iotaSalons 2010
| January 7, 2010 Salon | Text and Speech | UCLA
The theme for this screening is Text and Speech. We will be examining works that explore the confluence of abstraction and language. What choices do artists make when using text in abstraction? How do speech and poetry compliment or complicate visuals?  … View photos from this event on Flickr … Want to repeat this salon at your location? Click here to learn more! February 25, 2010 Salon | The Computer in Abstraction | UCLA The theme for this salon is The Computer in Abstraction. We will be examining the role of digital and analog computing in experimental cinema, and investigating the artists”™ aesthetic and technical choices. Where do artists work with or against the technical constraints of the medium? How does the process of calculative cinema affect the aesthetics? … View photos from this event on Flickr … Want to repeat this salon at your location? Click here to learn more! |
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| April 8, 2010 Salon | Visualizing the Body and Biology | UCLA
 The theme for this iotaSalon is Visualizing the Body and Biology. We will be investigating the ways in which different experimental artists use biology as aesthetic themes in their work. How does the inherently concrete human form fit into abstract art? How is the body broken down, abstracted and reinterpreted to explore emotional or spiritual concepts? In what ways do biological concepts inform or interact with experimental visual media? … View photos from this event on Flickr … Want to repeat this salon at your location? Click here to learn more! May 6, 2010 Salon | The City | UCLA  The theme for our next iotaSalon is THE CITY. We will be investigating the way urban environments are depicted in abstract and experimental works. How does construction influence image creation? How does the urban environment surrounding an artist inform or invade their work? How does the process of abstraction change our view of the city? How have architectural tools and thinking affected abstract and experimental moving images? … Want to repeat this salon at your location? Click here to learn more! December 10, 2010 Salon | Members Showcase | Vidiots Annex Our final iotaSalon for the year will take place at Vidiots in Santa Monica, CA. For this salon, we are focusing on MEMBERS of the iota |
