BlankSpace Publications
YART
YouTube Art Rendered Traditionally
WHat IS YART?
YART is a digital exhibition reifying the tension between digital and analogue worlds. That's a (f)artsy way of saying that YART is dedicated to creating traditional paintings, drawings, woodcuts, etc., of favourite YouTube videos, celebrities, scenes, sketches, etc. It was conceived as a COVID-19 pandemic project during the lockdown, when I was watching more YouTube than was healthy for a normal person. (But what is normal?)
My Self-Imposed Criteria:
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The videos/images must have originated on YouTube or were made/became popular on YouTube. This means that videos originating outside of YouTube are fair game, as long as they have a strong representation on YouTube or social media in general.
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The image/video can also be of a popular meme that is represented on YouTube or social media.
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I am avoiding any digital art created through Photoshop—remember, the point is to create TRADITIONAL artwork of digital culture—but I may use a digital image as a baseline to work from.
That’s it. Enjoy!
—Dr. Jeffrey Douglas
Gallery
Sit On You
Celebrity: Palmer Scott
Oil on Canvas - 20 x 24
By Dr. Jeffrey Douglas - December 2019
(I knew what was coming; all you had to do was watch overseas news)
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Bed Intruder Song
Celebrity: Antoine Dodson
Oil on Water Colour Paper - 10 x 12
By Dr. Jeffrey Douglas - March 2020
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Willy Bum Bum
Celebrity: ALIEN REd WOLf
Oil on Canvas - 26 x 30
By Dr. Jeffrey Douglas - December 2019 - January 2020
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"The Universe"
Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job!
Celebrity: Tim Heidecker
Oil on Canvas Paper - 10 x 12
(painted in 20 minutes between shifts)
By Dr. Jeffrey Douglas - September 2020
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"The Notorious RBG"
From that Meme about Powerful Women
Celebrity: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Oil on Canvas Paper - 10 x 12
(painted twice after a mouse attack when it was left to dry in a closet)
By Dr. Jeffrey Douglas - December 2020
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"Schmitts Gay Beer"
Famous Animated GIF from SNL Sketch
Celebrity: Chris Farley
Oil on Canvas Paper - 10 x 12
By Dr. Jeffrey Douglas - October 2021
