Nicole Jean McComb
mccomb
Nicole Jean McComb uses a chaotic collage style subject matter
to hide the subtle semiotic clues of the groups of people hidden
in her 'full busy life paintings'. McComb paints what she sees in
old print media, social media and pictures of scenes from her
everyday life living in the Eastern Cape. These images all come
together in a new collage repainted in oil paint.
McComb's underlying theme under the decorative elements is
Leisure Culture. Who is resting and tanning vs working? Often
the white woman is relaxing, while other cultural groups are
working around her. McComb has started to add more animal
elements into her work getting closer to Safari Culture. To watch,
to rest or to work how does one get to govern their time. Who is
allowed to have leisure time?
These subtle cultural stereotypes hidden under highly colourful
decorative elements confuse the viewer into a happy or joyful
feeling when looking at the painting similar to the busyness and
bombardment of images that people look at everyday on social
media. So much imagery that no one can focus on what they
are really seeing and experience what they are seeing.
McComb hopes that by creating these new realities as paintings
viewers will linger longer on the images and question or piece
some of the new and old relationships placed together in a new
way.
Read More
There are currently no artworks by this artist available on Latitudes. Please contact info@latitudes.online if you would like us to source works.