Brett Amory

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Bio: Brett Amory is an interdisciplinary artist whose practice is rooted in the intersection of quotidian and habitual engagements with the everyday world. Working primarily in painting and installation, he explores unnoticed moments and how digital technology reshapes them. Through his art, Amory navigates the complex relationship between the physical and digital, highlighting both the connection and disconnection inherent in contemporary life. Amory’s work has been shown nationally and internationally, including at the National Portrait Gallery, London; the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh; the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Indiana; and the Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco. He was an artist in residence at San Francisco’s de Young Museum in 2017. Amory received an MFA from Stanford.

Statement: "Error 401: Invalid Authentication” looks at the numerous aspects of artificial intelligence's impact on language and communication. This work juxtaposes familiar and unfamiliar elements, illuminating the mechanisms of AI algorithms and the intrinsic randomness of digital landscapes. Within the context of human-computer interaction, our virtual representations serve as a fusion of our actual and aspirational selves, effectively concealing our true identities. The themes manifest through the distorted humanoid forms, raising significant questions regarding authentic identity within the digital realm. Furthermore, the artwork serves as a mode of communication and promotion for the elusive and abstract, highlighting the inherent uncertainty and complexity of the era of artificial intelligence. Coupled with unsettling aesthetics, such enigmatic visual language underscores the prevalent discrepancies and misinterpretations in contemporary digital interactions. Technology is in a constant state of evolution, continually intertwining the past with the present and the silent with the clamorous, resulting in a dynamic interplay between an individual's understanding of their own identity and that of others.