RAGLAND

web3 VISUAL ARTIST | LOS ANGELES

Andrew Ragland [451.RED] is a Los Angeles-based painter and experimental short-form filmmaker. His art practice spans traditional media and materials to emerging web3 projects incorporating blockchain technology.

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2024_2.5 STUDIES FOR THE TRANSMIGRATION OF PROTEUS

2.5 STUDIES FOR THE TRANSMIGRATION OF PROTEUS_[UQ]

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2024_THE GOLDEN ECHO

The first triptych series where the viewer is guided to read the images sequentially tracking a narrative progression from beginning, middle, to end. The viewer’s gaze scans forwards and backwards in viewing and reviewing the images, mirroring the cyclical action of the GIF format.

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2023_001

The composition of the repeating image and the inclusion of the small ‘preliminary study’ from concept to finish denotes the change over time within the work.

001, 2023

001, 2023

2022_UNTITLED

The visual narrative takes on a more complex form where static and kinetic elements interact creating the illusion of the passage of time within the work.

Untitled, 2022

2021_UNTITLED

Further abstracting the figure, the pixels reduced to elemental digital placeholders where the viewer is now an active participant in completing the work.

Untitled, 2021

2020_UNTITLED

The first work exploring the cyclical storytelling potential of the GIF format, where the figure is abstracted and reconstituted in an endless loop.

Untitled, 2020