Installations

Monday 23 August 2010

Artist's 'reversing' the interface

These are a few artists that I have come upon in my research into artists that referene the everyday digital interfaces that we utilise.  I am particularly interested in the following visual artists are they treat the digital interface as a landscape that is worthwhile investigating and interpreting, and secondly through non- digital processes in an attempt to physicalise the digital space. 

Flavio de Marco, is predominantly an artist, and writer based in Italy.  He interprets the interfaces of everyday screens through painting and larger wall installations, which demonstrate a modern day interpretations of frescoes exploring the simulated layers and surfaces of the internet.

Mimesi (Imitation) 01 (II), Flavio de Marco, 2005
Acrylic on wall and canvas, 264 x 440cm


Paesaggio (Landscape), Flavio de Marco
Acrylic on canvas, 140cm x 100cm


Spazio Privato Pubblico Pittorico (Paessaggio) – (Private Space Pictorial Public – Landscape), Flavio de Marco, 1999
Acrylic on canvas, 50 x 70cm


Mimesi 00 (Imitation), Flavio de Marco, 2004
Acrylic on canvas and wall, 230 x 1500cm


Secondly, I have been exploring the work of Guillaume Reymond, a french - swiss artist, that physicalises mainly games played online through human and mechanical performance. 


Transformers #03. Guillaume Reymond, 2008 Performance


Transformers, Guillaume Reymond, 2008
Performance
 

Space Invaders, Guillaume Reymond, 2006


Lastly, I would like to make reference to Christiane Baumgartner who interprets the pre-digital screen through the painstakingly slow version of woodprinting.  Directly pointing to the theories of Paul Virilio in her writings, she seeks to memorialise and slow down the speed of everyday life.


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