Saturday, January 21, 2012

 Steve Jobs Tech God Altar in SOHO

New York, NY- "Steve Jobs was a tech god. I took his image, placed it in a hand-carved altar from India, leaned it against a building in SOHO and placed flowers around it," says Corinne Innis. Innis, a New York City fine artist, watched in amazement as people stopped and took pictures of the Steve Jobs altar. According to Innis, their first reaction was uncertainty. Many onlookers pointed and asked her if it was Steve Jobs before snapping a picture to place on Facebook. One pedestrian in particular, a German tourist, was interested in purchasing the altar. He thought it over for awhile before deciding it was impractical. There have since been many offers to purchase the altar.

Other "tech gods" such as Bill Gates and Jerry Yang exist in the public consciousness, but Steve Jobs was Innis's first choice for an altar to represent these times. Innis has been a loyal customer of the Apple brand, using many of its programs to edit photos and video. She is currently reading Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. "People either like or dislike Jobs, but no one can deny that he was a pacesetter or creative thinker. I love his high-tech machismo," says Innis.

Innis plans to create a series of paintings about Steve Jobs. To view other paintings by Innis go to www.corinneinnis.com. Her inspiration for the series comes from the fluid stream of communication that is fostered by the graffiti/street art on walls around New York City. Innis has a BA in socio-cultural anthropology from SUNY Purchase. Her work has been shown at the African American Museum in Texas and has appeared in the International Review of African American Art. For more information or to exhibit the altar send an email to Corinne@corinneinnis.com.

Corinne Innis

corinneinnis.com

New York, NY

(516) 902-5640

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