Canvas Cooler 2025

10 artists are given the challenge of transforming a blank canvas-wrapped Red Bull cooler into an inspired work of art.

Solace

by:
Tess Aptakin
About the Exhibit:

Solace is a multilayered, light-influenced piece. Produced in CMYK format, the layers are exposed as the LED light bar matches the color of the photograph. Featuring a factory backdrop, these images emote isolation and common ground between the outcast and the deserted. 

About the artist:

Tess is a film photographer with over a decade of experience, focusing on industrial landscapes and abandoned architecture. Through post-production manipulation, she cultivates a maximalist, brutalist aesthetic in her work. Born in Miami, she travels across the United States capturing America’s forgotten and mundane. 

Visit Webpage
www.tessaptakin.com

About MAD Arts

MAD Arts is a museum, community hub, and laboratory for art and technology founded in 2020, its flagship headquarters is a 50,000-square-foot space in South Florida that facilitates visionary exhibitions and projects by individuals, collectives, non-profits, and companies. 

Exploring new models of culture and business, MAD Arts supports artists, creatives, and technologists with the resources of a full-service digital, marketing, advertising, and technology hub, including virtual reality and motion capture studios and manufacturing facilities. Committed to educational initiatives, inclusive programming, and career development, MAD Arts is grounded in the philosophy that art and technology are tools for social good and should be made accessible.

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