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Electros Vekris (born 1960), also known as Babis Vekris, is a Greek-born American artist renowned for incorporating LEDs (light-emitting diodes) that move in rhythmic motion and in sequence into his sculptures, installation art, and other artwork. He adopted the name Electros professionally in 1990.

Biography

Born in Arcadia, Greece, Electros moved to New York City in 1979 and studied at the New York Studio School. In 1990, he began creating kinetic artwork with LEDs electronic components, black sintra board (PVC foam board), aluminum sheet, Fresnel lens, and stainless steel, assembling them into concepts of art generating light, sound and motion.

Established as an artist involved with art and technology, (Kinetics) .

Speaks English and Greek

Interactive Installation Art (selected)

"The Binary Era," 1995

(3) "Electronic Rain," 1995

(4) "Scientific Remedy," 2007

(5) "Fractal Landscape II," 2007

Exhibitions (Selected – partial listing)

2022 Hellenic Diaspora Foundation, Rio, Patra, Greece. Public Project installation of the "Intuitive Navigator".

2021 HAP Art Center, Queens College New York. "Cyber Symbols"

2019 Discovery Museum, Bridgeport CT, USA. "The Ocular Illusion in Art"

2017 Makedoniko Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki Greece, "The Binary Era". Displayed at the Permanent collection.

2015 Competition for Public Sculpture, Bridgeport Connecticut, USA. "Double DNA Helix" by the Municipality of the City of Bridgeport, CT.

2010-2015 Construction of the "Dome House". Architectural Sculpture prototype home, Norwalk Connecticut, USA.

2012 Corporate Commission, commissioned by RT, TV Station, "Boom Bust". Kinetic Animation Background for the broadcasting room.

2009 "Techno Rituals ", Thessaloniki Biennale 2, State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece

2008 "Transmitted Frequencies", The Discovery Museum, Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.A.

2007 "Technology and Art Rituals", The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio.

2005 "Art Works from 1983-1987", at Sani Resort Festival, Khalkidhiki, Greece.

2004 "Art Works from 1983–1987", Sani Festival, Cassandra Khalkidhiki, Greece

2001 Millennial Synergy, SCI+Art+Tech, Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton, N.J., U.S.

2000 "Time Timeless", Egon Schiele Art Centrum, Krumlov, Czech Republic

1999 "The Kinetic Spectrum", Museum Moderner Kunst, Passau, Germany

1998 Osaka Triennial, 9th International Art Competition, MYDOME, Osaka, Japan

1997 "Forces", Contemporary Art Museum of Virginia, Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.A.

1997 "Electros at the Project Room", Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A.

1997 "Electros", Gazi Art Center, Athens, Greece

1995 "Art for the end of the 20th Century", Reading Public Museum, Reading, PA, U.S.A.

1995 ARTEC ’95, International Biennale, "The Binary Era," Installation, Nagoya City Science Museum, Nagoya, Japan

1995 "Less Green More Machine", ACP Galerie, Salzburg, Austria

1993 "The Binary Era", Museum Junge Kunst, Frankfurt (O), Germany

1992 "The Digital Series", Jansen-Perez Gallery, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.

1991 "The Digital Series", Museo del Chopo, Mexico City, Mexico

1990 " The Silicone Season", William Paterson Museum, Wayne, New Jersey, U.S.A.

1988 " WIthout Gravity", East Hampton Center for Contemporary Art, East Hampton, NY, US

1986 "Cosmotopia", Rosenberg & Kaufman Fine Arts, New York City

1984 "Luminal Objects", Kara Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland

1982 "The Nuclear Age", New York University, 80 Washington Square, East Gallery, New York City

References

(1) Evangelos Andreou Babis Vekris. The Art (Techni) Magazine, iss. 3 – Athens Greece 1983

(2) "Babis Vekris Exposiciones en el Museo del Chopo," Gazeta Unam, June 17, 1991

(3) Karin Otto, "Das Innenleben eines Computer," Frankfurter Stadtbote,

January 16–17, 1993

(4) Marilyn J. Fox, "Playing with Art," Reading Eagle, July 30, 1995

(5) Technology and Art Rituals, 2007, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio

(6) Technology and Art Rituals, 2007, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio

(7) Michelle Mercadal, "Electros Millennial Synergy," Sculpture Magazine, March 2001

(8) Julia Cassim, "ARTEC Continues," Japan Sunday Times, May 14, 1995

(9) "Electrifying the World of Art" http://www.neomagazine.com/^{[permanent dead link‍]}, October 2007

External links

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+{{short description|American artist}}
-{{Orphan|date=September 2011}}
+'''Electros Vekris''' (born 1960), also known as Babis Vekris, is a Greek-born American artist
+renowned for incorporating [[Light-emitting diode|LEDs (light-emitting diodes) ]] that move in rhythmic motion and in sequence into his sculptures, installation art, and other artwork. He adopted the name
-'''Electros Vekris''' (born 1950), also known as Babis Vekris, is a Greek-born American artist
-renowned for incorporating [[Light-emitting diode|LEDs (light-emitting diode)]] that move in rhythmic motion and in sequence into his sculptures, installation art, and other artwork. He adopted the name
 Electros professionally in 1990.
-=== BIOGRAPHY ===
+== Biography ==
-Born in [[Arcadia|Arcadia, Greece]], Electros moved to [[New York City]] in 1979 and studied at the [[New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture|New York Studio School]]. In 1990, he began creating kinetic artwork with [[Light emitting diode|LEDs electronic components]], black [[Closed-cell PVC foamboard|sintra board (PVC foam board)]], aluminum sheet, [[fresnel lens]], and [[stainless steel]], assembling them into concepts of art generating light, sound and motion.<br />
+Born in [[Arcadia (regional unit)|Arcadia, Greece]], Electros moved to [[New York City]] in 1979 and studied at the [[New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture|New York Studio School]]. In 1990, he began creating kinetic artwork with [[Light emitting diode|LEDs electronic components]], black [[Closed-cell PVC foamboard|sintra board (PVC foam board)]], aluminum sheet, [[Fresnel lens]], and [[stainless steel]], assembling them into concepts of art generating light, sound and motion.
-<br />
-(1)The Digital Series exhibition at the [http://www.chopo.unam.mx/ Museo del Chopo, Mexico City, Mexico] in 1991,
-followed by (2)The Binary Era in 1993 at the [http://www.museum-junge-kunst.de/ Museum Junge Kunst] in [[Frankfurt (Oder), Germany]], established his emergence as an artist involved with [[Experiments in Art and Technology|art and technology]].
+Established as an artist involved with [[Experiments in Art and Technology|art and technology, (Kinetics)]] .
-=== Interactive Installation Art (selected) ===
-“The Binary Era,” 1995
+Speaks English and Greek
-(3) “Electronic Rain,” 1995
+== Interactive Installation Art (selected) ==
-(4) “Scientific Remedy,” 2007
+"The Binary Era," 1995
-(5) “Fractal Landscape II,” 2007
+(3) "Electronic Rain," 1995
-=== Exhibitions (Selected - partial listing) ===
-Techno Riturals, [http://www.frieze.com/issue/review/thessaloniki_biennale_2/ Thessaloniki Biennale 2], [[State Museum of Contemporary Art]],
-Thessalonika, Greece
+(4) "Scientific Remedy," 2007
-Transmitted Frequencies, [[The Discovery Museum]], Bridgeport, CT, U.S.A.
+(5) "Fractal Landscape II," 2007
-Technology and Art Rituals, [http://www.butlerart.com/ The Butler Institute of American Art], Youngstown,
-Ohio
+== Exhibitions (Selected – partial listing) ==
-(6) Millennial Synergy, SCI+Art+Tech, [http://www.hunterdonartmuseum.org/ Hunterdon Museum of Art], Clinton, N.J.,
-U.S.
+Hellenic Diaspora Foundation, Rio, Patra, Greece. Public Project installation of the "Intuitive Navigator".
-Forces, [http://www.cacv.org/ Contemporary Art Museum of Virginia], Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.A.
+HAP Art Center, Queens College New York. "Cyber Symbols"
-Art for the end of the 20th Century, [[Reading Public Museum]], Reading, PA, U.S.A.
+Discovery Museum, Bridgeport CT, USA. "The Ocular Illusion in Art"
-ARTEC ’95, International Biennale, “The Binary Era,” Installation, [[Nagoya City Science Museum]], Nagoya, Japan
+Makedoniko Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki Greece, "The Binary Era". Displayed at the Permanent collection.
-(7)The Binary Era, [http://www.museum-junge-kunst.de/ Museum Junge Kunst], Frankfurt (O), Germany
+Competition for Public Sculpture, Bridgeport Connecticut, USA. "Double DNA Helix" by the Municipality of the City of Bridgeport, CT.
-The Digital Series, [http://www.chopo.unam.mx/ Museo del Chopo, Mexico City], Mexico
+-2015 Construction of the "Dome House". Architectural Sculpture prototype home, Norwalk Connecticut, USA.
-WIthout Gravity, [http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n91-27296 East Hampton Center for Contemporary Art], East
+Corporate Commission, commissioned by RT, TV Station, "Boom Bust". Kinetic Animation Background for the broadcasting room.
+"Techno Rituals ", [http://www.frieze.com/issue/review/thessaloniki_biennale_2/ Thessaloniki Biennale 2], [[State Museum of Contemporary Art]], Thessaloniki, Greece
+"Transmitted Frequencies", [[The Discovery Museum]], Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.A.
+"Technology and Art Rituals", [http://www.butlerart.com/ The Butler Institute of American Art], Youngstown,
+Ohio.
+"Art Works from 1983-1987", at Sani Resort Festival, Khalkidhiki, Greece.
+"Art Works from 1983–1987", Sani Festival, Cassandra Khalkidhiki, Greece
+Millennial Synergy, SCI+Art+Tech, [[Hunterdon Museum of Art]], Clinton, N.J., U.S.
+"Time Timeless", Egon Schiele Art Centrum, Krumlov, Czech Republic
+"The Kinetic Spectrum", Museum Moderner Kunst, Passau, Germany
+Osaka Triennial, 9th International Art Competition, MYDOME, Osaka, Japan
+"Forces", [http://www.cacv.org/ Contemporary Art Museum of Virginia], Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.A.
+"Electros at the Project Room", Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A.
+"Electros", Gazi Art Center, Athens, Greece
+"Art for the end of the 20th Century", [[Reading Public Museum]], Reading, PA, U.S.A.
+ARTEC ’95, International Biennale, "The Binary Era," Installation, [[Nagoya City Science Museum]], Nagoya, Japan
+"Less Green More Machine", ACP Galerie, Salzburg, Austria
+"The Binary Era", [http://www.museum-junge-kunst.de/ Museum Junge Kunst], Frankfurt (O), Germany
+"The Digital Series", Jansen-Perez Gallery, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.
+"The Digital Series", [http://www.chopo.unam.mx/ Museo del Chopo, Mexico City], Mexico
+" The Silicone Season", William Paterson Museum, Wayne, New Jersey, U.S.A.
+" WIthout Gravity", [http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n91-27296 East Hampton Center for Contemporary Art], East
 Hampton, NY, US
+"Cosmotopia", Rosenberg & Kaufman Fine Arts, New York City
+"Luminal Objects", Kara Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland
+"The Nuclear Age", New York University, 80 Washington Square, East Gallery, New York City
 == References ==
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+(1) Evangelos Andreou ''Babis Vekris''. [http://85.72.36.238/catmining/Record/10000910 The Art (Techni) Magazine], iss. 3 – Athens Greece 1983
-(1) “Babis Vekris Exposiciones en el Museo del Chopo,” [http://www.dgcs.unam.mx/gacetaweb/ Gazeta Unam], June 17, 1991
+(2) "Babis Vekris Exposiciones en el Museo del Chopo," [https://web.archive.org/web/20110809051839/http://www.dgcs.unam.mx/gacetaweb/ Gazeta Unam], June 17, 1991
-(2) Karin Otto, “Das Innenleben eines Computer,” [http://www.moz.de/?id=166 Frankfurter Stadtbote],
+(3) Karin Otto, "Das Innenleben eines Computer," [http://www.moz.de/?id=166 Frankfurter Stadtbote],
 January 16–17, 1993
-(3) Marilyn J. Fox, “Playing with Art,” [[Reading Eagle]], July 30, 1995
+(4) Marilyn J. Fox, "Playing with Art," [[Reading Eagle]], July 30, 1995
-(4) Technology and Art Rituals, 2007, [[Butler Institute of American Art]]], Youngstown, Ohio
 (5) Technology and Art Rituals, 2007, [[Butler Institute of American Art]], Youngstown, Ohio
+(6) Technology and Art Rituals, 2007, [[Butler Institute of American Art]], Youngstown, Ohio
-(6) Michelle Mercadal, “Electros Millennial Synergy,” [http://sculpture.org/redesign/mag.shtml Sculpture Magazine], March 2001
+(7) Michelle Mercadal, "Electros Millennial Synergy," [https://web.archive.org/web/20140323044716/http://sculpture.org/redesign/mag.shtml Sculpture Magazine], March 2001
+(8) Julia Cassim, "ARTEC Continues," [[Japan times|Japan Sunday Times]], May 14, 1995
+(9) "Electrifying the World of Art" [http://NEO%20Magazine http://www.neomagazine.com/]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, October 2007
-(7) Julia Cassim, “ARTEC Continues,” [[Japan times|Japan Sunday Times]], May 14, 1995
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-== External links ==
+== External links  ==
 * [http://www.electrosvekris.com]
+{{Authority control}}
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-[[Category:Articles created via the Article Wizard]]
+[[Category:1960 births]]
-[[Category:1950 births]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
 [[Category:American people of Greek descent]]

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