PJ Smalley, Young Love, 2010. 38 x 60 inches. Paint, Collage, & Large Scale Digital Printing on canvas.

Or: Be Careful! Not Updating Your Security Settings Could Lead To Local Artist Turning You Into A Painting That Is A Topical Comment On The Nature Of Digital Identity! Because folks, this is exactly West Philly artist PJ Smalley‘s game. In advance of his upcoming show at Stupid Easy in Old City, Smalley has released four Facebook-inspired paintings: Young Love, The Static Age, A Cyber Stalk to Remember, and Space Invaders. According to the press release, “Smalley’s process begins on Facebook where he searches his Friends’, and sometimes strangers’, photo libraries. Smalley chooses specific photos of individuals who he believes are trying to relay a specific message about who they are.” Granted, this is not the worst thing that can happen to you on Facebook. But we’ll just leave it at that.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 at 11:49 am.