Big America. Mashing the past with the present, my work is an exploration of America's visual history through the lens of modern day technology. I am a video, installation, and electronic artist.
When I make a piece of Art, the means I use to communicate an idea are equally paramount to the idea itself. Technology is not just my weapon of choice, it is often fundamental to the idea I'm exploring. I try to build each piece on a strong conceptual foundation while at the same time giving viewers a reason to engage.
In my work you'll find Gene Kelly's superhuman acrobatics manipulated to celebrate the Wright Brothers achievements. Excerpts of Benjamin Franklin's Almanack posted via Twitter as a celebration of the timelessness of social interactions. A cacophony of flashbulbs at an Evel Knievel jump used to create afterimages and a simultaneous portrait of the legend and of ourselves. Google image search as a tool to re-create 19th Century Spiritualist photography and a celebration of our ability now to see anything, anytime instantly.
Designed the video and still images for STREB’s internationally touring shows 'Action Heroes' and 'GO!'. I performed video with STREB at Central Park Summerstage, Singapore Arts Festival and Teatro Municipal de Santiago (Chile) to name a few.
Was a frequent guest performer (Live Video ((a.k.a., VJ))) with the musical group INTERFACE.
Contributed several compositions to the Frog Peak / Chris Mann CD "Collaborations Project".
Co-founded VisualLiving- a place for affordable, editioned Art presenting new Artists, new images and ideas.
Co-founded 10 Gallon Productions with the mission to enable clients to communicate with their customers using the latest digital technologies in the most creative ways.
Was the Associate Director of Electronic Music Foundation, helping to launch that organization.
Since 2004 I have been working at the intersection of entertainment, advertising and creativity at a variety of global digital publishers and platforms.
I hope to be making more art again soon.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES
2011
DUMBO Arts Festival, Group Exhibition 'video_dumbo'. Brooklyn, NY
2010
Platform Gallery, Group Exhibition 'Magicality' organized by William Powhida and Eric Trosko. Seattle, WA
2009
Art Basel Satellite Event, Group Exhibition 'ArtBurn'. Miami, FL
Brooklyn Museum, Solo Exhibition 'Poor @SpumoniNick's Almanack (@1stfans)'. Brooklyn, NY
'Poor @SpumoniNick's Almanack' selected for inclusion into the Rhizome ArtBase at the New Museum.
2008
Exit Art, Group Exhibition 'It's Not Easy'. New York, NY
2001
MassMoCA, Solo Exhibition 'Larger Than Life'. North Adams, MA
2000-2003
STREB World Tour, Performances with STREB.
2000
Mobius, with Interface. Boston, MA
Micro Museum, Not Still Art Festival, Performance with Curtis Bahn and Dean Sharp. Brooklyn, NY
Engine 27, Performance with Curtis Bahn. New York, NY
New York University, Performance with Curtis Bahn and Satoshi Takeishi. New York, NY
Context Studio, Performance with Interface and First Avenue. New York, NY
1999
The Kitchen, Columbia University Interactive Arts Festival, Performance with Interface. New York, NY
Columbia County Film Festival, Screening. Chatham, NY
1998
The Kitchen, Group Exhibition 'iEAR at The Kitchen'. New York, NY
1997
Compositions included on the CD 'Chris Mann: Frog Peak Collaborations Project', Frog Peak Records.
Recipient of the Yvar Mikhashoff Trust for New Music Award.
1996
SUNY Albany University Art Museum, Solo Exhibition 'Aviary'. Albany, NY