Devin Johnson
Sculpture

For Entertainment Purposes Only

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August 28, 2021
Four syringes mounted in a shadow box, each with it's needle extending through the bottom of the box. The syringes are filled with the colors cyan, magent, yellow, and black. The bodies of the syringes are behind glass.
three-quarters angle photo of four syringes mounted in a shadow box, each with it's needle extending through the bottom of the box. The syringes are filled with the colors cyan, magent, yellow, and black. The bodies of the syringes are behind glass.

For Entertainment Purposes Only, 2021

Syringes and needles in shadow box, cyan, magenta, yellow, black acrylic paint, 10″ x 10″

Featured in the upcoming Artmix show at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, September 17th – October 2, 2021

 

This work touches on the following ideas:

  • The CMYK ink process used to print magazines and other physical media.
  • That news media in America is often for ‘entertainment purposes only’.
  • That ‘entertainment’ bend leading to a higher viewership in news media while simultaneously furthering misinformation.
  • That misinformation injuring and killing people.
Devin Johnson