Artists
show technology works
Artists
using technology to create new forms of art incorporating multi-media,
visual art, music and computer science will showcase their projects
at a workshop at the UNM Arts Technology Center (ATC), 1923
Las Lomas NE, on Friday, Nov. 1, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The
event is free and open to the public.
Seven participating
artists recently took part in an Artist-In-Residence Program
Cultural Practice/Virtual Style: Creating an Arts Environment
in High Performance Computing sponsored by the ATC and
UNM High Performance Computing, Education and Research Center
and funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Rockefeller
Foundation.
Working
at the UNM computing center, the artists used supercomputers,
a visualization lab that supports 3-D imaging and the AccessGRID
high bandwidth virtual meeting room, which allows for collaborative
design with international partners.
Everyone
working in this field is experimenting and learning. That is
what makes these projects interesting, said Danae Falliers,
ATC associate director.
Among the
artists who will present work is GRONK, widely known for a thought
provoking body of expressionistic work including painting, performance,
photography, video and installations.
For GRONK's
residency in November, he will create an animation to be translated
later to the LodeStar Astronomy Centers digital domed
theater. GRONK will work collaboratively with students from
the College of Fine Arts and the Computer Science Department.
Artists
will present their work from 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Breakout sessions
will be held in the afternoon. GRONK will demonstrate in the
visualization lab from 2-3 p.m.
For information,
call 277-2286.