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Artworks

Peter Hardie

The main aim of my work is the successful creation of still and moving artworks, based on the study of natural phenomena and landscape. There are two distict objectives in these works: one to realise works which stand in their own right as artworks (both as still and moving image) and two to utilise computer graphics in an innovative manner. The works explore the area between realism, exploring the tools now available in a three dimensional computer animation system for these purposes, and abstraction, focusing on the aspects of light, colour and movement. All these works are generated within the three dimensional computer animation system without any photographic input.

These artworks pursue three aims:

  • To explore the tools available to generate the desired images; the actual marks of colour and shape given by such a system.
  • To further works, in the modernist tradition, based on landscape, natural phenomena and abstraction. In particular the making of images, which create a specific optical, sensation based experience.
  • To explore the means in which to present such work, as a still printed image and/or as a time based sequence

The animated sequences are on a DVD format, to be displayed on wall mounted screens or projected. The Prints are produced by inkjet with archival, pigment based inks on etching paper.

There are currentley three series of artworks, each of which contains one or more themes.

 

Light on Water
Exhibitions

'Light on Water', One man show; Prints and animation;
Atrium Gallery, Bournemouth University, Poole, Dorset; Febuary 2004.

'Light on Water', One man show; Prints and animation;
 Bridport Arts Centre, Bridport, Dorset; July 2004.

'Illumination, Light and Reflection' Group show; Prints from 'Light on Water';
Rook Lane Arts, Frome, Somerset; August 2004.

'Synaesthesia' Group show; Print and wall mounted animation 'Light on Water' and screening in the art gallery animation room;
Art Gallery at SIGGRAPH2004, Los Angeles, California, USA; August 2004;
Link: http://www.siggraph.org/artdesign/gallery/S04/index1.html

'Patterns in Nature' Group show; Print from 'Light on Water';
Digital Gallery at the Art+maths=X conference, University of Northern Colorado, USA; March 2005:
Link: http://euclid.colorado.edu/~farsi/conference/

'Digital Fine Arts Museum' Online Digital Gallery; Prints from 'Light on Water';
August 2005;

'Video and Digital Arts International Festival' Group show, Digital Arts; 'Light on Water' wall mounted animation;
Girona, Spain; November 2005;
Link: http://www.vadfestival.net/2005/mas_info_seleccionats_digital_eng.htm

'Painting Film' Group show,'Light on Water' projected animation;
Swarm gallery at the Lounge Gallery and Studios, London; December 2005;

'CGIV&IV06 Digital online gallery' Group show, Print from 'updown fall';
London and Australia; July 2006;

'Intersections' Group show; Wall mounted animation 'updown fall';
Art Gallery at SIGGRAPH2006, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; August 2006;
Link: http://www.siggraph.org/s2006/main.php?f=conference&p=art&s=wall

'Falling Water ', One man show; Prints, projected animation and wall mounted animation; New Greenham Arts , Newbury, Berkshire; February 2007.

'Water ', Group show; Prints and projected animation from 'Falling Water';
Stroud House Gallery, Stroud, Gloustershire; July 2007.

'Global Eyes ' Group show; Print 'Falling Water';
Art Gallery at SIGGRAPH2007, San Diego, Califonia, USA; August 2007; Link:http://www.siggraph.org/s2007/attendees/art/wall.html

'Multichannel', Group show; projected animation 'Falling water';
Artsway, Sway, Hampshire; September 2007.

'The Salon ', Group show; Prints and wall mounted animation from 'Leaves on the River';
Study Gallery, Poole, Dorset; November 2008; Link:http://www.thestudygallery.org/exhibitions/allchange/thesalon.html

 

Contact Peter Hardie