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Date posted: Mar 16 2009 3:44PM
Photo by Jeffrey Fehder
By Doug Gruse
SARATOGA SPRINGS - Art is ethereal, fluid and open to interpretation. Machines are rigid and precise.
The two worlds rarely intersect.
In
"Art Machine," an exhibit running through March 28 at the Arts Center
Gallery, artists Abraham Ferraro and Shawn Lawson test the boundaries
of art in an interactive show that mixes the mechanical and digital.
"Most
of the time people are just sort of amazed or shocked or surprised,"
Lawson said of his work, which explores art through computer
technology. "They get to the gallery, and something happens that they
don't expect to happen."
Ferraro's "One Morning I Awoke with a Brilliant Idea," a giant lightswitch that welcomes visitors to flip it on and off, symbolizes the spirit of the exhibit.
Boryana Rossa (Ph.D. candidate) and Oleg Mavromatti's work included in selection of 100 video works.
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