The Digital Deity

Artist: Brent Doty
Series: Serialist Paintings
Title: Steve Jobs: The Digital Deity
Size: 38" x 72" x 4" 
Year: 2018
Medium: Sculptural Serialist Painting
 
  Steve Jobs: The Digital Deity is a one-of-a-kind sculptural serialist painting by Brent Doty, honoring the visionary who shaped modern technology, culture and communication. Designed to be suspended from the ceiling and visible on both sides, the work transforms Jobs into a contemporary icon and Technological monolith—a digital deity whose influence permeates design, innovation, and human interaction with technology in the 21st century.
 
  Constructed from hand painted, cut & pasted, layered biographical, historical, and pop-cultural imagery, this sculpture translates the mythology of this CEO into physical form. Causing the viewer to, literally, look up to Steve Jobs.  Doty’s serialist method uses repetition, narrative abstraction, and structural optical rhythm to evoke the immersive process of invention, the cycles of creation and reinvention, as well as the cultural worship surrounding technological creation and evolution. Mirroring the monolith in Stanley Kubrick' film, 2001 A Space Odyssey.  Each side tells a parallel narrative, encouraging viewers to engage from multiple perspectives, mirroring the duality of inspiration and scrutiny inherent in celebrity and innovation.
  Steve Jobs: The Digital Deity is designed for collectors who appreciate conceptual depth, technological history, and visually striking contemporary sculpture. Ideal for collectors, corporate tech offices, creative studios, interior designers, and luxury condo spaces, this ceiling-suspended artwork functions as a commanding focal point and a one-of-a-kind investment—celebratory, provocative, and visually unforgettable.