do You See Diana?
digital transparencies, enamel, and resin on wood panel, 48x48x1"
Your Face Here
vinyl, glass, panel, wood
each 10x10x2”
Your Face Here (After Shepard Fairey)
digitally altered appropriation on photo paper, hand-cut inkjet on photo paper, and resin on MDF panel, 20x24x1"
Labels
acrylic on vinyl, dimensions variable
Of Course I Remember You (Fingers Crossed Behind Back)
acrylic on 171 individual 6 x 9" panels
