Brent Ozaeta
Region: West
In my current work, I build fragmented landscapes by digitally
collaging disparate imagery I find on Internet image boards
and blogs. The images that I reference are mostly inspired by
Japanese animé and manga. I am interested in the interplay
of color and pattern. Each work is a vignette created from an
infinite scroll of images and data. While I do not intentionally
construct a narrative within these works, they evoke emotions
ranging from melancholy to ecstasy, along with my own pangs
of nostalgia for Japan, a country whose cultural exports heavily
influence me.