Prisms of Compromise

Marc Prats

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Biography

Marc Prats' paintings turn our focus to the anthropoid consequences of social media dependency. Having been born just before the turn of the century, Prats addresses the nostalgic sensibilities of his generation. Prats critiques the alluring and addictive facets of internet culture by subverting their mechanisms from within. Projecting the remote and fragmented language of social media directly onto the canvas, in the act of painting, he wills into existence surreal visual cacophonies. By, for example, playing with the textures of spray paint and glitter impasto, Prats subverts the dark undertones of our digital reality. In 2019, Prats was shortlisted for the Signature Art Prize. Two years later, he won the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant. ...

Selected Artworks
Prisms of Compromise
Marc Prats
Prisms of Compromise, 2023
200 x 150cm
A Strange New Light Can Be Scarier Than the Dark
Marc Prats
A Strange New Light Can Be Scarier Than the Dark, 2023
200 x 130cm
Faded Collision I
Marc Prats
Faded Collision I, 2023
100 x 80cm
Faded Collison II
Marc Prats
Faded Collison II, 2023
50 x 36cm
Gallery Representation
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