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BIOGRAPHY
Dietrich Steinberg is a Digital media artist, who was born in St. Louis and has lived on both coasts of the US. He first became exposed to Digital Media Art in my high school Career Technical Education classes. He felt passionate about these classes and the coursework due to the teacher and the coursework being fun and engaging. The reason he decided to be a Digital Media Art major in lieu of other majors related to Digital Media is because the Digital Media Art major will immerse you in subjects that he was already passionate about, and the Digital Media Art major helps grow fundamental and transferable skills in Digital Media. He wanted to develop these skills to the extent of having a more malleable and fulfilling career path.
ARTIST STATEMENT
My digital art consists of 2D graphics, videos, and websites. I constructed my 2D graphics using design tools and coding. My current work alludes to meme culture, my perspective on politics, predominantly about the environment or current events, something related to me, or content that I feel is entertaining. My work pertains to these subjects because they are relevant to my lived experience of growing up with access to the internet, growing up as a military brat, and having outdoorsy hobbies. These lived experiences have guided me to embrace the absurdity of the internet, be skeptical of military action, and prioritize preserving life and nature.
Dietrich Steinberg, Untitled, Digital Fabrication, 2021
The first glitch is meant to depict the initiating event of the invasion of Afghanistan and the public perception of Bush after 911. The picture of the Twin Towers is the representation of the United States The picture of Bush is meant to symbolize the public support for Bush after 911, and the arrogant mindset of the United States, in their approach to the war in Afghanistan. The Glitch also addresses the Irony of the increased public support due to 911, because the attack itself occurred due to systemic failures in the intelligence community, which was under his watch.
Dietrich Steinberg, Untitled, Digital Fabrication, 2021
The theme of the second glitch is the involvement of the United States in Afghanistan under the Obama Administration. The picture of the president is meant to establish the victories of the Obama Administration against the Taliban. The picture of the soldier and the trash is meant to represent the overall personal and economic collateral of the war.
Dietrich Steinberg, Untitled, Digital Fabrication, 2021
The third glitch is a representation of the withdrawal of United States Forces under the Biden Administration. The picture of Biden is meant to convey the message of the war from the Biden Administration to the American public. The Afghan fighters are a representation of the escalating victories of the Taliban and the actual events leading up to and during the withdrawal of US troops.
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