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.
She displays more about feminism in her video,Left Side Right Side. She used a video camera and holds a mirror showing her reflection that is delayed when she is video taping. She observes close examination of a woman, herself, who is not masked by excess makeup- a natural image in black in white.
Walden Diaries - Notes and Sketches 1964-1968
Video / personal cinema work of New York City by Joan Jonas
Joan Jonas is a performer from most of the videos that I viewed on YouTube. It was difficult for me to grasp really what her message is all about other than what is written on the internet biography. I am really trying here to understand her. I like her narratives and the music she chooses for her videos. I can understand the powerful, serene, dynamic, and emotional sounds resonating in the background of her videos. The depth and the impact of the music speaks intensity of feelings and thoughts that she injects into her video performance. She speaks about space regarding what her face looks like reflected in a mirror and videotaping herself simutaneously. I guess she uses herself and body mostly in her performances and that is about feminism sometimes and o
Four Yip paints reality portraits digitally with photoshop. Her paintings encapsulate a personality of an avatar. ( to the left) I am amazed how realistic this painting appears. The artist takes screen shots of a Second Life Avatar digitally and then recreates a mixed reality portrait with the aid of PhotoShop to design her painting The image appears to be on a canvas painted with water colors.The emphasis of her mouth slightly open, wispy bangs gliding on her forehead, and her life like eyes appear to me to be dominating - demanding the viewers attention. Her chin is also more distinguished than the digital image. The focal point looks like her face and her pale wrist and hand exposed holding a lit cigarette. She is sexy, bold, strong, and attractive.This is a portrait of Kean Kelly, an avatar. This virtual world feels somewhat real. Like you can hide behind any kind of masked creation you so desire to create. Four Yip is successful in creating a human identity linked to the avatar. Beautifully done!
Today I researched a bit about Robert Rauschenberg who was an American artist. His art work is defined as Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art that consisted of paintings, print, sculptures and Combines. The latter is described as combining painting and a collage like technique; magazine clippings of images were applied to a canvas in addition to paint. There is a lot of shapes and texture involved that create a fullness to the pieces that I find inviting.
This particular style of art appears two dimensional creating depth on the canvas. There appears to be no orderly structure or reason of his images that are injected. I am sure they symbolize personal observations of everyday objects, yet some critics have commented perhaps there is a code hidden - maybe implying political statements .
Today I viewed the artists Eva and Franco Mattes who are part of the net art movement. I watched several of their videos to get a taste of what they are all about. Some of there work is with avatars in a futuristic setting, like a short video, in a fantasy world. Other creations consist of performances made to appear real to their audience in search of analyzing their reactions to what they are watching on a live cam. I believe the artists' goal is bring attention to their subjects, some positive, negative and surprising.
In the video My Generation 2010, the important message declares that adolescents take their gaming seriously The boys become obsessed and angered while playing video games when their scoring or goal is plummeting. Sad yet true are my reactions to the video short. I have certainly seen my kids freak out while playing video games. Just bringing attention to this subject matter is a strong message.
The avatar performances and or video shorts consists of digital imagery in a fantasy world. Characters are created in a fictitious world. It appears to be quite time consuming. Characters are tall, slim, short, and heavy. There are different characters styles: funky, punk, rocker, biker heterosexual and homosexual. What is the message? I think these video shorts are for entertainment purposes only. It appears they are pushing video boundaries a bit with the explicit sensuality. I did not see a rating on the video for mature audiences or adults only before viewing. I wonder how much time it takes Eva and Franco to create these avatar video shorts.
Erwin Redl is a Digital and New Media artist. He was born in 1963 in Austria
