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Shaun McLean
Visual Arts and Design I’ve always had an Interest in pop culture iconography. Which I think stems from the fact that I’m a nineties kid and watched a plethora of kids TV shows. The reflection of this in my work is seen with the choice of materials. Such as stickers, glitter and pattern drawing with vibrant colors all synthesized to create a kitsch art practice . To quote the filmmaker Kenneth Anger: “In fireworks are released, all the explosive pyrotechnics of a dream. The inflammable desires, dampened by day under the cold water of consciousness, are ignited at night by the libertarian matches of sleep, and burst forth in showers of shimmering incandescence. These imaginary displays provide a temporary relief” I prefer to make work that is guided by my heart and not my head, using sublime themes and cute semiotics that will give the viewer something to dream about and reflect upon. Fireworks [Motion picture]. (1947). American Federation of Arts.