Ashlee Purcella

Ashlee Purcella is a digital artist with a focus in 3D animation and visual effects. She was born and raised in Buffalo, Wyoming and received her Associates of Fine Art from Northern Wyoming Community College in 2018. Purcella aspires to become a professional VFX artist and Animator in the film industry. 

Artist Statement

At a young age we are taught that art belongs in the physical dimension of objects including their aesthetic, imaginative, and creative content. However, as our world persists in a constant state of technological advancement, can we afford to think that way any longer? Does fine art deserve a reputation beyond traditional conventions? My body of work explores this concept by reaching into the technological realm in an attempt to explore significant fine art influences, reimagined in digital three-dimensional space.  

This series examines paintings from different artistic movements and seeks to conceptualize their aesthetic qualities through 3D-modeling software. I have created two original, digital pieces influenced by 19th Century artists, Wassily Kandinsky and Robert Delaunay, which are accompanied by a mixed-media, contemporary motion graphics piece. My work experiments with different modes of visualization to push the boundaries of what society deems as “fine art.”