Michael Peck
Somewhere Culture
These
paintings are concerned with the sensation of disorientation and dislocation
that is often felt within the post modern world. They focus on the individual
and the influence and impact of the environment that surrounds them.
The participants in these paintings are quietly paused within a dynamic
population; they are overwhelmed by mass-culture; one which has been
composed from the interaction, assimilation and constant change of sub
cultures.
These paintings allude to a pluralistic society where a constant shift
of values and beliefs leaves a great uncertainty of belonging. This
flux can mean the loss of meaningful direction and perspective.
Michael
Peck, Melbourne, 2006
