'Goddesses'
art on the digital cutting edge
By
Michelle Zenarosa
On-line Forty-Niner
Five
women will present works in the art show,
"Goddesses ex Machina," Friday
in the Merino Art Gallery at Cal State
Long Beach, revealing personal and intimate
portraits of beauty and femininity in
a digital world.
This
art experiment hopes to prove that sensuality
and beauty can be derived from computer
technology, while yielding a new form
of "techno art."
Jen
Grey (JEN ZEN), an art teacher at CSULB,
and one of the artists presenting her
work at the exhibit, started doing digital
art in 1999. She met the other artists
through networking.
"I
don't think women are featured enough,"
Grey said. "Many people say it's
a boy's toys' world but, it's not. It's
for all of us."
Grey
will display "Weed," where an
animated cyborg will be shown jetting
across Death Valley.
Sheriann
Ki Sun Burnham, CSULB alumnus, was one
of the first to use the computers in the
CSULB art department when they got them
in the 1980s.
Her
artwork has been shown in prestigious
art shows all over the world, some of
which were the first to explore Computer
Generated Imagery (CGI) technology in
fine art.
"Crevasse,"
one of two wall sculptures created by
Burnham, is an abstract image of icy blues
and glaciers inspired by a recent trip
to Alaska.
"There
are a lot of women using technology,"
Burnham said. "It's just that not
a lot of people know about it."
As
the associate director for creative development
at the USC Institute for Creative Technologies,
Jacquelyn Ford Morie is a veteran of the
CGI industry.
A
few of her works will be shown in the
exhibit, including a multi-layered picture
with both photographic and computer graphic
images.
"The
show will delight your eyes and stimulate
and inform your senses," Morie said.
Internationally
recognized multimedia artist, Ellen Sandor,
who was the founding artist and director
of the organization, (art)n, will display
works she created with fellow member,
Janine Forn.
Sandor,
founded the organization in 1983.
Inspired
by new concepts of art, (art)n has headquarters
in both Los Angeles and Chicago.
EVENT
LISTING
What:
"Goddesses ex Machina"
When: Sept. 26 -- Oct. 3,
12-5 p.m.
Reception: 3 p.m. Saturday
Where: Merino Art gallery (Between FA2
& FA3)1250 Bellflower Blvd. Long Beach,
CA
(562) 985-4386
