Instagram: @artfreak_14
Email: twinmady@hotmail.com
Madison Grineau is a multimedia artist currently working on sculptural and installation work. Madison is an identical twin and uses her personal experiences as critical themes of exploration in her current art practices and technological exploration. Her work uses colour, sculpture, and light to engage viewers in new ways of examining psychological feelings. She challenges societal ideas about technology’s use—its consumption and the euphoria it brings—to reveal the true nature of oblivion.
Artist Statement
Technology has made social advancements easier, but it has also led to the repetitiveness of staring at a screen. The psychological and physiological strain the human body endures from our technology use is intense and without conscious thought.
The installation, Transfixed, exemplifies the overwhelming feelings of guilt and procrastination brought on by the use of technology. The organic drips are overcrowded and disruptive, like how media consumption is detrimental to our social lives. Generations have gotten used to being oblivious to the lack of awareness in our day-to-day lives. This online bliss is consuming us. The work is interactive, and I want to engage people to take a seat and experience a more visual form of this technological omnipresence. I believe it is important for people to sit within this uncanny environment, to experience the horror, wonder, and astonishment of technological addiction.
Transfixed, 2022, Furniture, television, spray foam and acrylic, dimensions variable
Transfixed, 2022, Furniture, television, spray foam and acrylic, dimensions variable
Transfixed, 2022, Furniture, television, spray foam and acrylic, dimensions variable
Transfixed, 2022, Furniture, television, spray foam and acrylic, dimensions variable
Interview Questions
What aspects of your life inspire your art?
My current work is inspired by the use of technology in the modern era. When I observe my friends and family, I find that most people are addicted to this cycle of staring at a screen for a long period of time. This routine is frightening in a way, and I want to explore those feelings of hypnosis. I can see life just wasting away, days and weeks passing by with no real ambitions to get out of this detrimental cycle.
What are your preferred mediums, and why are you drawn to them?
I am a sculptural artist with no medium preference. I enjoy working with a range of materials and exploring the different ways I can get the effects I desire for each work. I have enjoyed working with non-traditional materials such as gum, artificial teeth, and foam. Through this exploration, I find new ways to interpret and appreciate material both separate from and connected to its creative purpose.
What do you want people to know about you as an artist?
My artwork is a mixture of personal experiences exemplified through the sculptures’ visuals. I am an identical twin, which has played as a consistent exploration theme in my art practice. My work has developed through many attempts and failures, which has helped me reach my creative peak.
What is the most significant thing you will take away from your Fine Arts studies?
The most significant thing to take away from my studies in the fine arts is criticism. I have learned that getting different perspectives about the current art practice will help an individual’s creativity grow. Without critiques, I do not think I would have pushed myself further in my creative practice. People share tricks for others to take and adapt into their practice. Usually, art is seen as an individual profession, but more can be reached when collaborating with other artistic perspectives.