{"id":2946,"date":"2013-04-18T08:00:24","date_gmt":"2013-04-18T07:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=2946"},"modified":"2014-01-31T15:33:39","modified_gmt":"2014-01-31T14:33:39","slug":"seduced-by-dystopia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=2946","title":{"rendered":"Seduced by Dystopia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/familiar_fission_trxtr.tif\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/familiar_fission_trxtr.tif\" alt=\"Familiar Fission by Trxtr\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2975\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>Familiar Fission by TRXTR. Mixed Media on Canvas, 2013<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The inspiration behind <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trxtr.co.uk\/\">TRXTR<\/a>\u2019s second solo exhibition, \u2018Dystopia\u2019 is the notion of excess and its consequences. In his own words, the problem is that \u201cin every way the Genie is out of the bottle and has become so bloated and addictive there is no way it will go back and our wishes are all used up.\u201d The vibrant colour and powerful imagery is strengthened by his use of digital media in addition to traditional paint. Subtly reflecting his personal perspective on this contentious issue, each work is wholly overloaded with intimate if arbitrary detail.\u00a0Focused on women the juxtaposition of the sexualised female surrounded by skeletons and psychedelic prints provides food for imaginative thinking. One to watch.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chemical_god_diver_trxtr.tif\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chemical_god_diver_trxtr.tif\" alt=\"Chemical God Diver by Trxtr\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2976\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>Chemical God Diver by TRXTR. 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