ComicsNOV 2, 2023

My Comics Feature The Issues People Struggle With These Days, And Here Are My 24 Best Works

I paint to stay sane in an insane world. Pop culture is no longer a mass media shared experience, but rather an all-too-alienating private interaction manipulated by powerful technology designed to dominate how we live, love, work, and think. Artificial intelligence influences who we date, what we consume, watch, and believe.

I spent decades innovating and creating the very technologies that now control us. I created video games that adapted to players' skill levels to increase addictive engagement and advertising platforms that both big business and politicians could use to influence the outcomes of future events. To paraphrase Jurassic Park’s Dr. Ian Malcolm, “I was so preoccupied with whether we could do these things, that I didn’t stop to think if I should.”

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#1 Men Should Be Glad I Just Want Equality And Not Revenge

94points

In 1968, when Andy Warhol proclaimed that “in the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes”, he couldn’t have imagined a world where unplugging and becoming anonymous would become a luxury. Tinder, Netflix, beauty filters, and Alexa provide value to users, but at what cost? Each of my works are colorful threads unravelling from this one sardonic tapestry of thought. My paintings explore this value exchange of privacy for convenience, intimacy for popularity, and true connections for likes.

#2 Millennial Monopoly

74points

#3 Why Is My Mother So Good At Pushing My Buttons?

73points

My artwork shifted to be more introspective during Covid. As we all relied heavily on social media, the negative impact started to become more apparent. For the first year of the pandemic, I created a painting every day and shared them online.

#4 Tell Me How To Defeat The Captcha!

68points

#5 Being 20 In The 70s Was More Fun Than Being 70 In The 20s

68points

Tough social and political issues tend to divide us and have everyone digging into their deep held beliefs. Humor is my way of catching people off guard. Sarcasm lets us all laugh at ourselves while coming to terms with the crazy way our world has become.

#6 Lock Your Doors. We're Passing Earth!

66points

#7 Life Would Be Easier If I Could Mark Some People As Spam

65points

The vibrant colors I paint with are used to convey the look of comic books from half a century ago. When I design a piece, the colors and playful style of the composition are used to lure the viewer into the picture. The dialog bubble then tells a different story. At gallery shows, I enjoy watching these stories unfold on people's faces and their laughter comes from a place of surprise.

#8 Who Needs A Prince When I Can Buy My Own Shoes?

55points

#9 I Love You As Much As Kanye Loves Kanye

53points

For all the changes I've experienced with technology in my lifetime, I think the biggest changes are coming over the next decade with artificial intelligence and Robotics disrupting millions of lives. How we work, live, love and play is all going to be irrevocably altered. At the same time, technology is our only hope for solving climate change, food inequality, and a myriad of other social issues.