Social Art From The Obsolete by Nick Gentry.

Posted on 28th March, by yellowtrace in art. 2 Comments

Ever wondered what happened to all those floppy disks, VCR and cassette tapes from the 80s and 90s? It seems they all ended up in the studio of British artist Nick Gentry, who uses them as a canvas for his art. Nick first got the idea after using 3.5″ floppy discs to create a face, later on deciding to incorporate other videos and cassettes from outdated technology. According to Nick, his work reflects how information used to be personal to the format it was stored on rather than shared online like today.

“Elements of people’s lives are stored on the disks and although that data can never be accessed again I like to preserve some of that for viewing. Sometimes I leave the disks as they are and rip parts of the label off to create the shapes that I need.”

Nick Gentry is an artist from London who’s art is influenced by the development of consumerism, technology and cyberculture in society, with a distinctive focus on obsolete media. He is best known for his floppy disk paintings, placing an emphasis on recycling and the reuse of personal objects as a central theme.

[Images courtesy of Nick Gentry.]