Expanding Perspective: The Use of Expansion in Artwork

Expansion as it applies to art is intended to exaggerate the meaning the artist wants to convey to the viewers. When expanding upon a component of art, it is trying to draw in the audience to suggest a concept that is, no pun intended, expansive in our world/society/mind/etc. Stewart (2012) explains this concept: "the contradiction between the materials and the meaning suggests a new definition of nature". Consider the below piece. A child is pointing towards a mass of technology as if exemplifying his desire to have one of the pieces of technology that is essentially part of a pile of what appears to be discarded, useless junk. This is intended to illustrate the relationship between society (particularly younger generations) and technology. We are constantly lusting after gadgets, devices, and the newest and best form of technology, but in the end it only contributes to our excessive waste that has become the prevalent norm in the 21st century.