Comparison between Naomi White and Darian Mederos

In terms of similarities, Naomi White and Darian Mederos’ work both focus on the use of plastic in order to create a sense of mystery and abstraction. In both these images in particular the tones of both images are rather muted and subdued. The work by White and Mederos provide the theme of Anthropocene as they use man made, polluting materials to create their work by showing them in an artistic light.

On the other hand, the work by both artists are different in the sense that Darian Mederos’ work focuses more on portrait-based work when compared to Naomi White’s abstract-focused work. Also, Mederos’ work is a painting whereas White’s work is an edited photograph. The tones in White’s image are much warmer in comparison to Mederos’ work that provides a lot of cooler tones.

Despite both works having differences that contradict each other, I think they represent Anthropocene in a similar way, as they create ambiguity through the use of artificial materials.