Modern Luxury Featured Publication 2020

A nighttime scene with a starry sky and silhouettes of trees. In the foreground, a person is sitting on a bench playing a guitar, and behind them, a person is playing drums. Two children are looking at a glowing object, possibly a firefly, while a deer stands nearby. There are street lamps illuminating the scene with a magical, dreamlike atmosphere.

THE EXCERPT: LET’S GET DIGITAL

Doriana Sinnett can’t help but stand out at Oceanside Museum of Art’s Artist Alliance Biennial, on display through May 31 (tickets $8.00, oma-online.org) using her own drawings, photography and expertise in Photoshop. Sinnett heightens the essential beauty already found in nature with hyper-kaleidoscopic tones. Her series, Music Theme evokes the insights and emotions involved in music and art, two things Sinnett finds to be “the pinnacle of human creation.” This reverence rings clear throughout her work as she effectively tells the story behind the sounds she hears. Sinnett hopes the exhibition inspires more artists to utilize innovative technology in their techniques. If anything for the freedom digital art permits. “It can mimic different mediums, from acrylics to oils and pastels.” says Sinnett. “Just a an artist uses a brush and a sculptor uses clay, as a digital artist my canvas is a computer screen enabling me to explore my vision in infinitude.”

Kerry Snyder

Cover of Modern Luxury San Diego magazine featuring a woman with dark hair styled in a top bun, wearing a light pink sheer dress, and dramatic eyeliner. The magazine includes headlines like "She's on Fire," "The New Modern," "Sharp as Ever," and "Routine Maintenance."
A magazine page titled 'Society' features an artistic night scene in a park with glowing street lamps, a deer, and two children with musical instruments, one sitting on a bench and one standing with headphones, surrounded by other abstract elements and colorful lights.