Artist - Camille Utterback

We looked at Camille's work in class and I really enjoyed it. We mentioned on the last day of class that processing was our biggest challenge throughout the course and her work is so much more appreciated when you realize what all goes into it. Text rain is very cool and I love the dynamic process shown in her work. She is internationally acclaimed and has many pieces in great places all over the world
One interactive installation that we didn't look at in class was "Drawing From Life". This piece opened in May of 2001 at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, which to me says something. 2001 technology was very advanced but not like it is today... it's still ten years ago, but the piece still feels very modern. It is made up of glowing letters that combine to create a silhouette of who ever is moving or interacting with it. The colors are vivid and bright and change randomly which, according to the description of the work, hints at the vitality and chaos of life itself. I feel like this is definitely accurately portrayed.
I really like this piece because I am interested in the figure. I took a life drawing class as well this summer so I am currently in the mindset of art as using the figure and when I see figure art I tend to think of it more carefully. I look at how the artist portrays the figure and shows life in that figure... as well as different techniques used to create the figure. This piece took it to an new level and I was really fascinated with the interaction between and actual human and the computer technology to create this moving reproduction. Very cool.
Camille's work is very playful and always interactive and changes the way I used to think of 'art'.