Erwin Redl is a Digital and New Media artist. He was born in 1963 in Austria
where he received most of his education. Erwin's education consisted of completing his BA in Composition and a Diploma in Electronic music and later his Masters of Fine Arts in Computer Art in 1995. The artistic medium used is LED lights.
These pictures capture my attention - the lighting and background color can by hypnotic. As I view a video, FADE I Lille-2004, I feel that I've been transported to a dance club as I listen to the vibe of electronic music playing along with the video art display of purple and lavender lights pulsating rhythmically.
Masaki Fujihata began his career as a digital artist for a Computer Graphics and Animation company in the 80's. He successfully completed, Beyond the Pages in 1995-1997, an interactive system that generated graphic designs and gained him recognition. This interactive system design / software became a permanent collection of the ZKM, Centre for Art and Media, Karlsruhe, Germany.
When I view this short three minute video I am reminded of products that we, the consumer, purchase. Leap Frog, for example, is an interactive learning toy that is useful in helping children learn their phonics more effectively. Another example of this interactive animation would be Tomb Raider or Sims. Today's gaming systems tantalize the viewer with vivid imagery and sleek interactive design. The player becomes an active participant by following directions and gaining incentive tokens for accelerating through a program quickly. The games involve the player giving him or her the illusion of actively participating in the game, as if they are really there.
Digital Art is another form of art that is recognized for its' installation art, virtual reality, paintings, drawings and sculpture. This kind of art is exciting because the viewer is more involved - we participate and select options in the software that guide our direction to a final destination.
Erwin Redl is a Digital and New Media artist. He was born in 1963 in Austria