LICHTREQUISIT
2-6 AUGUST
with verse solos
4 Cromwell Place
South Kensington
London SW7 2JE
Studies in color, light and geometry presents Zach Lieberman's new body of work, featuring video works, print works, and exclusive in-person-only open editioned digital artwork. Lieberman is an artist, researcher, and educator based in New York City. He creates artwork through writing software and is a co-creator of openFrameworks, an open source C++ toolkit for creative coding and helped co-found the School for Poetic Computation, a school examining the lyrical possibilities of code. He is a professor at MIT Media Lab, where he leads the Future Sketches group.
Light assumes a profound presence within contemporary art, shaping Lieberman’s artistic practice. In this exhibition, the artist reflects on light as a creative medium, exploring the relationship between his work and the art of the past, and situating his new series within the wider discourse of media art.
Both presented series Cone Gradient Study and Color Blinds Study mark a significant milestone, representing seven years of Lieberman’s studies on visual ideas involving geometry, animation, gesture and graphic form through his daily code sketches.
‘As a child, I loved the patterns you would see through venetian blinds, and this project is based loosely on that sense of wonder – how materials can abstract and transform light.’ - Zach Lieberman
The works showcased in this exhibition draw particular inspiration from the legacy of Abraham Palatnik, including the Aparelho Cinecromáticos. Embedded within the theme exploring the relationship between Lieberman’s work and the art of the past, this show attempts to situate his new works within the wider discourse of media art. The series Cone Gradient Study and Color Blinds Study mark a significant milestone, encapsulating seven years of Lieberman's exploration of visual concepts on geometry, animation, gesture, and graphic forms in his daily code sketches.
Concepts of this exhibition were part inspired by notions of 'Das Lichtrequisit' (Light-Space Modulator), introduced by artist, designer and educator László Moholy-Nagy (1895-1947). He was renowned for his innovative use of light, space, and motion, believed that technology could advance society and art.
Light assumes a profound presence within contemporary art, shaping Lieberman’s artistic practice. In this exhibition, the artist reflects on light as a creative medium, exploring the relationship between his work and the art of the past, and situating his new series within the wider discourse of media art.
Both presented series Cone Gradient Study and Color Blinds Study mark a significant milestone, representing seven years of Lieberman’s studies on visual ideas involving geometry, animation, gesture and graphic form through his daily code sketches.
‘As a child, I loved the patterns you would see through venetian blinds, and this project is based loosely on that sense of wonder – how materials can abstract and transform light.’ - Zach Lieberman
The works showcased in this exhibition draw particular inspiration from the legacy of Abraham Palatnik, including the Aparelho Cinecromáticos. Embedded within the theme exploring the relationship between Lieberman’s work and the art of the past, this show attempts to situate his new works within the wider discourse of media art. The series Cone Gradient Study and Color Blinds Study mark a significant milestone, encapsulating seven years of Lieberman's exploration of visual concepts on geometry, animation, gesture, and graphic forms in his daily code sketches.
Concepts of this exhibition were part inspired by notions of 'Das Lichtrequisit' (Light-Space Modulator), introduced by artist, designer and educator László Moholy-Nagy (1895-1947). He was renowned for his innovative use of light, space, and motion, believed that technology could advance society and art.
