A conceptual art project driven by togetherness.
Pangaea is a multifaceted conceptual art experience that strives to create conversation, inspiration and action. Over an array of artistic mediums, the story of Pangaea transcends through coexisting works to bring tangibility to its conceptual core, togetherness.
Roles
Mixed Media
Art Direction
Exhibition Design
Photography
Video
Design
Date
2020
Artist Statement
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1991), DeShawn Oravetz is a creative director and visual artist currently residing in Nashville, Tennessee. Pangaea is a multifaceted conceptual art experience that strives to create conversation, inspiration and action. Over an array of artistic mediums, the story of Pangaea transcends through coexisting works to bring tangibility to its conceptual core, togetherness.
Pangaea works to establish a permanent stage of conceptualism within Oravetz’s work. Utilizing Oravetz’s careful attention to detail, Pangaea pushes boundaries to set a creative standard for multilayered concepts that showcase a surface level aesthetic with deeper sociological norms, ideals, and challenges.
The fundamental concept within Pangaea is that of togetherness, focusing on the vital need for it in today’s landscape of challenges both within America and the world. The title Pangaea stems from geophysicist Alfred Wegener’s 1912 theory, suggesting that a supercontinent existed in the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic time periods 350 million years ago. In modern times not only have the continents drifted apart physically, but in a humanitarian sense as well.
Pangaea strives to pull us back together.
Augmented Reality
With the help of Augmented Reality Co, we created an AR version of the personal invites to release and engage with a wider audience during covid postponement.
Artwork
Mixed Media
Jordan Moss (2019) 1 of 2, 2019, 30 x 29 in (76.2 x 73.6 cm), acrylic, silkscreen on recycled cardboard
2 of 2, 2019, 18 x 24 in (45.7 x 60.9 cm), acrylic, silkscreen, crayon, jersey on canvas
America, America (2019) 1 of 3, 2019, 18 x 24 in (45.7 x 60.9 cm), acrylic silkscreen, recycled newspaper on canvas
2 of 3, 2019, 18 x 24 in (45.7 x 60.9 cm), acrylic silkscreen on recycled cardboard
3 of 3, 2019, 24 x 36 in (60.9 x 91.4 cm), acrylic silkscreen on recycled newspaper
America’s Pastime (2017) 2017, 2.8 x 2.8 in (7.1 x 7.1 cm), cork, yarn, leather
Worldwide (2019) 2019, 18 x 24 in (45.7 x 60.9 cm), acrylic, silkscreen on canvas
Streetball (2019) 2019, 19 x 27.5 in (48.2 x 69.8 cm), sheet aluminum, adhesive plastic, rubber
Black & White (2019) 2019, 18 x 24 in (45.7 x 60.9 cm), acrylic, blood, silkscreen on canvas
Video
Ambience (2020) 2020, 12 x 22 in (30.5 x 55.8 cm), compilation on modified screen
Photography
$10 Minimum (2019) 2019, 24 x 36 in (60.9 x 91.4 cm) printed on luster paper
Transformation (2019) 1 of 3, 2019, 24 x 36 in (60.9 x 91.4 cm) printed on luster paper
2 of 3, 2019, 24 x 36 in (60.9 x 91.4 cm) printed on luster paper
3 of 3, 2019, 24 x 36 in (60.9 x 91.4 cm) printed on luster paper
What Is The Purpose Of Your Trip (2019) 2019, 24 x 36 in (60.9 x 91.4 cm) printed on luster paper
Appalachin State Of Mind (2019) 2019, 24 x 36 in (60.9 x 91.4 cm) printed on luster paper
Print (workbook)
Faces [i•den•ti•ty] workbook (2019) 2019, premium & standard editions, 8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm) 432gsm / 105gsm paper
Garments
Tkané Spolu — hoodie (2019) 2019, cut & sew, embroidery on french terry heavyweight cotton
Trikot — t-shirt (2019) 2019, cut & sew, ink on heavyweight jersey cotton
Obnovit — reconstructed t-shirt (2019) 2019, cut & sew reconstruction, ink on mid-weight cotton