Americana Exótica
The project refers to the mythological view of the woman, which is connected with the contemporary vision of humanity.
“Americana Exotica” is the pinnacle of the romantic tapestries Prentice can create digitally—a vivid fantasyscape featuring a group of otherworldly female figures with cyborg features, in repose surrounded by lush nature. It’s a fairy-tale, if it were set in the year 2100.
Fairy tales have captivated her since childhood, ever since her father gifted her the Latin American version of “The Children's Encyclopaedia.” Devouring Harry Clarke’s darkly poetic illustrations in Hans Christian Anderson’s short stories, discovered in its “Fantastic Narrations” section. Far from the Disney-fied versions so many of us are familiar with on-screen, see “The Little Mermaid,” these original stories were far darker, more surreal and tinged with tragedy. Hef is fascinated by this duality; the poetry of darkness. Drawing influences from everything from vampiric fiction (Bram Stoker’s “Dracula”) to horror cinema (Dario Argento’s movies). “The darkness is so feared,” she says, before adding hopefully “…but it’s where light can always be found.”
WORDS: Emma Firth
Digital Art
Buenos Aires, Argentina 2022
Responses (2)
May 23, 2023
Caught my attention. Really complex, yet smoothly "non-digital" in it's presentation. Nice job. I have experienced that doing digital work and making it look "not" digital is a real challenge. High resolution helps of course. But there is a great deal of very nice blending and shadowing going on here.
The mixture of natural elements, floral, vegetable, and the hints of modernity/technology really make for a rich experience that "makes you look". The fact that one of the legs of the far right figure ends up being a hand outstretched really jarred me awake to the surreal experience you were going for here. Not to mention your mastery of composition here.
November 06, 2022
Excitingly unique.. Fabulous menu of ethereal, voyeurism, femaninty, understated eroticism, and digital imagination !!!
- Category
- Digital Age, Digital Art
- Type
- Mixed Media - Unframed
- Materials
- Other
- Dimensions
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74.00 inches wide
42.00 inches tall
0.00 inches deep - Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Location
- MADRID, MADRID, ES