Intersections - Nguyen Dang Binh

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Anna Ursyn
Rondo
25 inches x 36 inches
2D imaging
ARTIST STATEMENT
Acutely aware of order, I try to examine what the technological and
human worlds have in common. Natural order, revealed randomly
and regularly, infuses several levels of both worlds: some determined
by humans, through buildings, their windows, even cars parked in
lots, and some determined by nature, through trees, branches, and
leaves.
Natural order guides our understanding of big datasets related to
network analysis when we employ physical analogies of the data,
render the data graphically, explore them “by eye,” and interact in
real time. My task is to juxtapose the regularity of nature with human
constructions, both physical and intellectual. The big-city images,
for example, combine how humans affect their environment, and at
the same time, how a city metaphor reflects rhythm and organization
in big datasets and makes data mining easier. Observers, whether
artists or technology experts, perceive such relationships in different
lights and from different perspectives and different points of view.
In my work, I transform images of animals into simple, iconic objects
in order to present them in dynamic movement as the visible texture
of the sky and the ground. Processes in nature and events in
technologies inspire my images. Such processes also support my
instruction in computer art and graphics, where students learn to
create artwork inspired by science and demonstrate their understanding
of scientific concepts.
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CONTACT
Anna Ursyn
University of Northern Colorado
School of Art & Design
Greeley, Colorado 80639 USA
ursyn@unco.edu
www.ursyn.com
TECHNICAl STATEMENT
Typically, my creative process runs through stages. First I sketch
a general outline for the bigger composition, then I draw abstract
geometric designs as starting points for executing my computer
programs. Computers then convert my ideas into lines, with code
taking shape as iconic images of objects.
I use the computer on different levels. Some of my computer
programs produce two-dimensional images; others are threedimensional,
depending on what my composition dictates. Programmed
data is electronically integrated into the final artwork.
I create programs in Fortran, then I add photographic content
using scanners and digital cameras. To attain the composition, I use
repetition of lines, shapes, and forms, select color combinations,
transform light intensity, apply grid patterns and moiré effects, and
distort and manipulate images by scaling, rotating, slanting, and
changing perspective.
The programs serve as a point of departure for photolithographs;
they are included in both my two-dimensional and three-dimensional
works. Scanners, digital camera, and PCs provide further image
manipulation. All of these approaches are combined for the creation
of images that also include painterly markings on the artchival quality
prints.