09/03 @ 8:00pm - Scott Draves – Dreams in High Fidelity

Scott Draves a.k.a. Spot is a visual and software artist living in New York City. Draves is best known as the creator of the Electric Sheep, a continually evolving abstract animation with over 60,000 daily participants.

He created the original Flame algorithm in 1991, the Bomb visual-musical instrument in 1995, and the Electric Sheep in 1999. Draves’ software artworks are released as open source and distributed via the internet. His latest work, Clade 1, is a rare true high-definition video artwork that runs a 26-minute loop. Dreams in High Fidelity, a moving painting that runs infinitely, is installed in the lobby of Google’s headquarters, and has been acquired by corporate and residential collections nationally.

Draves’ award-winning work is permanently hosted on MoMA.org, and has appeared in Wired and Discover magazines, the Prix Ars Electronica, the O’Reilly Emerging Technology Conference, and on the main dance-floor at the Sonar festival in Barcelona.

Dreams in High Fidelity

Considered the piece de resistance of the Draves oeuvres, Dreams in High Fidelity is a captivating presentation of high-resolution design abstractions hand-selected by the artist. Considered “a painting that evolves” as opposed to a video, HiFiDreams is driven by software art that offers an infinite, continuously morphing playback of thousands of sheep.

Scott’s real time video will be accompanied by live music by Zach Layton, Shelley Burgon and Michael Evans

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