IT'S the quintessential
millennial house party ¬¬– the cool kids decked out in the latest
trendy fashion, lounging on couches trying their hardest to look bored and
apathetic; empty beer bottles and solo cups littering every flat surface; and
the smokers gathered in a circle outside, half-burnt cigarettes
between fingers, blowing smoke into each other’s faces.
Claudine Dignadice’s Hue Are explores the Millennial
obsession with social media and self-documentation. With our generation’s lives
curated, filtered, and photoshopped to fill our Facebook walls and Instagram
feeds, all boasting the hottest parties, the farthest travels, and most
unbelievable adventures.
“It is now harder to let moments pass because the world today
has archives of memories readily available,” shares Dignadice, a Fine Arts
student at the University of San Agustin.
Hue Are showcases several paintings that almost feel like
images lifted from the same lively party. With art showcasing the archetype
“cool kids” ¬– the denim-clad, the red-lipped, the
decked-out ¬¬ –caught in candid moments of quiet calm. Framed in pastel and
neon colors, Dignadice’s characters exude youthful naivety and introspection.
“This body of work examines how adolescent memories can be
depicted through an array of colors and techniques, to emphasize a fusion of
emotion, character importance and flux,” expresses Dignadice.
“The series expresses [a] coming of age,” shares Dignadice.
At the heart of Hue Are is a young generation coming to terms with a social-media-obsessed
age, seeking out themselves and trying to cultivate their unique identities in
an ever-changing world.
