Clay Devlin

lightspeed

Subway daydream #dalle #zoom

Out of Sorts 40”x32” in Acrylic

MEANS OF ATTENTION, 2026 On view at @theshutternyc in 𝘼𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙡 𝙈𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙚 curated by @k.atastrophic For the past year, I’ve been working on a project (which is almost ready) focused on how the commodification of our attention by contemporary media environments impacts us on individual and collective levels. The idea for this sculpture came from the same line of thinking, exploring how our need for human connection has been co-opted to colonize our time and attention for profit. Attention is the director of conscious experience, and it shapes how we think, speak, act, and live. This piece explores how depleted attentional resources hinder all aspects of living in harmony with the Eightfold Path, represented by the Dharmachakra wheel in Buddhism, and as a fidget spinner in the sculpture. Right understanding, intention, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, and concentration. All hindered by platforms hijacking our evolutionary psychology to ensure their profits stay up and to the right. I’ll be reading about these ideas relating to this piece and my forthcoming project at Shutter Gallery on Sunday March 1st at 7pm, I’d love to see you there. Special thanks to @thesquibs for his help 3D printing pieces of the sculpture, I couldn’t have made it without him.

I wish you one trillion precious moments

🥚 volumetric ray-marched slice of a 4D quaternion Julia set song by @espforever

anti-gravity jenga

I’ve been meaning to post this for months but looking back, I’m really proud of what we accomplished with the Subjective Art Festival last September and building @subjectivenyc over the past couple years. I met @pianoaround in 2022, shortly after I had moved to NYC. I was walking dogs and trying to make it work as an artist. He kept inviting me to experiment with my art on the projectors at @lumestudios , and I kept pestering him about throwing more digital art shows. Eventually, he hired me to help start @subjectivenyc . In 2023 we began hosting monthly art shows and events, so many that I lost count. It was a blessing to curate, build community, and connect with so many different people. The freedom to feature emerging artists I believed in alongside artists I had admired for years was something I’ll always be grateful for. In 2024, we spent most of the year planning a three-day festival across all six floors of the space. We brought together hundreds of artists, curators, and performers from around the world to create a weekend filled with exhibitions, panel discussions, and performances. It was beautiful to see it all come to life. After the festival I left Subjective to focus on my art and independent projects, but I’m forever grateful for the experience. Thank you to @pianoaround for trusting me to build Subjective with him, to every artist and collaborator, and to everyone who showed up and shaped what we were building. The relationships and memories from this chapter are gifts I’ll carry with me for the rest of my life. I’m not sure if @subjectivenyc will have a second life, but it was an honor to help it lead its first 💚 Excited to share what I’ve been working on since soon.

every angel is terrifying 🪽 first experiment with veo3 song: Piece of Me Part of You by User2222 @deadbart #veo3 #aivideo #aiart #surreal

Had the pleasure of showing work at the first Primavera Digitale in Florence, Italy earlier this month! It was my first time in Europe and an incredible experience being part of a digital art festival in the birthplace of the renaissance Big thanks to @30camposeliseos @waitandhopefoundation @rifugio_digitale for having me and putting such a great festival together 💙⚜️🇮🇹

who up pondering they orb 🔮

there are many different types of berries in the garden #goodyear #noblimp