Making Art For Enlightenment | Protecting Childhood

“Studies of Digital Absence” by Miguel Fernandez, a collection of black-and-white artist proofs depicting children absorbed by smartphones, exploring the emotional void created by digital dependence

Artist Proofs: Studies of Digital Absence

Acrylic-based ink on cotton London.
22nd October 2024

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Digital Childhood 001/002

Gallery Etching Rag. Unique Giclee 1/1
London. 6th October 2024

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Artwork of a young absent girl holding a smartphone beneath the text “You’re not lost, you’re here,” displayed on a bus stop advertisement panel in Cromwell Road

Pretty Little Minds

Acrylic-based ink and spray paint on paper
Cromwell Road. London. 1st October 2024

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Framed artwork depicting a seated child holding a red smartphone, with a red bar obscuring their eyes, displayed in a modern art gallery

Unseen

Acrylic-based ink and spray paint on paper
London. 27th September 2024

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Graffiti artwork by Miguel Fernandez of a young girl holding a smartphone with her eyes covered, letting go at the same time 4 balloons that represent imagination, play, innocence and childhood

Gone

Spray paint on wall (Stencil)
Albacete, Spain. 21st September 2024

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Street billboard with Stella McCartney advertisement featuring a child taking a picture with his smartphone of a balloon and the text 'IT'S ABOUT FUCKING TIME' on a city sidewalk.

It’s About Fucking Time

Spray paint on billboard (Stencil)
Notting Hill Gate, London. 17th September 2024

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Group of people taking photos of a large black and white portrait of a "Else" (artwork by Miguel Fernandez) at an art gallery.

Else

Acrylic-based ink on paper
London. 3rd July 2024

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Silhouette illustration of two teenagers, a girl and a boy, looking at their phones. Artwork titled "Luces y Sombras" by Miguel Fernandez

Luces y Sombras

Graphite and Ink on paper (studio sketch)
Algarve, Portugal. 29th May 2024

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Black and white illustration of two children sitting side by side, each looking at their smartphone, with a small teddy bear between them.

Preliminary Study for ‘Swing of Silence’

Acrylic-based ink and spray on wall
London. 24th May 2024

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Modern art gallery featuring a black and white portrait of a woman on a white wall, with two people in the background looking at other artworks. Artwork title "Screen Walk" by Miguel Fernandez

Screen Walk

Acrylic-based ink and graphite on paper
London. 26th April 2024