Today we’re happy to show off the work of Will Varner. Rather than dump a slew of his work on you, we thought that it would be best to focus on one of his pieces, Surveillance 2010. As you can see, this piece resembles the American flag, with CCTV cameras as the stars and appropriately coloured vertical blinds as the stripes. A shadowy citizen is visible behind the blinds, while the overall composition alludes to almighty power of big brother. The term “within the privacy of one’s home” doesn’t seem to have the same meaning as it used to. Varner goes onto say:
By blending elements of my adult angst and childhood fantasies I seek unique visions, bizarre creatures, and warped cityscapes. By looking through the eyes of society’s outsiders I see that we are unified by those very feelings of isolation. An empty field. The blue glow of a computer monitor. The cold of outer space. I draw from a lonely place but find connection in the making process and humor along the lonely road.