SVA MFA COMPUTER ART THESIS EXHIBITION 2010

May 21 - June 5, 2010
Reception: Tuesday, May 25, 6 - 8pm
Meet the Artists: Thursday, June 3, 6 - 8pm
Visual Arts Gallery
www.mfaca.sva.edu

School of Visual Arts (SVA) presents the MFA Computer Art Thesis Exhibition 2010, bringing together creative projects from graduating students. Curated by Charley Lewis, the exhibition will be on view from May 21 through June 5 at the Visual Arts Gallery, 601 West 26th Street, between 11th and 12th Aves., 15th floor, New York City.

“Our annual thesis exhibition showcases graduating students’ work that pushes the boundaries of digital art. Viewed more as contemporary art, the artists express their personal vision and current world view through digital media.” says Charley Lewis, curator. According to department chair Bruce Wands, “This exhibition includes a wide range works: 3D animation/motion graphics, experimental video, networked media, interactive/video/audio installation, digital fine art, and prints. What makes it unique is the multidisciplinary artistic approach of our graduates. There will also be a ‘Meet the Artists’ event at 6pm on June 3rd, where attendees can interact with the artists and their work.”

The exhibition will feature work by Rebecca Adorno-Davilla, Anis Haron, Jungyeob Kim, Justin Miller, along with many other graduating artists. Rebecca Adorno-Davila is a new media artist who explores the deconstruction of linear narratives and the invasion of privacy. The work focuses on human relations and their social context by means of sound structures and interactivity. Actively involved with music, multimedia, computer systems and programming, Anis Haron’s work examines the applications and boundaries of indeterminately produced audio in contemporary sound-based performance and installation art. Jungyeob Kim explores the possibilities of different types of relationships between technology and human beings. Expanding his creative repertoire into the realm of 3D computer animation, Justin Miller uses the computer as a way of synthesizing aspects of traditional static art forms into a single mode of expression.

The Visual Arts Gallery, located at 601 West 26th Street, 15th floor, is open Monday through Thursday, 10am to 6pm; Friday, 10am to 5pm; Saturday 10am to 6pm and is closed Sundays and public holidays. Admission is free. The gallery is wheelchair accessible. For information: 212.592.2145.