BLUE DUNSWORTH IS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST THAT EXPLORES THE CONCEPT OF “DIGITAL POST-MORTEM,” WHERE MATERIAL PERMANENCE CONVERGES WITH THE ENDURING NATURE OF OUR DIGITAL FOOTPRINTS. THE SUBTLE AND PERSISTENT GAZE OF DIGITAL AND PERSONAL SURVEILLANCE IS A RECURRING CONCERN IN HIS WORK. USING SCREEN CAPTURE METHODS, FREE ONLINE TOOLS, AND FOUND MATERIALS, dunsworth CREATES ART THAT EMBRACES THE CREATIVE RESOURCEFULNESS HE DEVELOPED DURING HIS CHILDHOOD SPENT IN AN ISOLATED AMERICAN CULT. HE EXPLORES THE POLARITY OF THIS TIME WITH HIS LATER IMMERSION IN DIGITAL SOLITUDE.

THESE CONTRASTING EXPERIENCES INFORM HIS INVESTIGATIONS OF INTERNET CULTURE, COMMUNICATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND NOSTALGIA. WITH HIS TIME-BASED WORK, DUNSWORTH DEFENDS THE AESTHETICS OF COMPRESSED ARTIFACT FOOTAGE BY INTENTIONALLY MANIPULATING VIDEO COMPRESSION AND NOISE. HE EXPLORES PERSONAL NARRATIVES INSPIRED BY 2010S FILM AND INTERNET CULTURE. THIS LENS ALLOWS HIM TO BLEND THE PAST WITH A VERSION OF THE FUTURE—SOMETHING ESPECIALLY PROMINENT IN TODAY’S NOSTALGIA-DRIVEN WORLD. HIS WORK DOCUMENTS WEBSITE USER INTERFACES, VIDEO PLAYHEADS, AND DIGITAL IMPERFECTIONS, CAPTURING MOMENTS AS ARTIFACTS AND EMBRACING THE “WORK IN PROGRESS” AS ARTWORK. THROUGH HIS ASSEMBLAGE SURFACE PAINTINGS, HE EXPANDS THESE NARRATIVES AND SYMBOLS INTO TANGIBLE FORMS. AS DIGITAL TRACES FADE AND MEMORIES COMPRESS, HIS ART REIMAGINES THESE MOMENTS AS BOTH FLEETING AND ENDURING, INVITING VIEWERS TO REFLECT ON THE DELICATE BALANCE BETWEEN WHAT IS PRESERVED, WHAT IS MONITORED, AND WHAT IS LOST IN THE DIGITAL AGE. (ps sorry 4 the small space margins im trynna figure it out)