Week 2: Selection of Artist

This week, we are tasked to research and pick an artist whereby their interactive artwork is related to either the theme of interactivity, hypermedia or immersion.

After some research, there are 2 artists that really caught my eye, Scott Snibbe, and Rafael Lozano Hemmer. Both of them have a very distinct style of their own and it is really difficult for me to decide who to choose from.

 

• SCOTT SNIBBE

He is an interactive artist and a pioneer in augmented reality and gesture-based interphase. He has held more than twenty-five patents, with his interactive art in the collection of MoMA and other institutes. He is also an advisor to The Institute for the Future and The Sundance Institute.

Most of his works include viewers interacting with digital projections. Through his interactive works, he aims to promote awareness of the complex idea of wanting his audience to understand the world by itself. Without any preconception of the existing world and its phenomenon. His work focuses on the importance of interdependencies between human and our environment, with some influences of the Buddhist philosophy.

What I really like about his works is that he uses really simple interactive means of digital projections without any fancy installation. With the combination of simple graphics in conjunction with the audience interactivity, he is able to express very meaningful, deep, complex ideas and concept that I really like. It sparks me to pause and question myself and about the world when I saw his interactive artwork.

 

• RAFAEL LOZANO-HEMMER

On the contrary, Rafael Lozano has a very different style in terms of his interactive artwork. Rafael Lozano is an electronic artist that create interactive installations by integrating architecture, performance and using technologies such as telematics network. He received B.Sc. in Physical Chemistry from Concordia University in Montréal, Canada and is an artist with many exhibition experiences and awards.

Unlike Scott Snibbe, what I really like about his works is that his works have a variety and uses different platforms as a medium. His works also include large-scale installations that require public participation and looks magnificent. All of them look really interesting and allows audiences to have the space to have their own interpretation of his installation’s intended message.

 

In the end, I decided to go with Rafael Lozano as his works explored and experimented with more variety of mediums and concepts. Ranging from small to big scale which is able to allow the viewers to have a different experience. At the same time conveying a certain meaning behind his works to his audience. Hence, I preferred his works and would like to further analyze his work in the hyper-essay.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bibliography

Hemmer, R. L. (n.d.). Artist Biography. Retrieved August 22, 2018, from http://www.lozano-hemmer.com/bio.php

S. S. (n.d.). Scott Snibbe Biography. Retrieved August 22, 2018, from https://www.snibbe.com/bio/