Anthony Palliparambil, Jr.
2014
#reIMAGINE
With the quick swipe of a finger, a simple photograph can be transformed into a vintage-hued snapshot of life, posted for millions to view, like, share, and comment on. Interested in borrowing this approach to “fast art,” Anthony Palliparambil, Jr., uses photographs from his personal archive and edits them entirely on an iPad. The repurposed images are frequently shared on various social media platforms to encourage feedback from both local and international audiences. As the project — a series called From the Archives — progressed, followers were invited to submit photographs from their own archives to be transformed into new works.
The original source material ranges from a series of photographs of masked models, to images of sunsets and light trails, to various photographs of family and friends. Palliparambil reimagines these seemingly ordinary visual glimpses of life, and turns them into fantastic, otherworldly explorations of color, line, and memory.
#reIMAGINE features 96 works created from the collective archives of Anthony Palliparambil, Jr., and his followers.
Anthony Palliparambil, Jr. is a painter and photographer who lives and works in Bowie, MD. A graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park, his work has been seen at the Washington Project for the Arts/NoMA BID Lobby Project and the Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery, among other spaces. He is interested in exploring technology and the arts, and finding the bridge between the two. He takes an “art is for everyone” approach to creating, and shares his work with reckless abandon. #AnthonyAshwin
