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Visual artist Victor Fitz

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Jan 26, 20201 min read

Myopic Obsession No. 9 (2018) Pen on paper, 18x24 inches. This work was first exhibited during ArtPrize 2018 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Myopic Obsession No. 9 (2018) Pen on paper, 18x24 inches. This work was first exhibited during ArtPrize 2018 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

My recent abstract compositions are inspired partially by my casual and pedestrian fascination with theoretical physics. Quantum Field Theory, String Theory, and the Everettian "many worlds" interpretation of quantum mechanics influence these efforts (just please do not ask me to do the math).

Myopic Obsession No. 8 (2018) Pen on paper, 18x24 inches. (Sold) This work was first exhibited during ArtPrize 2018 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Myopic Obsession No. 8 (2018) Pen on paper, 18x24 inches. (Sold) This work was first exhibited during ArtPrize 2018 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

They are also attempts to create objects that allow the viewer to explore the physiological sensation of vision. There are approximately 120 million rod cells and 6-7 million cone cells in the human retina that send signals to the brain. I believe there may be configurations of compositional elements that allow the sighted to experience vision as a real feeling, less encumbered by language, that are nonetheless readable as indexical signs pointing to human effort and existence.

Myopic Obsession No. 6 (2018) Pen on paper, 6x8 inches. Prints of this work are available at
Myopic Obsession No. 6 (2018) Pen on paper, 6x8 inches. Prints of this work are available at

Along with these abstract works, I have also animated three music videos for They Might Be Giants. A playlist of those videos can be found here

I currently live in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and watch after a cat I call Cheddar.


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