My most recent series, my solo debut painting show, Blue Light, centers on this theme; exploring the power and impact of storytelling within the context of social media and digital interaction. The paintings depict figures with bent necks, and clawed hands, alone in dark bedrooms with their devices. Caught in private moments of captivation and hypnotized by the glow of their screens, the paintings probe the ways in which social media, aka, storytelling platforms shape our thoughts, actions, and our bodies…
Elise Rise 