Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
British author, Arthur C. Clarke
Media art of a magical experience
Modern society has created a variety of digital media thanks to the development of the technology industry, which has had a great influence throughout society. In the field of art, digital media most actively acceptedIt is one of the areas experiencing the greatest change.
Even at this moment, science and technology are developing over time, and new birth of medialet it Sometimes this process comes to me like magic. While watching the magic and the exhibition, the audience is agitated, and sometimes they talk about the relationship between the artist and the audience. I am writing this in the hope that the media art exhibition and festival I will be introducing today will also move someone's heart.
Infinity Festival Hollywood
Infinity Festival Hollywood is where Silicon Valley meets Hollywood. This multi-day festival in Los Angeles is the creator of Silicon Valley's cutting-edge technology. with innovative creators best of hollywood storytelling talent a place to come together
It first started in Beverly Hills in 2018, and the event held in 2020 switched all schedules to online events due to the spread of Corona 19 from October to January 21. It has successfully aired over 60 hours of original programming while maintaining its original goal of bringing together creators, directors, producers and writers, senior executives and engineers.
Programs held in 2020 are Infinity Festival App siteYou can get a ticket for free until June 30 of this year and watch it online.
The Infinity Festival, which will be held in November this year, is expected to enjoy both face-to-face and virtual events through a fantastic hybrid experience. The festival features industry-leading speakers and panel discussions, exhibition halls, innovation labs, art galleries and more. Story Enabled by Technology We will continue the theme of
BEYOND REALITY OVER INCHEON AIRPORT
An exhibition of extended reality content was held as part of the 24th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival. This is an XR exhibition that was held at Incheon International Airport Transportation Center 1 until December 13, 2020, and the theme was 'Virtual content trip from Incheon Airport'am. It was co-hosted by the French Cultural Center in Korea, the French Embassy in Korea, and Incheon International Airport Corporation.
Virtual reality projects (360-degree video and interactive works) that could not be shown at the Bucheon Fantastic Film Festival last July due to the COVID-19 epidemic will be presented. at the 2019 Venice Film Festival 'Best VR Immersive Experience Award for Interactive Content'Award-winning The Line, Dreaming of Dreams, and Dreaming Maestro.
Futuredays – Experience the Moment (2019), Space of Time (2020)
Project ONN, a creative group selected by Microsoft as an archiving artist, The most innovative future-oriented art contents As an artist group, it presents content that fuses art and technology using artists of various genres, such as painting and dance, and the latest technology.
in 2019 'Experience the Moment', in 2020 'space of time'exhibited on the theme of It is an exhibition where you can see how the artist's exploration of virtuality, reality, and space-time has been materialized according to the means of expression in the expanded reality art formed by technology and imagination.
Nam June Paik series through augmented reality (AR)
Nam June Paik Art Center produced an augmented reality exhibition guide for 35 pieces of the video artist Nam June Paik's collection, including major works, and some works augmented reality app You can appreciate it. It also includes a function to enjoy it in augmented reality using the image of the homepage and AR postcard.
The Nam June Paik exhibition through augmented reality is held on the last Wednesday of every month, Culture Day. It only lasts one day. It runs for two hours from four to six, and representative works are reproduced with augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technology to provide a new sense of spatiotemporal experience.
The program is divided into part 1 and part 2. In part 1, you can enjoy Nam June Paik's representative works through an augmented reality app, and in part 2, you will experience Nam June Paik's first solo exhibition <Exhibition of Music-Electronic Television> realized in virtual reality. As mentioned earlier, in June, it is held only on the last Wednesday, the 30th. It is interesting to see Nam June Paik's video art through a new medium (XR).
In addition, exhibitions related to video art, the starting point of media art, are being held offline, so anyone who has been interested in the art world of Nam June Paik is recommended to experience it together. The video below is an introductory video to the exhibition 'Smile'. It will be on display from April 1, 2021 to February 2, 2022.
concluding words
Through the example of media art, the development of technology can also be said to be the development of expression. The artist uses new media to convey his world. What other technologies will emerge in the future, and how will artists use them as tools for expression? The moment we first encounter novelty, we will encounter another magic.
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