Artist talk for Masters Students in Aesthetics and Technology of New Media, Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero, Buenos Aires, C.A., Argentina. As part of my exchange/residency.
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Drawing Machine at SIGGRAPH 2013
Face Swap at PUSH Arts Festival 2012
Joining UW DXARTS PhD Program
The only news, really, is that Ihave finally made it up to UW and have started the DXARTS program. It’s great so far!
University of Washington Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media.
I’m not yet up on the website: dxarts.washington.edu
Seven Segment Display at Here not There (MCASD)
My piece Seven Segment Display was featured as part of the show
Here Not There: San Diego Art Now
Saturday, Jun 05, 2010 through Saturday, Sep 18, 2010 at MCASD La Jolla
Continue reading Seven Segment Display at Here not There (MCASD)
Writeup in Venus Zine: A Show of Their Own
My show with Tim Schwartz at Compact Space: Los Angeles was writen up in Venus Zine:
By Jennifer S. Li
Published: February 17th, 2010 | 11:25pm
https://venuszine.com/articles/art_and_culture/art/6600/A_Show_of_Their_Own
Talk at DAC 2009
On Monday, I presented my paper Not Me: Collaboration and Co-production with Language Processing Systems at the Digital Arts and Culture conference 2009.
In the paper I discuss integration of language processing technologies into a studio practice, and language-based interaction in interactive artwork.
A lot of people I respect were in the room. It went… ok. It will only get better.
Paper and Presentation at DAC’09 (Digital Arts and Culture)
I presented my paper, ‘Not Me: collaboration and co—production in language systems’ at the Digital Arts and Culture conference 2009.
Complete Schedule http://simonpenny.net/dac/day2.html
Cocked! at Luis De Jesus
COCKED! THE POSSESSED MALE: OBJECT OF DESIRE
Jul 18 – Aug 23, 2008
My project One Way To Form A Bond was included in a group show at Luis De Jesus gallery in San Diego.
Installation View
http://www.luisdejesus.com/exhib_dtl.php?sid=13
Natural Love at Sixteen:One Gallery
Sixteen:One proudly presents NATURAL LOVE
New works by: Robert Twomey and Les Lawrence
Organized by Sara Hunsucker.
Opens Saturday, January 26th and runs through February 23rd.
An opening reception for the artists will be held Saturday January 26th from 7-10pm.
The point of departure for Natural Love is the evolution of the relationship between man and beast. Civilization once depended on animals for their ability to provide: food, clothing, labor and transportation. Cultures worship, sacrifice, and examine animals, and use them as stand-ins for humans in scientific experimentation. No longer wild, but still subservient, domesticated animals are so integrated into our lives as to become extensions of our own identities. They act as others so that we may define ourselves as caretakers and companions. We count on them as our sweethearts, saviors, and surrogates. Pets bare a burden of our imposed anthropomorphization. They do their best to retain their dignity in our grotesque patronizations, dressing them up, baby talking to them, and parading them around in designer carriers and rhinestone collars. It is loyalty, forgiveness, and mutual dependence that constitute our natural love.
Robert Twomey’s oil paintings are based on found fliers of disappeared cats from his neighborhood. These works illuminate public expressions of private attachments, and lament the loss of irreplaceable love. Taken as source materials, the artist is implicated in the process of recovery of the missing by removing the fliers for his purposes. Both honoring and interrupting, Twomey creates haunting, sad, and even humorous work.
Les Lawrence’s work investigates and critiques the nature of interspecies relationships. He presents an installation of his beloved twelve-month-old turtle, Crackshell in his habitat. Lawrence also exhibits evocative new photos of pets with their masters and mistresses. This work addresses contemporary cultural phenomenon of our animal attractions in relation to our particular time and space.
Sixteen:One is an art space organized by Los Angeles-based artist, Allison Whitney. Located at 2116-b Pico Blvd in Santa Monica, CA, the space features an ongoing series of contemporary art exhibitions. Gallery hours are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, 11 – 5 p.m., and by appointment. For information, call 310.450.4394, or www.16to1.com.
http://crca.ucsd.edu/view_event.php?id=110