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T
he word “technology” might evoke images of laser beams, modern
computers, and streams of data, but innovative engineering spans SUBSCRIBE
decades. Artists have always used technology as new ways to
express themselves. Without the invention of the paint tube, perhaps the
Impressionists would never have painted en plein air. And where would ADVERTISEMENT

Andy Warhol have been without silkscreen printing?

Over time, art and technology have become more and more intertwined,
with many contemporary artists adopting new types of media to create
their work. From laser-printed ceramics to code-generated paintings,
digital artists are using technology to push the boundaries of traditional
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This year, Culturespaces brought Vincent van Gogh’s paintings to life. The
brilliant team turned an exhibition space into a living painting that made it
feel as though visitors were physically stepping into Van Gogh's paintings.
In order to take these pieces to new heights, artistic director Gianfranco
Iannuzzi opted to outfit the space with 140 state-of-the-art laser video
projectors. Music wafting from 50 speakers also set the mood of the space,
culminating in a fully immersive “sensorial, musical, and aesthetic
experience” for art lovers of all ages.

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The nature of code-generated art typically results in geometric, abstract

shapes, but Norwegian artist Espen Kluge manages to render portraits. For
his fascinating series, titled Alternatives, the tech-driven artist developed
his own algorithm that takes in photographs as inputs and then turns them
into colorful, vector-based portraits. The code loops through the pixels in
the raster image and chooses some at random. Then, it generates lines in
between each pixel to create the strange, three-dimensional thread art
effect. Kluge never knows how a piece will end up. “It’s impossible for me
to have these things in my head before I start,” he says. “I would like to think
this is true for all generative artists. It is a very playful process.”

Discover more about Kluge's work on his website.

Interactive Kinetic Art Installations by BREAKFAST

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BREAKFAST is a New York-based art collective that combines science,

mechanical engineering, and aesthetic beauty to create interactive
installations. The team invented their own kinetic medium called Brixels—
motorized brick-shaped “pixels” that can rotate in either direction. In one of
their 2019 pieces, titled Awaken 1, BREAKFAST created a mirrored wall
made up of 168 Brixels that move according to a person's movements. The
mesmerizing piece can be used as a canvas by “drawing” with your hand in
the air, and explores human interaction with robotics. Watch Awaken 1 in
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Japanese art and tech studio teamLab is known for its technology-driven
installations that transform public spaces into interactive playgrounds. Their
2019 artwork, titled Megaliths in the Bath House Ruins, features a series of
“megaliths” that appear to have burst through the ground of the
abandoned bathhouse from another dimension. Each tower-like structure
acts as a canvas for protected artwork that changes over time, depending
on the interaction of visitors in the room. “The artwork is continuously
rendered in real time by a computer program,” explains teamLab. “It is
neither prerecorded, nor on loop. As a whole, previous states never recur,
and the artwork is continuously changing due to the movement of people.
Every moment is unique and can never be seen again.”

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Artificial intelligence has made it easier than ever to produce images that
look completely real but are totally fake. Icons8 is a company who wants to
put these types of pictures to use, and so they’ve created Generated
Photos, a resource of 100,000 AI-generated faces that are royalty-free.
These AI-generated portraits could rival the real people you see in stock
photos.

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CODED ART BY MANOLO GAMBOA NAON

Argentinian artist Manolo Gamboa Naon creates colorful digital artworks

using code. He experiments with different programming languages such as
Processing, Openframeworks, Unity, vvvv, Puredata, and Javascript to
create futuristic artworks that often look like images of cells under a
microscope. Every artwork is born from an error. “The error is central to the
work of generative artists apart from, obviously, the rules, and the rules
become text that converts into an image,” he explains. “It is impossible to
have what you imagine become what you see. The beginning is errors,
errors, errors, errors. They are beautiful errors.”

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3D-PRINTED VASES BY OLIVER VAN HERPT

Dutch ceramicist Oliver van Herpt pushes the boundaries of 3D printing

technology by merging both digital and analogue processes. He designed
his own industrial machine that prints with clay (rather than plastic) to
produce digitally manufactured vases. Despite the tech-driven process, Van
Herpt’s collection is still designed with traditional pottery in mind. His 3D
printer features sensors that help to mimic shapes and textures from
surrounding external factors. The result is beautiful, unique ceramics that
are printed with random imperfections.

“When we replaced the craftsmen by machines we lost the translation of

local influences into our products,” says Van Herpt. “What if our machines
could become more sensory? What if the machine could sense the local
environment and incorporate it into the production process?”

Learn more about Van Herpts innovative projects on his website.

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AI PORTRAITS BY MIT-IBM WATSON AI LAB

AI Portraits uses information from over 45,000 15th-century masterpieces

to help “paint” the portrait of any photo that’s uploaded. It truly combines
the past and the present, art and technology. AI Portraits actually
determines the best style for the portrait by analyzing the features and the
background. This makes for completely unique and artful 4K portraits done
in the style of the Old Masters.

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PHONE BUDDIES BY ANDREW RAE

Illustrator Andrew Rae highlights the all-too-familiar sight of people

consumed by their mobile devices in his 2019 series, Phone Buddies. Rae
digitally draws over photographs (taken by his friend Ruskin Kyle) of
people on their phone, to make it look like fantastical beasts are emerging
from their smartphone screens. “I’d draw objects or creatures coming out
of the phones and looking back at us,” he says. “The different styles of the
photograph and the drawing would make sense together, as the phone
screen is like a portal where the real world and the digital world meet.”

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