Miscommunication

Submitted by Todd Arnold

In these two hand drawn pieces Iʼve represented a man and a woman ensconced in a picture frame (or mirror). The subjects are fashionably styled, with a look of both rapture and self-absorption.

The man and woman reside in a systemic pattern, which represents their communication methods and behaviors.

The two figures are separate from each other, unable to see or communicate with one another; embedded in their artificial, self-absorbed reality.

I created this piece for The Illumination Project because I wanted to highlight an obstacle we face in our modern era between male and female interaction. The internet reigns as the primary method of communication which…

…exacerbates the already inherent difficulties we face in getting to know one another. 

To decode the opposite sex and accurately perceive what is real or imagined is further obscured by social media. Miscommunications and missed connections will persist until we fight to resist the pressures of culture and work to dismantle the digital facade, with honest and direct communion.

View Todd's Illumination post HERE.