Week2_Research_Jordan Grandison

     Petra Cortright is an American artist whose artwork varies from sculptures to paintings to video installations. Her artwork usually starts off as Photoshop files that she builds up layer by layer. Petra's methods vary from using brushes that she herself has created or by downloading and tinkering with ones she finds online. Cortright uses both digital and analog mediums to dive deeper into the aesthetics and performative cultures of online consumption. Her artwork utilizes digital effects such as filters and computer graphics to highlight behaviors found in popular websites.