Intersections - Nguyen Dang Binh
Intersections - Nguyen Dang Binh
Intersections - Nguyen Dang Binh
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fi5e<br />
Graffiti Analysis<br />
Urban projection, grafitti artist HEll pictured above<br />
ARTIST STATEMENT<br />
Graffiti is an important part of urban human communication that is<br />
often marginalized. It is a raw form of self expression divorced from<br />
regulation, curation, and control, and it is a phenomenon evident in<br />
varying cultures from cave paintings to Roman baths to the F train.<br />
Despite governments’ best efforts at elimination, graffiti is innately<br />
tied to the human condition and will continue to be prevalent in urban<br />
centers, constantly adapting to the realities of nature, economics,<br />
technology, and law enforcement. Graffiti is an important and, in<br />
many cases, a healthy voice in urban environments.<br />
By melding the technical language of code with the visceral language<br />
of written graffiti, I aim to reach the attention of city dwellers who<br />
have become numb to the relevance of the writing on the walls. The<br />
transformation of written graffiti tags into new and unexpected<br />
digitally augmented forms allows them to be looked upon with fresh<br />
eyes. Graffiti is often branded as “gang related,” “vandalism,” and “a<br />
quality of life offense.” By digitizing the written form and re-presenting<br />
it in an analytical, thoughtful, and expressive way, these stigmas<br />
recede into the background, creating an environment where the<br />
viewer is free to explore un-tainted form and content. It is my intent<br />
that through the language of analysis, viewer’s defenses will be<br />
lowered just enough to see a glimpse of the beauty that is written all<br />
around them.<br />
Electronic Art and Animation Catalog Art Gallery Artworks<br />
CONTACT<br />
fi5e<br />
Independent Artist<br />
540 West 21st Street<br />
New York, New York 10011 USA<br />
fi5e@ni9e.com<br />
ni9e.com/graffiti_analysis.php<br />
COLLABORATORS<br />
NYC graffiti writers:<br />
HEll<br />
AVONE<br />
JESUS SAVES<br />
KATSU<br />
TECHNICAl STATEMENT<br />
Graffiti Analysis makes visible the unseen movements of graffiti<br />
writers in the creation of a tag. Motion tracking, computer vision<br />
technology, and a custom C++ application are used to record and<br />
analyze a graffiti writer’s pen movement over time. These gestures<br />
are processed to produce algorithmically generated digital projections<br />
that appear at night in motion on the surfaces of buildings in<br />
New York City.<br />
Relationships are created between analog and digital graffiti styles,<br />
forming a link among traditional graffiti, experimental street art, and<br />
new media. Graffiti is re-presented in the language of information<br />
analysis, offering a system for greater understanding of a highly<br />
coded form of creative expression.
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