Utilizing obsolete technology, electronic devices and other bygone tech, Malton draws from these relics as amere cache of inspiration to attempt to replicate the digital mind and hand. These works grew out of his huntingnostalgia of a simpler time in society and media consumption. Having lost their utilitarian function, meaningand poise, these monoliths sit heavy and abandoned, as if immobilised by grief of what is still yet to come:complete digital totalitarianism. When a culture around an object or device dissapears, everything becomesimpregnated with that object’s presence, and is a reminder of it’s absence.“If a neuromorphic system successfully mimics a human brain and produces an original piece of work, who, ifanyone, should be able to claim ownership of the work?”
Jared malton
Jared malton
Jared Malton is an emerging artist working out of Perth (Boorloo), Western Australia. His work encompasses
painting, sculpture, and printmaking. His conceptual approach is heavily inuenced by Mid-Century American
modern art and reects a contemporary interpretation in the Australian context. He paints a personal reection
of his denition of society today, and illustrates a sense of manifested nostalgia in how people utilize technol-
ogy. His trepidation for the future can be reected in how he takes inspiration from obsolete relics and projects
his own personal thoughts through their physical presence. Jared has exhibited works nationally and is featured
in commercial and private collections.
Utilizing obsolete technology, electronic devices and other bygone tech, Malton draws from these relics as amere cache of inspiration to attempt to replicate the digital mind and hand. These works grew out of his huntingnostalgia of a simpler time in society and media consumption. Having lost their utilitarian function, meaningand poise, these monoliths sit heavy and abandoned, as if immobilised by grief of what is still yet to come:complete digital totalitarianism. When a culture around an object or device dissapears, everything becomesimpregnated with that object’s presence, and is a reminder of it’s absence.“If a neuromorphic system successfully mimics a human brain and produces an original piece of work, who, ifanyone, should be able to claim ownership of the work?”