01 // UPCOMING EXHIBIT
THE ARTILLERIST
Saturday, September 6th, 2008
Pixel Immersive Gallery
156 Augusta (map)
7:00 to close
• DJ brandon hocura 8-10
• DJ tom kuo 10 to close
Launch party: $5 at the door (goes to support Pixel)
Exhibition is free to attend after the opening from Sept 6th to Oct 4th.
RSVP or go to our Facebook page as space is limited.
The premise of the show is based on the juxtaposion of guns, art and interactivity, satirically promoting the use of guns that make art - not war!
Artillerist is an immersive multi-projection-based installation which involves networking a series of Wii controllers embedded in fake plastic toy guns enabling visitors to use them as a series of customized 'brushes' to digitally paint on ornate hanging canvases within the gallery space.
The exhibit features multiple audience-controlled interactive brushes - fake plastic toy guns designed by the artists - that gives audience participants the chance to take original artworks created by the artists and re-appropriate them for their own digital painting experience.
The exhibition’s featured artists will have the opportunity to paint on the guns and output the grapihcs produced by each gun. As visitors 'point, shoot and paint' on the canvases, the graphics projected will animate, and interact with the paintings of other visitors around the gallery, creating a series of evolving art that immerse the audience in an open and collaborative way.
Exhibition visitors will have the opportunity to output a hi res 11x17 print based on their composition. Each piece will also be added to a Flickr gallery compiling and documenting the full body of work created by gallery visitors.
FEATURED ARTISTS
Niko Stumpo
Derrik Hodgson
Mikey Richardson
Neil Collyer
Christian Toth - Sectr
Ree Treweek
Popdis
Randy Knott
Saran
Bram Timmer - Beside
Alex & Felix Wittholz - Helios Design Labs
Janice Kun
Eepmon
The Artillerist is an independent project of the 2008 Scotiabank Nuit Blanche Toronto Festival and part of the programming schedule.
02//STRENGTH IN NUMBERS!
Pixel has always been about community growth. Finally with a space made possible by in-kind support from FITC, F13, Foundation Studios, Indusblue, _element156, Venuiti and others, Pixel needs financial help now to expand it’s programming. Structured to support, we are a not-for-profit company. Not unlike any other established institution of it’s kind, Pixel requires help from its community...call or email us and ASK us what we can do for you in return for your support...but please, consider donating...we have such big plans and need your help!
03//PIXEL SUPPORTS OUR FRIENDS
We want to thank Foundation and our good friend Tom Kuo for all his support and help. We could fill pages, but these two words sum it up...THANK YOU!
Now call him! If you need design, audio production, or any kind of physical installation... he is one of the good ones!
Foundation Studio is a creative hub that specializes in services relating to multi-media design and composition, with experienced focus on its variety of practices. Through inventive ideas and the use of electronic media technology, Foundation communicates an effectual message with an imaginative approach.
