The REBEL DOT Series

The Rebel Dot series represents the juxtaposition between conformity and non-conformity within society. It is easy to think we are living a life we’ve chosen, when in actuality we are not living our true life or purpose. The colorful, grid-like individual dots, when you zoom the lens out, are on a predictable conveyor belt, matching and mirroring one another as they are expected to or have been influenced to be. Marshall felt this in his own life until deciding to take control and break out of cyclical unconscious conformity – to revisit himself as inherently unique before heavy societal influence.

To Marshall, the Rebel Dot is freedom through personal choice and action. The uniform dots are so precise, creating visual and metaphorical space for the Rebel Dot to roam and explore. Earlier works in the series show the Rebel Dot slightly out of position, rising up or nearly at the edge of the canvas. As the series has evolved, the Rebel Dot occasionally finds its way to a hidden part of the canvas, only to be discovered in the ultimate rebel placement once the viewer becomes curious enough to find it..