#22 Creative Crossroads: Japan's Influence, Immersive Explorations, and Upcoming Exhibitions
#22 Creative Crossroads: Japan's Influence, Immersive Explorations, and Upcoming Exhibitions
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In our first 2024 edition, we're diving into Japan's influence on digital art and exploring the latest insights in immersive art. Along the way, we'll uncover upcoming exhibitions and shine a light on digital artists who are pushing creative boundaries.
News Digest
Digital Art & Japan: Exploring the country's pivotal role from 1950s pioneers like Hiroshi Kawano to contemporary figures like Daito Manabe. The article highlights continuous innovation in the field, emphasizing influential events like Expo '70 and the evolving landscape of NFTs and generative art. Such a great read!
Shape of the Market: 2023 was a landmark year for digital art, as it began blending with the traditional art world, highlighted by groundbreaking acquisitions from esteemed institutions like the Centre Pompidou, MoMA and LACMA. Artists like Jill Magid and Shezad Dawood harnessed NFTs to craft interactive and participatory pieces. Isn't it fascinating to witness such a dynamic evolution in the art world?
Upcoming
Cytographia by Golan Levin: Artblocks, January 10, 7 - 8pm CET.
Linea by Stuart Bachelor: Verse, January 10, 7pm CET.
Glitch the Art of Interference: IRL exhibition on view in Munich until March 17.
Digital Highlight
Argentinian artist Lucas Aguirre merges physical art with digital technology. He scans his paintings into a 3D digital format and reworks them in virtual reality, then brings them back to the physical world for further analog development. This process creates a synergy between traditional and new media. Aguirre views digital tools as a way to transform everyday elements into unique visions, seeing the virtual realm as a space of unlimited potential.
Notable Insight
โI believe immersive art is a gateway into the art world... [it] complements traditional galleries, sparking enthusiasm for the art movement.โ
Ryan โWoodyโ Atwood (CD of Frameless)
Have we reached peak immersive art?
The article discusses the rise of immersive art experiences, like London's Outernet and Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirrors, questioning whether this trend represents peak immersive art or a shift towards making art more accessible. It explores the debate on immersive art's value, contrasting its popularity and integration of various art forms with criticisms of being a populist fad, while considering the financial and social implications of these increasingly popular exhibitions.
Sale Spotlight
OELHAN is a French digital artist, motion designer and VJ. His works intend to share emotions. He is interested in the "in-between" such as, between warm and cold, sadness and happiness, joy and fear, weird and ordinary. His dark artistic style of both illustration and animation calls inspiration from visual motifs of psychedelia, primarily in depictions of plants and humans.
Artist to Watch
Etiene Crauss, a Brazilian artist, creates digital art by combining emotional narratives with advanced techniques. His process includes reference photography, digital compositing, digital drawing and depth enhancement. Crauss' work, which seamlessly transitions from digital to physical forms, showcases his technical skill and artistic vision.
Collectors to Watch
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โข mitchell
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Closing Remarks
As we sign off on this edition, we hope it's sparked your interest in the diverse realms we've explored, from Japan's role in digital art to the immersive art debate, and introduced you to artists who are shaping the landscape.
Don't forget to check out the exhibitions we've highlighted.