techspressionism
/tek-spresh-uh-niz-uh m/
- An artistic approach in which technology is utilized as a means to express emotional experience.
- A 21st century artistic and social movement.
Over the course of the pandemic, Techspressionism has grown from a meeting of four artists and an art historian into an international movement of artists working with technology from more than 40 countries. Since the Summer of 2020, there have been over 40K posts published on Instagram using the hashtag #techspressionism.
“The search for effective means of visualizing subjective, intangible content goes back to the early 20th century expressionists. Jackson Pollock and his generation took it to new levels of abstraction. The techspressionists in this exhibition are carrying it forward, using innovative tools and techniques to communicate their personal visions.”
Helen Harrison
Director, Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center
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April 21 – July 23, 2022
Exhibition Advisor: Helen Harrison
Director, Pollock-Krasner House & Study Center.
Curated by Colin Goldberg
Southampton Arts Center presents Techspressionism: Digital and Beyond, the first large-scale physical group exhibition of techspressionist artworks. The exhibition includes a selection of paintings, sculptures, NFTs, time-based works, digital still images, installation works and prints.
The term Techspressionism was coined in 2011 by artist and curator Colin Goldberg. It was first described as a movement in the WIRED article “If Picasso Had a MacBook Pro” in 2014.
Techspressionism: Digital and Beyond includes the works of over 90 artists working with technology from more than 20 countries around the world including Afghanistan, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Canary Islands, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Italy, Netherlands, Peru, Puerto Rico, Russia, Taiwan, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine and the United States.
Notable contemporary artists (as defined by Wikipedia) included in Techspressionism: Digital and Beyond include Victor Acevedo, Suzanne Anker, Frank Gillette, Clive Holden, Patrick Lichty, Chalda Maloff, Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky , Steve Miller, Joseph Nechvatal, Michael Rees, Christine Sciulli, Nina Sobell, Anne Morgan Spalter and Nina Yankowitz.
The exhibition includes NFT’s from the following artists: Victor Acevedo, Michaël Borras AKA Systaime, Tor Burwell, Dubwoman aka Giovanna Sun, Roz Dimon, Colin Goldberg, Clive Holden, Le Chat Noir, Seungjin Lee, Frederic Pons, Prïnce Magnølia x St Rivera, Lee Schnaiberg, Skywaterr, Andy Thomas, Tintin23X
ARTIST INTERVIEWS
Malavika Mandal Andrew, Suzanne Anker, Davonte Bradley, Roz Dimon, Brandon Gellis, Darcy Gerbarg, Carter Hodgkin, Renata Janiszewska, Karen LaFleur, Patrick Lichty, Gregory Little, Randi Matushevitz, Steve Miller, Tommy Mintz, Paul D. Milller aka DJ Spooky, Joseph Nechvatal, Michael Pierre Price, Michael Rees.
INSTALLATION IMAGES
Phographs by Jeff Heatley/AAQ East End unless otherwise noted. View full portfolio at AAQEastEnd.com.
MEET THE ARTISTS
DRONE FLYTHROUGH
Drone Footage Courtesy Joanna Steidle // Hamptons Drone Photos
SPONSORS
Presenting Sponsor: Douglas Elliman Real Estate
Media Partner: James Lane Post
SPECIAL THANKS
This show is dedicated to Arthur Samuel Goldberg (1939-2021). Thanks Dad for believing in me. I owe a debt of gratitude to Helen Harrison for all of her encouragement and guidance over the last decade of Techpressionism’s development. Of course, thanks to Techspressionism’s founding artists who attended our first Salon with Helen and myself: Steve Miller, Patrick Lichty, Oz Van Rosen. Our initial advisory board helped guide techpressionism’s early development, and included the previously noted artists, as well as our fearless Salon moderator Davonte Bradley, Roz Dimon, who developed our interview format, ScoJo, our Pinterest lead, Anne Spalter who curated our first major online show NFT Now, and Denia Kazakou of RedD Gallery in Greece. Also many thanks to Renata Janiszewska, our Instagram curator, Jan Swinburne, our Twitter lead, and Dubwoman aka Giovanna Sun, who organized our very first physical show, Techspressionism Brooklyn. Many thanks to Amy Kirwin of Guild Hall for championing this exhibition while it was still in the proposal stage during your tenure at SAC. Big ups to master art installers Ward Ackerman. Kerry Sharkey-Miller, and Lisa Weston for their installation chops and aesthetic input regarding this exhibition and to Christine Sciulli for donating her time and resources to create her incredible site-specific installation. Thanks again to Steve Miller for an installation crash pad at Château Potato, and Jeremy Davis of Ma’s House for providing hardware support. Also many thanks to Ellen Wiener for putting up the fam at the Ink Hotel studio for the opening and to fellow EMERGE.LI colleague Oliver Peterson for scooping the story in Dan’s Papers. Endless gratitude to the amazing team at SAC: Tom Dunn, Joe Diamond, Diana Torres, Rachel Bosworth, Norma Vargas, Tsewang Motch, Marlene Esposito, Nicole Hadix, Deborah Acquino and Nancy Miller for helping to make this happen, as well as Rachel Bosworth of RB Collaborative. Many thanks to Janet Kaplan and David Cohen of Five Towns College, for supporting my studio as a long-time design consultancy client. Shouting out to our opening reception DJ Wubwitz and Joanna Steidle of Hamptons Drone Images. Many thanks you to Salomea (Sally) Cichowska and Norma Vargas at Artland for your impeccable work and attention to detail. And most of all, thank you to Donna and Aya for putting up with my Techspressionist mania, and to my sister Malia and mother Kikuye for your ceaseless support. 🙏❤️ ~ Colin
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