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 Digital
SMart© Art Exhibition
 The Mather Theater at the
University of Bridgeport will be the site of the
DIGITAL SMart© Art Exhibition,
opening Thursday, April 13 and running until
Sunday, May 14. There will be a reception on
Saturday, April 15th, from 1:00 - 5:00 PM at the
Mather Theater Ñ also known as 'The Bubble' due
to its unique elliptical shape - located at the
Bernhard Arts Center.
"We will be exhibiting about 20 artists from
14 states whose works represent what we believe
to be the most diverse and cutting-edge computer
art in the country," said Sean Nixon,
organizer of the exhibit and Director of the
Integrated Arts Department at the University.
"We're featuring artists who use the
computer in some aspect of their work, whether
it's printing, sculpture, animation or
interactive. What we have found is that artists
are now using the computer in a much more
sophisticated way than even five years ago. The
computer has become a powerful tool which assists
these artists in the creative process, often
resulting in works that are surprisingly
reminiscent of traditional fine art," he
said.
In the beginning of the 1990s, virtually no art
galleries would show artwork if it had any
digital component. As computer software became
more advanced, people came to realize that the
computer is just another tool, like a paintbrush,
that can be used in subtle and imaginative ways.  Two internationally
recognized artists received special invitations
to the exhibit. One is MIT graduate and
researcher Ronald L. MacNeil, who will display an
interactive, ultra-high resolution projection on
the floor of the gallery. The other artist,
incorporating a completely different medium, is
Deena des Rioux whose prints and paintings mix
metaphors of human and artificial intelligence
with visual references to robotics and computer
hardware images.
Jurors for the show will be Ben Ortiz, curator of
The Discovery Museum in Bridgeport; Bruce Wands,
chairperson of the MFA Computer Art at the School
of Visual Arts in New York City and Pattie Belle
Hastings, an artist from New Haven.
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