Connor Rothe

Connor Rothe (b. 2001, Waterloo) is a visual artist based in Toronto. He explores painting through his experience with derealization (a dissociative disorder that makes one feel mentally detached from their surroundings). His paintings are both photographic and blurry. In this, he attempts to straddle the line between real and unreal. Painted in acrylic with an airbrush, there is no physical connection between the artist and canvas/ground. The lack of physicality, both in the process and effect of airbrushing, relates to the work's disconnect.