Bio/Statement

Mason Dillon-Hill is known to bridge a gap between the world of art and entertainment, creating a discussion around the state of the modern world and how we as a society reckon with it. He weaves digital and physical mediums together within his pieces, giving a sense of uncanniness and mania to the works.

Mason is attending The Evergreen State College, where he has been featured in the Cooper Point Journal for a collection of painted clothing pieces he created, titled “Hole Theory”, which explored and critiqued stoicism and navigating mental illness from an uninformed perspective. Mason has done several commissions for musicians, primarily as the designer/ creative director of various album artworks. He is currently living in Seattle, Washington.

I am of a generation that is nostalgic for times they were not present for, and anxious for an uncertain future. My work illustrates these themes, and is both an homage and a criticism towards escapism and its presence in modern media. You can interpret it as you would a political cartoon: there is always a punchline.

My pieces are often frenzied and clustered, with overlapping images and layers of digital effects added to create visual distortion. I focus on figures that inhabit a world, and primarily employ a mix of physical and digital mediums to create an air of uncanniness within the piece. I utilize visual humor to aid in communicating harsher themes, as I am often drawn to confront my anxieties through my work. 

I have a deep love for comic books, and so my work presents itself as such; there are recurring characters, landmarks, and stories told throughout. My goal is to create a reflection of daily life and our means of coping with it.