Metamorphoses (City Bugs)
“Insectus Bonaventuras.” By Josh S. Rose, 2016.
“Metamorphoses (City Bugs). A Series by Josh S. Rose
The City Bugs series came to me wandering around downtown Los Angeles during a critical time in my trajectory as an artist. At the time, I was deep inside the commercial art world, working as a creative director at an agency. Many have felt the push/pull of working in commercial art with outside aspirations, for me this manifested in long walks with my camera trying to envision a way out. Buildings, in the series, represent our structural manifestations of work. The careful reflections and rotations involved detailed post-processing of very high-resolution images in Photoshop - work in and of itself. The idea of turning it all into a bug has Kafka-esque references, exploring further our relationship to work, hierarchy and humanity.
“Common Office Fly.” By Josh S. Rose, 2016.
“Glasshopper.” By Josh S. Rose, 2016.
“Marketing Buzz.” By Josh S. Rose, 2016.
“Can I Bug You For A Minute?” By Josh S. Rose, 2016.
“Glasshopper II.” By Josh S. Rose, 2016.
“Head of the Department.” By Josh S. Rose, 2016.