“Walter Ruttmann (28 December 1887 – 15 July 1941) was a German film director and along with Hans Richter and Viking Eggeling was an early German practitioner of experimental film. Ruttmann was born in Frankfurt am Main; he studied architecture and painting and worked as a graphic designer. His film career began in the early
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How do line, shape, and color behave when the gates of Time are suddenly opened to them? I suggest that even the most skilled artisans have only just begun to explore this question. The prevalence of narrative in moving mediums has marginalized this question for many years. Of course a great film does wonders with
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Leaders in Software Art (LISA) is an artist-run salon in New York dedicated to art which is generated by code. Thirty to fifty artists, collectors, and curators gather in a loft or artist studio each month to hear several artists present their work. The event is curated by Isabel Walcott Draves, wife of Scott Draves
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In the Place Where We Live Dan Hermes is exhibiting a series of portraits and landscapes featuring the New England area. Sept. 24-25, 2011, 11am-6pm Hope Church 85 Seaverns Avenue Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 map Downloadable map of the entire event with all artists. We’re #14 18th Annual Jamaica Plain Open Studios
“Kitchen’s Door”, Erik Sanner 2011 Video projection onto oil painting on wood panel 23″ x 40″ used with permission can be seen at A TOOL IS A MIRROR Boston Cyberarts 2011 @ Mobius 725 Harrison Avenue, Suite One Boston MA 02118 Fri Apr 22, 2011 - Sun May 08, 2011 A Tool Is A Mirror Every keyboard
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Exhibit runs thru June, 2011 Cyberarts Central Waterfront Square Atrium 290 Congress Street Boston, MA Details here The dramatic glass-enclosed Waterfront Square Atrium at Atlantic Wharf in downtown Boston is the site of an exhibition of slow-moving dynamic digital painting, digital animation, and algorithmically generated software that explores fluid dynamics and digital and artificial life. Works
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Anne Spalter’s digital video drawing, “Fracture”, shown at Stephan Stoyanov’s gallery in NYC in Feb 2011, has been acquired by the Albright-Knox museum in Buffalo NY. ‘It’s permanent collection, which includes works by most of the great artists of the late 19th and the 20th centuries, as well as many emerging artists, has been cited
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Moving digital paintings are used in one of three ways: Framed – one or more framed flat-screen televisions Projection – on walls, floors, or ceilings Licensed – paintings for pre-existing televisions, computers, or displays FRAMED Framed moving digital paintings range in size from six inches to sixty inches for single screen installations. Forty plus sized
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Moving painting is a growing genre of art designed for display on flat screen televisions and projection installations. Also called video paintings, dynamic paintings, ambient paintings, moving digital paintings, and ambient video this medium exploits the ubiquity and affordability of screens and monitors in today’s world. Drawing on the western tradition of oil painting, these compositions
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It seems that Kanye West has made his contribution to the moving painting genre: The compositing, aspect, and speed juxtaposition considerations in this video are not insignificant.
We visited artist/educator Laura Giannitrapani at her virtual reality studio at Boston University. Here’s my video podcast of this field trip: Axiom Gallery and ATNE sponsored a virtual reality event around the same time: New Media Curious Event with Jeffrey Jacobson – Virtual Reality Technology and The Virtual Egyptian Temple. I encourage you to check out
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