"dangerous beauty"
this exhibit, which involves the juxtaposition of lynn herschmann and marina abramovic's artworks, explores the constantly changing role of women in society and the art world. their bodies of work explore what it means to be a woman, and discuss what it is to be female. the strength of this exhibit lies in the similarities between the two artists. though they use different media, they explore a common theme quite successfully.
eva and franco mattes/adriene jenik
eva and franco mattes create avatars that reflect society's ideals in a game called second life, whereas adriene jenik works through a program called desktop theater. in these somewhat similar forums, these three artists comment on societal norms and values.
"past and present"
the comparison between lillian schwartz and robert lazzarini explores the social context in which artworks are created. for their respective time periods, the technology that schwartz used and lazzarini is currently using is phenomenal. schwartz worked creating fully digital films, while lazzarini works with rapid prototyping to create skewed versions of common objects. this exhibit serves as an excellent retrospective on the beginnings of digital art, as well as a promising look ahead to the future of digital art.
"the real and unreal"
though the themes that teun hocks and ellen kooi use are strikingly similar, they use very different processes. both artists have surrealistic tendencies, but they mix in an adequate amount of realism. kooi does not use any photo manipulation to create her works, she plans each scene in painstaking detail and takes a photograph. hocks takes a photograph of his background, prints it in black and white, and then paints over that background to achieve the effects he wants. these artists both explore the "what if"s in life, which makes for a very compelling exhibition.
this exhibit, which involves the juxtaposition of lynn herschmann and marina abramovic's artworks, explores the constantly changing role of women in society and the art world. their bodies of work explore what it means to be a woman, and discuss what it is to be female. the strength of this exhibit lies in the similarities between the two artists. though they use different media, they explore a common theme quite successfully.
eva and franco mattes/adriene jenik
eva and franco mattes create avatars that reflect society's ideals in a game called second life, whereas adriene jenik works through a program called desktop theater. in these somewhat similar forums, these three artists comment on societal norms and values.
"past and present"
the comparison between lillian schwartz and robert lazzarini explores the social context in which artworks are created. for their respective time periods, the technology that schwartz used and lazzarini is currently using is phenomenal. schwartz worked creating fully digital films, while lazzarini works with rapid prototyping to create skewed versions of common objects. this exhibit serves as an excellent retrospective on the beginnings of digital art, as well as a promising look ahead to the future of digital art.
"the real and unreal"
though the themes that teun hocks and ellen kooi use are strikingly similar, they use very different processes. both artists have surrealistic tendencies, but they mix in an adequate amount of realism. kooi does not use any photo manipulation to create her works, she plans each scene in painstaking detail and takes a photograph. hocks takes a photograph of his background, prints it in black and white, and then paints over that background to achieve the effects he wants. these artists both explore the "what if"s in life, which makes for a very compelling exhibition.
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