Gazelli Art House is delighted to return to ART SG (Booth BB02), exhibiting represented artists Harold Cohen (1928 - 2016) and Jake Elwes (B. 1993). A diverse selection of physical and digital artworks will present a dialogue between historical and contemporary strands of computer-based artistic practice.
The earliest work on display, AARON at Tsukuba #6 (1985) was created and signed by Cohen’s famed computer program, AARON, at the Tsukuba Expo ‘85. Executed via drawing machine and showing loose figuration, this historically pivotal work is a forebear to Cohen’s digital painting machines and explicit figuration. Elsewhere, Untitled (1987) offers a multicoloured saturation of otherworldly foliage, and Suite for Discovery Channel Online (1995) showcases a crucial work created by AARON live on TV via a robotic arm. Later works, such as Mid-Morning (2010) and First Sighting (2012), mark a return to abstraction.
Elwes’ Zizi in Motion (2023) is a silent video series of a range of deep fake London drag performers, that explores the subversion, limitations, and potentialities of new technologies. These works, like the V&A’s recently commissioned The Zizi Show (ed. 1, 2020 - 2023) are from Elwes’ The Zizi Project (2019 - ongoing) – an exploration of the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) and drag performance. In Latent Space (2017) Elwes considers the training and manipulation of neural networks, while Taking a Phone for a Walk (Chicago) (2016) displays the impressions of colour and motion on an iPhone camera made during a walk. Offering a more analogue display, works from Elwes’ Solid State (2015) series showcase intricate relief and intaglio prints, made directly from circuit board surfaces.
In showcasing pivotal works from Cohen and Elwes’ artistic practice, Gazelli Art House continues their work in introducing new audiences to computational art via legendary and leading practitioners in the field.
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