Wandering of a lonely astronaut on the wreckage of civilization

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Scott Listfield is an American artist known for his paintings in the genre of pop surrealism. His melancholic canvases depict a lonely astronaut-researcher in post-apocalyptic landscapes cluttered with pop culture symbols and corporate emblems.

Wandering of a lonely astronaut on the wreckage of civilization

Scott Listfield is sure that his generation, who grew up on the films of Lucas and Kubrick, should have been in the reality of accessible space, and not the Trump presidency. It seems that the Listfield astronaut is a character from the post-nuclear future. In fact, the artist depicts the present, and a lonely lost astronaut wandering in an abandoned world is himself and you and me.

Wandering of a lonely astronaut on the wreckage of civilization

Wandering of a lonely astronaut on the wreckage of civilization

Wandering of a lonely astronaut on the wreckage of civilization

Wandering of a lonely astronaut on the wreckage of civilization

Wandering of a lonely astronaut on the wreckage of civilization

Wandering of a lonely astronaut on the wreckage of civilization

Wandering of a lonely astronaut on the wreckage of civilization

Wandering of a lonely astronaut on the wreckage of civilization

Wandering of a lonely astronaut on the wreckage of civilization

Wandering of a lonely astronaut on the wreckage of civilization

Wandering of a lonely astronaut on the wreckage of civilization

Wandering of a lonely astronaut on the wreckage of civilization

Wandering of a lonely astronaut on the wreckage of civilization

Wandering of a lonely astronaut on the wreckage of civilization

Wandering of a lonely astronaut on the wreckage of civilization

Wandering of a lonely astronaut on the wreckage of civilization

Wandering of a lonely astronaut on the wreckage of civilization

Wandering of a lonely astronaut on the wreckage of civilization

Wandering of a lonely astronaut on the wreckage of civilization

     

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