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KinoTek
Marius Watz: Automatic Writing
July 22–August 17
Superfrog Gallery at New People
1746 Post Street (Webster/Buchannan)
San Francisco
Marius Watz, ElectroPlastique, Courtesy of [DAM]Berlin
As part of its KinoTek series, the Film Society presents the work of pioneering software artist Marius Watz. Working at the forefront of emergent media practice, Watz uses digital processes and authored algorithms to “automatically” produce numerous types of media including video, still imagery and sculpture through semi-autonomous software systems. The resulting abstractions, with their hard-edged geometry and vivid colors, are stunning both visually and conceptually. It’s an artistic practice that merges the processes of production with the resulting work and calls into question the shifting boundaries of what we call art. Watz, a native of Norway, is a lecturer in interaction design at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design. He is represented by the gallery [DAM]Berlin.
EXHIBITION: JULY 22–AUGUST 17
Opening reception July 22, 6:00–9:00 pm
Gallery hours: Wednesday–Sunday, 12:00–6:00 pm
3-D printed sculptures from the artist’s recent MakerBot residency in
New York and the video Electro Plastique #1, a time-based visual homage to the Op artist Victor Vasarely.
ARTIST TALK: TUESDAY, JULY 26
7:00 pm, free admission
Watz will speak about his working concepts and methods, followed by
a Q&A.
MASTER CLASS: WEDNESDAY, JULY 27
Creative Code: Introduction to Generative Systems with Processing
7:00 pm, $15 SFFS members / $20 general
Watz will introduce the conceptual and practical principles of generative systems and creative coding practices using the popular open source tool Processing.
ESSAY: GENERATOR EVERYTHING
Science fiction writer, Net critic and cyberspace theorist Bruce Sterling has published an essay on sf360.org about Marius Watz and the emergence of parametric art. (((Yeah, being quite the Watz fan, I wrote an intro.)))
ABOUT KINOTEK
The San Francisco Film Society’s KinoTek programming stream presents nontraditional, cross-platform and emergent media. Eight KinoTek programs will be presented throughout 2011 and 2012, each featuring the work of an artist or practice that challenges the boundaries of screen-based art.
KinoTek is supported by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and the Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation.
UPCOMING KINOTEK PROGRAMS
December 1–3, 8–10, 2011
Erin Markey
Experimental theater and live cinema
December 13, 2011–January 13, 2012
Karolina Sobecka
Animation and interaction design
April 6–May 4, 2012
Adriane Colburn
Experimental cartography and installation
September 14–October 5, 2012
Brent Green
Sculpture and animation
WHAT IS KINOTEK?
KinoTek is a programming stream that explores cross-platform and emergent media. Beginning in February, 2011, the Film Society will present eight KinoTek programs that feature the work of an artist or practice that challenges the boundaries of screen-based art. KinoTek is supported by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and the Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation.
Past KinoTek programs
The San Francisco Film Society presented a multiplatform presentation of the work of American multimedia artist Laurel Nakadate, February 23–March 2, 2011. Read more...
