Why is sincerity and authenticity such a big deal online? “People should be sincere but not that serious,” Brittney Scott responded, hunkered behind her phone in the windowsill at her first art show. The exhibit, appropriately titled My 1st IRL Art Show, is now up at BOLD LA, and stays on point with her straightforward but unassuming spirit. Brittney’s drawings, ripped from the pages of Tumblr and splayed on the walls of the gallery space, are all done quite plainly on an iPhone app called “Paint.” What started as doodles of friends such as Jerome LOL, Kreayshawn, and Diplo has evolved into a following of thousands. She doesn’t take it too seriously, though, and makes it clear that we shouldn’t either––doing so would just ruin the fun.
Brittney, who originally hails from Texas but has called Los Angeles home for the past three years, can be found online as B6. Sample tweet: “how do i have a gallery space but no apartment….” Brittney will be hanging at BOLD next Thursday night to whip up visitors’ portraits on her phone, but we snuck in yesterday to get one first. We chatted both IRL and via text about her art and the strange permanence of maintaining an online presence, but the most fun was had when we got down to the day-to-day of using the Internet: emoji vs. emoticons, notifications on vs. off, and what app she checks first thing everyday. Check out the interview to the left.
Through August 29, 2014
BOLD LA
958 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90015
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OC's Noah Adler and artist Brittney Scott texting at BOLD LA, where her gallery show, My 1st IRL Art Show, is now up. Photos by Stryder Bartow
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Ed note: read the article Noah recommends about emojis here!
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Brittney, who originally hails from Texas but has called Los Angeles home for the past three years, can be found online as B6. Sample tweet: “how do i have a gallery space but no apartment….” Brittney will be hanging at BOLD next Thursday night to whip up visitors’ portraits on her phone, but we snuck in yesterday to get one first. We chatted both IRL and via text about her art and the strange permanence of maintaining an online presence, but the most fun was had when we got down to the day-to-day of using the Internet: emoji vs. emoticons, notifications on vs. off, and what app she checks first thing everyday. Check out the interview to the left.
Through August 29, 2014
BOLD LA
958 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90015
MAP
OC's Noah Adler and artist Brittney Scott texting at BOLD LA, where her gallery show, My 1st IRL Art Show, is now up. Photos by Stryder Bartow
Ed note: read the article Noah recommends about emojis here!
