Mark Skwarek:AR [Augmented Reality] Intervention
March 1st- 25th
@ Devotion Gallery
Sat-Sun 11-6
or by apt-
In the exhibit Mark Skwarek will showcase a series of recent augmented reality interventions created across the globe. These confrontational, politically charged works were created by the artist and his collaborators. Skwarek acts as instigator and organizer for the community at large. Several of the pieces feature an array of contributors joining arms in a virtual protest. From the first AR in North Korea to the theft of the British Museum's Parthenon [Elgin] Marbles the work will explore the meaning of reality and public and private space.
For this exhibition, Skwarek will release his greatest collaborative work ever--
creatAR
This app lets the public create anything, anywhere with augmented reality! Skwarek, programmer Animesh Anand, and friends will perform with the app during the coarse of the show.
The creatAR app was created by Mark Skwarek [project lead], Animesh Anand [lead programmer], David Chen, Naomi Namba, Arunvivek Supramanian, and Amy Espesito.
Link:
http://areyoudevoted.squarespace.com/
Address:
Devotion Gallery
54 Maujer St,
Brooklyn,, New York 11237
United States of America
Mark Skwarek is an artist working to bridge the gap between virtual and physical world with augmented reality. His art explores the translation our everyday digital experience into the physical world using mobile augmented reality. He organized the augmented reality artist group manifest.AR and the arOCCUPYWALLSTREET movement. Skwarek’s practice is also largely based in art activism with emerging technologies. Skwarek earned his M.F.A. from Rhode Island School of Design's Digital Media Department. He is full time faculty at New York University Polytech, where he teaches 3D Graphics and the Augmented Reality Grad Class. Reviews of his artwork and have appeared in the New York Times, Art in America, Boing Boing, WIRED, the Boston Globe, The Huffington Post, NPR, BBC, and Leonardo. Skwarek has exhibited in various venues, including: the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; ISEA; Dumbo Arts Festival, UCLA Digital Grad Gallery; the CyberArts Festival; the Sunshine International Art Museum, Beijing; and the Krannert Art Museum at the University of Illinois. Upcoming shows include FACT in Liverpool England, Siggraph 2013, and The 2013 Augmented World Expo.
marc garrett