Petra Cortright creates digital and physical images using consumer and corporate software. She gained recognition for YouTube self-portrait videos with webcam effects and spam-text captions. Her paintings, made in Photoshop with appropriated images, are printed on materials like aluminum and acrylic. While digital files are endlessly modifiable, she finalizes them as fixed two-dimensional objects with dynamic motifs and perspectives.

Petra Courtwright uses consumer and enterprise software to create digital and physical images. Her YouTube self-portrait videos using webcam effects and spam text captions have garnered attention. Her work, created using images borrowed from Photoshop, is printed on aluminum, acrylic, and other materials. While digital files are infinitely modifiable, she creates them as fixed, two-dimensional objects, capturing dynamic motifs and visual flow.