Dustin Boise - Momentum Tulsa 2009 Spotlight Artist

Momentum Spotlight is a program of the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition which offers three young artists a $1,750 honorarium and several months of interaction with the curators. The final projects were exhibited at Momentum Tulsa in October of 2009. www.MomentumOklahoma.org

Artist Statement:
Through direct and candid imagery, my work illustrates themes of advertising and propaganda within the context of a common everyday occurrence, dental hygiene. Satisfying the visual nature of the human psyche, I immediately attract attention through the introduction of repetition and color. Due to the highly commercialized dental industry, its history within the American culture and phrases that appeal to hope for a whiter, brighter smile, dental hygiene offers an excellent platform to demonstrate the concepts of my work.

With the use of materials such as fabrics, inks, and plaster, I mimic flags, poster ads, and toys that clutter our lives. I also repeat catch phrases and the red, white, and aqua color scheme common to the dental hygiene industry. By producing multiples, through processes such as printmaking, I hope to spread my work in the same way advertisements infiltrate our everyday lives.

The bombardment of advertisements and repetitious images inspires the basis of my work; in particular, subject matter that relates to social behavior and appearance, such as dental hygiene. Comparable to many of lifes conflicts, dental hygiene may not be a priority, but it is often imperative for survival and through advertisement and propaganda, people are inspired to act.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

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• momentum
• tulsa
• ovac
• oklahoma visual arts coalition
• dustin boise
• momentum spotlight
• oklahoma
• art

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The real darkness is that kids for decades were being programmed to ingest additional fluoride 3 times a day. Aparently the tainted water supply wasn't dumbing them down quite enough.