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Deities & Demigods (Series)<\/em> Deities & Demigods<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>explores the enduring influence of power and propaganda, linking the covert promotion of abstract art during the Cold War to contemporary digital manipulation on social media platforms. This series juxtaposes hyper-realistic portraits of social media leaders with abstract, chaotic backgrounds, reflecting the tension between their public personas and the unseen algorithms shaping our digital realities. The title draws a parallel between these figures and mythological deities, positioning them as modern demigods who wield immense control over information, communication, and culture. Through this lens,\u00a0<\/span>Deities & Demigods<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>critiques the evolving dynamics of influence and authority in the digital age.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_blurb image=”https:\/\/jamesmalzahn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_0148-1-scaled.jpg” alt=”Key Holders” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||0px|||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” title_text=”IMG_0148 (1)” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Deities & Demigods (Series)2022Oil and acrylic on canvas. Deities & Demigods\u00a0explores the enduring influence of power and propaganda, linking the covert promotion of abstract art during the Cold War to contemporary digital manipulation on social media platforms. This series juxtaposes hyper-realistic portraits of social media leaders with abstract, chaotic backgrounds, reflecting the tension between their […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-680","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamesmalzahn.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamesmalzahn.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamesmalzahn.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamesmalzahn.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamesmalzahn.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=680"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/jamesmalzahn.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/680\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":684,"href":"https:\/\/jamesmalzahn.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/680\/revisions\/684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamesmalzahn.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
2022<\/em>
Oil and acrylic on canvas.<\/p>\n