Gallery Selects Spotlight 006: Maya Man

Meet Maya Man, a digital artist whose work profoundly reflects internet culture. Her art navigates the complex relationship between technology, code, post-identity, and femininity.

Read on for our discussion with Maya!

From a young age, Maya was captivated by the creative potential of computers. She crafted music videos and explored digital filters, drawn to the participatory culture of early online platforms. This convergence of art, internet, and tech led her to study Computer Science and Media Studies.

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Her project ‘Glance Back’ emerged as a pivotal achievement, marking a shift from seeking validation through complexity towards creating work that resonated with her intrinsic fascinations—identity, femininity, and online authenticity.

‘FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT,’ one of her signature projects, critiques and participates in the culture it examines, highlighting the irony of online self-help trends. It reflects on identity and femininity in the digital age, aiming to spark dialogue on the influence of the internet on our lives and self-perception.

Regarding the Web3 space, Maya’s engagement has brought her both excitement and introspection. She appreciates the new opportunities for digital art circulation that on-chain art provides, allowing for greater collector participation and the interplay between digital and physical realms.

Looking forward, she aspires to deepen the discourse on internet culture within contemporary art, encouraging a more profound and sustained examination of digital art.

Read the full text on Mirror.

Looking forward, she aspires to deepen the discourse on internet culture within contemporary art, encouraging a more profound and sustained examination of digital art.

Read the full text on Mirror. 
https://gallery.mirror.xyz/qr8Zs40PDa59XN1-lmVDOxEclEgThb8Nb3xg37t9c2Y