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Richard Hamilton: 1922-2011
I was saddened to hear of the death of Richard Hamilton a couple of days ago. Although I never managed to meet him, his ideas were an important part of my research into the origins of computer arts & ideas … Continue reading
David Hockney: “I’m very busy painting England”
It was good to hear David Hockney speak of his love of nature when interviewed for BBC’s Front Row tonight. He said that England was a beautiful country and we should all get out more and see it. He also … Continue reading
A Sense of Place
A ghostly, lone figure appears out of the mist as if something half-remembered from a dream in September’s artwork by Orly Aviv. It’s an image with strong representational, even narrative elements; although the typography of the original location is subsumed … Continue reading
A Magical Forest That Reacts To Your Presence
Currently on view at Waterman’s in London is this recreation of an imaginary forest by French art duo Scenocosme (Grégory Lasserre and Anaïs met den Ancxt) which aims to turn spectators into “apprentice musicians.” Read the full article here: http://www.bcs.org/content/conWebDoc/41054
Light Constructed by Numbers
This month’s image is a selection of stills from an interactive digial artwork by French artist Anne-Sarah Le Meur, who is interested in questions such as: How does light behave in a virtual space, constructed only by numbers? How do … Continue reading
Report from the Venice Biennale
The 54th Venice Biennale (titled ILLUMInations – get it?!) is, as to be expected vast but manages to be largely underwhelming, full as it is of found objects, re-positioned, a la Duchamp. However there are some gems to be uncovered … Continue reading
Autonomous Art Making Machine
Following his recent show in Cork Street, this month’s image is by that great pioneer Harold Cohen, the only artist I know who is tackling the problem of building a program that actually makes art, rather than modelling human art-making. … Continue reading
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Fascinating new book published on an aspect of Computer Art’s history
A Little-Known Story About a Movement, a Magazine, and the Computer’s Arrival in Art: New Tendencies and Bit International, 1961-1973, edited by Margit Rosen has recently been published by MIT Press. I’ve long admired Margit’s work at Germany’s ZKM and this book, clearly … Continue reading
Combating static art
“Combating Static Art” is this month’s topic for Image of the Month and the chosen artist is Paul Brown with his kinetic painting 4^24. See it here: http://www.bcs.org/content/conWebDoc/39080 I am always on the lookout for striking new digital and technologically-mediated … Continue reading
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