Independence: Breaking the Restraints and Limitations of the Physical World

The title for the exhibition that Liz and I wanted to do was Independence: Breaking the Restraints and Limitations of the Physical World. We chose artists Q. S. Serafijn and Gerhard Mantz, two digital art masters.

The two artists complimented each in a unique way. While many exhibitions focus on the similarities between artists, our exhibition focused on how 'opposite' their works seemed to be. The created realities of Mantz were perfect for an exhibition setting. While Mantz worked beginning with realities and finishing with a digital piece, Serafijn began with his digital arts background and created pieces that ended in reality. The opposite processes of the artists, in addition to their similar categorization of 'digital artists,' made for an interesting potential exhibition.

Reality to digital, and digital to reality. The two artists used their unique talents and artistic perspectives to break the restrains and limitations of the physical world to create realities that related to the viewer (D-tower) or realities that were simply created (Mantz's works).

http://www.gerhard-mantz.de/f-home-flash.html

http://www.artnet.com/artist/720797/gerhard-mantz.html

http://www.publicartonline.org.uk/casestudies/environmental/muizengaatje/images.php

http://www.arcspace.com/architects/nox/d_tower/