Techspressionist Community

Techspressionism is introduced as a new art-historical term to describe fine artists using digital technology to convey subjective, emotional content.

Techspressionism distinguishes expressive fine art results from such genres as “digital art,” which can include animated movies, and video games, as well as  from “new media” works that do not embody convincing artistic intent.

The subjective lens of the individual artist (rather than the product of a corporate studio) is what connects Techspressionism to its predecessor, ExpressionismExpressionists presented the world from a subjective perspective, distorting it radically in order to evoke moods or ideas, seeking to express their emotional experience rather than physical reality.

A core group of artists have begun working together to develop momentum for the adoption of the term Techspressionism.  We meet monthly at our Techspressionist Salon artist meetups on Zoom to discuss art and technology.

The Techspressionist Manifesto, a document that draws inspiration from artistic manifestos of the past (including Marinetti’s Futurist Manifesto and Breton’s Surrealist Manifesto) is a open-ended document subject to ongoing revisions.

We encourage artists who identify with the approach of using technology as a means to express emotional experience to self-identify as Techspressionists by including the hashtag #techspressionism on Instagram and other social media platforms.

Our Instagram curator Renata Jansiszewska is actively reviewing images using the hashtag and reposting a curated selection of these works to the official community instagram account.  Artists whose work is reposted are invited to be included in an online index of Techspressionist visual artists.

Anne Morgan Spalter, January 2021, Brattleboro, VT, USA.

1 -DO YOU IDENTIFY?

Some of the ideas and goals of Techspressionism are capitulated in the Techspressionist Manifesto.  Techspressionism is based on self-identification – you are a Techspressionist when you say you are.   

The Techspressionist artist community strives toward the model of a  decentralized social sculpture, created by participating artists primarily through our salons and exhibtions.

2 - USE THE HASHTAG

If you feel you identify with the goals and aims of Techspressionism, include the hashtag #techspressionism when you post your artwork to Instagram, Twitter and Facebook to become visible to our curators.

You can  follow Techspressionism’s offical accounts on Instagram and X.  The Techspressionists Facebook Group is a great place to share your work, exhibitions, etc with the community.

Additionally, if you tag @techspressionism on your Instagram stories, this will allow us to easily share your work to our story. The hashtag is the primary means of how Techspressionism has spread to over 40 countries since its inception as a collaborative project in 2020.

Artists making themselves visible to our social media curators through the use of the hashtag is the primary method of how artists are sourced for inclusion our Artist Index Many thanks to our community Instagram curator Renata Janiszewska for her generous contribution of time and energy to this project.

3 - ATTEND A SALON

Subscribe to our list to register for our monthly Techspressionist Salons on Zoom, where you can meet other artists and present your work in recorded sessions. Your information will not be shared with any third parties and you can unsubscribe at any time.


4 - SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE

Subscribe to the Techspressionism YouTube Channel to receive notifications when new Techspressionist Salon recordings and Artist interviews are posted.