Taylor White
LOCATION: Clinc, 200 S 1st
PRESENTED BY: Clinc, Michigan Economic Development Corporation
Official Sites: Website | Instagram
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Raleigh, NC’s Taylor White melds figurative subject matter and tech with her A2AC Murals piece on Clinc Inc’s building on Washington and First in Downtown Ann Arbor’s Creative District.
Taylor White is an American painter and muralist whose work engages with the fundamental nature of being. Her style presents a compelling fusion of figurative and abstract painting, a signature technique that captures the nuanced choreography between the seen and unseen forces that shape our existence. Skillfully rendered figures are set against bold abstract elements that fragment reality, inviting the viewer into a deeper realm of interpretation in a dynamic interplay that speaks to the interconnectedness of life. White’s renderings of living forms are intimate and evocative, expressing a deep understanding of physicality and presence. Her use of bold colors and dramatic contrasts encapsulates the vibrancy of the human experience – the tangible and the ethereal, the individual and the collective, the grounded and the transcendent, the momentary and the eternal.
ABOUT THE MURAL
“The mural considers the relationship between humanity and technology as we move into a future where these elements are inherently interwoven.”
Taylor White
“The hands delicately and hopefully explore the relationship with the digital space, while points of tension are created visually as the horizontal shapes cut through the composition.
While the tools that have developed over the last ten years have created unprecedented breakthroughs in our ability to connect, socialize and share information across continents, some believe that social media and the tech leviathans who created it pose an existential threat to civilization. There are evidence-based arguments that social media platforms dehumanize their users, disrupt the social fabric, and collapse our shared understanding of reality. Documentaries like ‘The Social Dilemma’ reveal that the technology utilized by social media is manipulative by design, using our own psychology against us in service of its own interests.
So, what do we do with what we know? Technology is here to stay, but that doesn’t mean we are helpless to its advances. We have a choice to hold ourselves and the tech companies accountable for how we use the tools at our disposal.”
A huge thank you to everyone that supported the A2AC Murals crowdfunding campaign to fill downtown with murals! A special thanks to Clinc Inc. and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation for understanding the importance of accessible visual art and making Taylor’s mural come to life!
MURAL PICTURES
PROGRESS PICTURES
EXAMPLES OF TAYLOR’S WORK
