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Pixels for Pixel's Sake: Golan Levin/Casey Reas
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Published by Flashlight- online news on 2002-03-01
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By Flash Light
bitforms Gallery bills itself as the only gallery in NYC devoted to digital art. It has just mounted its third show, and from the point of view of this ASCI member, the work keeps getting better....
Casey Reas seems concerned with unique interfaces. "Tissue Installation," offers the viewer a peg board interface. By moving metal pegs on a grid, the viewer influences how the software will draw lines on a display screen.... Such results seem clearly post-modern. A more compelling interface is provided for "RPM Installation 2002." Two concentric disks allow the viewer to control the animation being projected on a wall. Planes revolve through the projected space creating compelling 3D renderings that respond to the viewer's touch...
Golan Levin relies mainly on a digital tablet as an interface. When the viewer draws a line on a tablet, the graphics immediately respond to that line, and interpret the results uniquely. "Ribble," has the effect of skywriting: the viewer's lines deconstruct like vapors in the air. "Qwerms," has the effect of organic forms: each line the viewer draws takes an organic shape possessing an eye, and the shapes move in the manner of worm-like life forms....
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