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James Cousins

b.1965

Bachelor of Fine Arts: IIam School of Fine Arts, University of Canterbury
Master of Fine Arts: Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland

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James Cousins - Relic Of Reason

Oil on canvas

Relic Of Reason

Now, more than ever before, our perception of the world is filtered through technology, especially television and the internet. Much of our experience comes via a flat screen. To quote the character Brian O’Blivion from the 1983 sci-fi movie Videodrome: “The battle for the mind will be fought in the video arena: the Videodrome. The television screen is the retina of the mind’s eye. Therefore, the television screen is part of the physical structure of the brain. Therefore, whatever appears on the television screen emerges as raw experience for those who watch it. Therefore, television is reality, and reality is less than television”. Ditto the internet.

Essay

Dimensions: 506x455mm