RUTH BUROTTE

      I indulge in the visual language of character design to examine the ideas of capitalist consumptions, identity, and self-awareness of first world culture. I am a visual storyteller creating culturally engaging motifs combining manga style character designs, graphic images and digital components with street wear, hip-hop, anime and sneaker culture, by utilizing art direction methods and mixed media techniques to further conceptualize my illustration interests. My goal is to have the viewer become aware of the time we currently reside in and to understand that many of the objects we interact with can become a part of our identity.

      My thesis presents an installation of an immersive visual environment with over-stimulating artwork. The concept is based on the focus and point of view of a girl who suffers an accident and is then experiencing unexplainable events that occur through her surroundings. The different delusions she sees can be connected through the themes of living in a culture where individuals may feel desensitized in an overstimulated environment just like how current generations are living through the age of information.