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{{Short description|American artist (born 1971)}}
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| image = Colin Goldberg in Hearst Tower, NYC with Kneeling Icon, 2004-2022. Digital monoprint on vinyl with AR-triggered audiovisual NFT. 100x75 inches. Hearst Corporation collection CROP.jpg
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| caption = Colin Goldberg with his work, ''Kneeling Icon''
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| birth_place = Bronx, New York
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| known_for = [[Digital art]], [[drawing]], [[painting]]
| known_for = [[Digital art]], [[drawing]], [[painting]]
| movement = [[Techspressionism]]
| movement = Techspressionism
| awards = [[Pollock-Krasner Foundation]] (2013)
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| website = {{URL|https://goldberg.art}}
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'''Colin Adriel Goldberg''' (born [[December 23]], [[1971]]) is an American visual artist recognized for his role in the development of [[Techspressionism]], a 21st-century artistic and social movement.<ref name="27east">{{cite web |last=Hinkle |first=Annette |date=April 27, 2022 |title=Techspressionism: A Global Movement With Local Roots |url=https://www.27east.com/arts/techspressionism-a-global-movement-with-local-roots-1933155/ |access-date=October 14, 2022 |website=27 East |publisher=Press News Group}}</ref>
'''Colin Adriel Goldberg''' (born December 23, 1971) is an American visual artist known for his role in the development of Techspressionism.


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== Early life and education ==
Goldberg coined the term ''Techspressionism'' in 2011 as the title of a solo exhibition in Southampton, New York.<ref name="npr">{{cite web |date=Jun 18, 2015 |title=ARTalk: Colin Goldberg |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVYs5cz_0-I |website=youtube.com |publisher=[[NPR]] |language=en |format=video}}</ref> The catalog essay was written by art historian Helen Harrison, the former Director of the [[Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center]]. Ms. Harrison's essay was the first use of the term in print. <ref name="mmm">{{cite web |date=September 13, 2021 |title=MMM: Art, Technology, and Emotion: Techspressionism |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDBxoebSpYQ&t=414s |website=youtube.com |publisher=Tahoe Silicon Mountain |language=en |format=video}}</ref>
Colin Goldberg was born in the [[Bronx]], New York in 1971 to parents of Japanese and Jewish ancestry.<ref>{{cite book |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2023 |title=Art Now 2023 (exhibition catalog)| url=https://www.hearst.com/documents/33329/0/art.now.2023-DigitalCatalog.pdf/97642bd5-72fe-be78-0df1-4b8517c2adea?t=1668026177695 |publisher=[[Hearst Communications]] |page=7}}</ref><ref name="wired">{{cite web |title=Kendra Vaculin, "If Picasso Had A Macbook Pro, " WIRED, October 11, 2014  |url=https://www.wired.com/2014/10/if-picasso-had-a-macbook-pro/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810120440/https://www.wired.com/2014/10/if-picasso-had-a-macbook-pro/ |archive-date=2020-08-10 |access-date=2024-02-02}}</ref> He grew up on the East End of Long Island.<ref name="pbs2">{{Citation |title=AHA! A House for Arts {{!}} Point {{!}} Season 3 {{!}} Episode 18 {{!}} PBS |url=https://www.pbs.org/video/point-h5mrkp/ |access-date=2024-03-01 |language=en}}</ref>


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As an undergraduate student, Goldberg studied Studio Art at [[Binghamton University]] under the [[Abstract Expressionist]] painter [[Angelo Ippolito]].<ref name="wired" /> He would later go on to attend graduate school at [[Bowling Green State University]] in Ohio.<ref name="27east2">{{cite web |last=Hinkle |first=Annette |date=April 27, 2022 |title=Techspressionism: A Global Movement With Local Roots |url=https://www.27east.com/arts/techspressionism-a-global-movement-with-local-roots-1933155/ |access-date=October 14, 2022 |website=27 East |publisher=Press News Group}}</ref>[[File:Colin_Goldberg,_Portals,_2006.jpg|thumb|''Portals'' (2006) acrylic and archival inkjet on paper]]
Goldberg went on to write the ''Techspressionist Manifesto'' in 2014<ref>{{cite web |last=Goldberg |first=Colin |date=September 24, 2014 |title=The Techspressionist Manifesto |url=https://medium.com/@colingoldberg/techspsressionist-manifesto-v1-0-a632d50e8692 |access-date=October 14, 2022 |website=Medium |publisher=Medium}}</ref>, and Techspressionism was first referred to as a movement in ''WIRED'' later that year.<ref name="wired">{{cite web |title=Kendra Vaculin, "If Picasso Had A Macbook Pro, " WIRED, October 11, 2014  |url=https://www.wired.com/2014/10/if-picasso-had-a-macbook-pro/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810120440/https://www.wired.com/2014/10/if-picasso-had-a-macbook-pro/ |archive-date=2020-08-10 |accessdate=2024-02-02}}</ref> In 2015, the term Techspressionism was first used on television on the PBS show Art Loft.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Colin Goldberg in Key West |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVYs5cz_0-I |access-date= |series=Art Loft |first=Kalyn |last=James |network=PBS |station=[South Florida PBS] |date=June 18, 2015 |number=338 |language=english}}</ref>


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== Career ==
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== Early Life and Education ==
After completing his undergraduate degree, Goldberg moved to New York City's East Village, where he worked in digital design for advertising firms. It was at this time that he began his artistic experimentation with digital tools.<ref name="wired3">{{cite web |title=Kendra Vaculin, "If Picasso Had A Macbook Pro, " WIRED, October 11, 2014  |url=https://www.wired.com/2014/10/if-picasso-had-a-macbook-pro/ |access-date=2024-02-02}}</ref>
Colin Goldberg was born in the [[Bronx]], New York<ref name="pbs">{{cite web |date=Jun 18, 2015 |title=Art Loft, Episode 338, Colin Goldberg in Key West |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVYs5cz_0-I |website=youtube.com |publisher=[[South Florida PBS]] |language=en |format=video}}</ref> in 1971 to parents of Japanese and Jewish ancestry.<ref>{{cite book |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2023 |title=Art Now 2023 (exhibition catalog)| url=https://www.hearst.com/documents/33329/0/art.now.2023-DigitalCatalog.pdf/97642bd5-72fe-be78-0df1-4b8517c2adea?t=1668026177695 |publisher=[[Hearst Communications]] |page=7}}</ref> He grew up on the East End of Long Island.<ref name="pbs" />


The artist first publicly exhibited his work in the 1989 ''East End Student Show'' at the [[Parrish Art Museum]] .<ref name="pechakucha">{{cite web |date=Jun 18, 2015 |title=Colin Goldberg at PechaKucha Night Hamptons Vol. 27 |url=https://vimeo.com/327118550 |website=vimeo.com |publisher=[[Parrish Art Museum]] |language=en |format=video}}</ref> As a high school student in the 1980's, Goldberg created his first digital drawings and animations on his family's home computer, a [[Commodore 64]].<ref name="pechakucha" /> He used a variety of input tools, including the [[light pen]] and [[KoalaPad]].<ref name="sbu">{{cite web |date=May 19, 2022 |title=Art in Focus: What the Heck is Techspressionism? |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K2pe-6B-Ms |website=youtube.com |publisher=[[Stony Brook University]] |language=en |format=video}}</ref>
Goldberg coined the term ''Techspressionism'' in 2011 as the title of a solo exhibition in Southampton, New York.<ref name="npr2">{{cite web |date=Jun 18, 2015 |title=ARTalk: Colin Goldberg |url=https://www.wliw.org/radio/captivate-podcast/april-19th-2022-colin-goldberg-shirley-ruch/ |website=WLIW FM |publisher=[[NPR]] |language=en}}</ref> The catalog essay was written by [[Helen A. Harrison]], Director of the [[Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center]], who described Techspressionism as the next phase of development in [[Expressionism|Expressionist]] ideas.<ref name="27east2"/>


Goldberg was awarded an artist grant from the [[Pollock-Krasner Foundation]], which he used to purchase a large-format printer for his studio.<ref name="wired3"/> In 2014, he wrote the ''Techspressionist Manifesto'' as a reaction to the fine art community's resistance to technology.<ref name="pbs2"/> Techspressionism was first described as a movement in ''Wired'' magazine later that year.<ref name="ehstar">{{Cite web |last=Segal |first=Mark |title=Expressive Technology in Southampton {{!}} The East Hampton Star |url=https://www.easthamptonstar.com/arts/2022421/expressive-technology |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=www.easthamptonstar.com |language=en}}</ref>
Using a [[Dial-up Internet access|dialup modem]], the teenage artist began to experiment with telecommunications on underground [[Bulletin board system|Bulletin Board systems]] and became involved in the [[demoscene]] which he described as a cultural precursor to the [[Non-fungible token|NFT]] art scene of the early 2020s.<ref>{{cite web |last=Mackin-Cipro |first=Jessica |date=May 23, 2022 |title=Colin Goldberg: Curator Of Techspressionism |url=https://jameslanepost.com/colin-goldberg-curator-of-techspressionism/05/23/2022/Hamptons-News-Happenings/ |access-date=October 14, 2022 |website=James Lane Post |publisher=James Lane Post}}</ref>


In 2015, he was an artist-in-residence at [[The Studios of Key West]].<ref name="pbs2"/>
Goldberg studied Studio Art at [[Binghamton University]] under the tutelage of the [[Abstract Expressionist]] painter [[Angelo Ippolito]]<ref name="wired" /> who was responsible for introducing the artist to abstraction and encouraged his move to New York City after graduation.<ref name="pechakucha" />


In September 2020, Goldberg organized the first "Techspressionist Salon" artist meetup on Zoom, which included artists [[Steve Miller (artist)|Steve Miller]], [[Patrick Lichty]] and Oz Van Rosen as well as [[Helen A. Harrison|Harrison]], who agreed to act in an advisory role to the nascent artist group. The salons have continued as a bi-weekly meetup of the group.<ref name="ehstar" />
As an undergraduate student, he did an internship through [[Long Island University]], working as a studio assistant in [[the Hamptons]] for artist [[Steve Miller (artist)|Steve Miller]]. Goldberg worked alongside Robert Bardin, a longtime screen printer for [[Andy Warhol]].<ref name="pechakucha" />


Harrison suggested that an exhibition be organized around Techspressionist,<ref name="27east2" /> and on April 21, 2021, “Techspressionism — Digital & Beyond,” the first such exhibition, opened at the Southampton Arts Center in [[Southampton, New York]].<ref name="27east2" /> Curated by Goldberg, the show included work by more than 90 artists from 20-plus countries.<ref name="27east2" /> The use of the [[hashtag]] #techspressionism on [[Instagram]] is the primary way that the idea has proliferated globally, with over 40,000 Instagram posts using the hashtag as of April 2022.<ref name="27east2" />
== New York ==
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[[File:Colin_Goldberg_in_Hearst_Tower,_NYC_with_Kneeling_Icon,_2004-2022._Digital_monoprint_on_vinyl_with_AR-triggered_audiovisual_NFT._100x75_inches._Hearst_Corporation_collection.jpg|thumb|Colin Goldberg in Hearst Tower, NYC with Kneeling Icon, 2004-2022. Digital monoprint on vinyl with AR-triggered audiovisual NFT. 100x75 inches. Hearst Corporation collection.]]
After completing his undergraduate degree in 1994, Goldberg established his first studio in an old bank building in [[Williamsburg, Brooklyn]] before relocating to Manhattan's [[East Village, Manhattan|East Village]] shortly thereafter.<ref name="pechakucha" />


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== Artistic style and influences ==
In the mid-1990s, Goldberg learned [[HTML]] and, as a freelance artist, launched brands such as [[Merrill Lynch]], [[Snapple]], and [[Popular Science]] onto the web.<ref name="pechakucha" />  It was at this time that he began a series of abstract [[vector graphics|vector-based]] digital drawings, using the same tools that he employed in his commercial work, such as [[Adobe Illustrator]].<ref name="pechakucha" />
[[File:Colin_Goldberg,_Antispace_Structures,_2006._Laser-etched_marble_12_x_12_x_1.5_inches._Private_collection.jpg|thumb|left|''Antispace Structures'' (2006) laser-etched marble]]Goldberg was influenced by the [[Abstract Expressionist]] painters of the 1950s, including his undergraduate painting professor [[Angelo Ippolito]], who first introduced him to abstraction.<ref name="pbs2"/> The artist began to incorporate abstraction into his work when he began working professionally with computers in New York City in the mid-1990s.<ref name="pbs2" />


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Other influences include the artist's maternal grandmother Kimiye Ebisu, an calligrapher who taught [[Japanese calligraphy|shodō]] in Hawaii and Japan.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=PechaKucha 20x20 |url=https://www.pechakucha.com/presentations/techspressionism |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=www.pechakucha.com}}</ref> The influence of Japanese aesthetics on the artist's work was explored by artist and writer Eric Ernst, grandson of the [[surrealist]] painter [[Max Ernst]] and son of the [[abstract expressionist]] artist [[Jimmy Ernst]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Ernst |first=Eric |date=October 21, 2014 |title=Techspressionism Reflects Impact of Japanese Aesthetics |url=https://hamptonsarthub.com/2014/10/21/techspressionism-reflects-impact-of-japanese-aesthetics/ |access-date=October 14, 2022 |website=Hmaptons Art Hub |publisher=Hamptons Art Hub}}</ref>
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== Ohio ==
[[File:Colin_Goldberg,_Antispace_Structures,_2006._Laser-etched_marble_12_x_12_x_1.5_inches._Private_collection.jpg|thumb|Colin Goldberg, Antispace Structures, 2006. Laser-etched marble  12 x 12 x 1.5 inches. Private collection.]]In 2005, Goldberg was offered a full scholarship into the MFA [[Computer Art]] program at [[Bowling Green State University]] in Ohio, where he went on to attend graduate school.<ref name="27east" /> He spent his time there creating a large body of work, including a series of [[Laser engraving|laser etchings]] in marble and wood.<ref name="pechakucha" />[[File:Colin_Goldberg,_Pollock’s_Studio,_2005.jpg|thumb|Colin Goldberg, Pollock’s Studio, 2005. Acrylic, metallic latex glaze, archival inkjet and liquid polymer on canvas.  Permanent collection, Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center.]]Shortly after beginning graduate school, his painting ''Pollock's Studio'' was accepted into the permanent public collection of the [[Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center]] in [[East Hampton]], New York.<ref name="pechakucha" />


== Long Island ==
== Personal life ==
Goldberg lives and works in [[Vermont]].<ref name="27east2"/> He has a daughter, Aya.<ref name="shpress">{{cite web |last=Hinkle |first=Annette |date=April 28, 2022 |title=An Artistic Movement With Global Reach Has Very Local Roots: SAC's 'Techspressionism' show reveals visions of what art can be |url=https://www.27east.com/arts/techspressionism-a-global-movement-with-local-roots-1933155/ |access-date=February 15, 2024 |website=Southampton Press |publisher=Press News Group}}</ref><ref name="shpress2">{{cite web |last=Hinkle |first=Annette |date=April 28, 2022 |title=An Artistic Movement With Global Reach Has Very Local Roots: SAC’s ‘Techspressionism’ show reveals visions of what art can be |url=https://www.27east.com/arts/techspressionism-a-global-movement-with-local-roots-1933155/ |access-date=February 15, 2024 |website=Southampton Press |publisher=Press News Group}}</ref>
In 2013, while living in the town of [[Orient, New York|Orient]] on Long Island's [[North Fork (Long Island)|North Fork]], Goldberg was awarded an artist grant from the [[Pollock-Krasner Foundation]], which he used to purchase a large-format printer for his studio.<ref name="pechakucha" />

In 2014, he exhibited a survey of his work at Glenn Horowitz Bookseller in [[East Hampton, New York]]. The solo show, curated by the artist Scott Bluedorn, was accompanied by a text entitled ''The Techspressionist Manifesto'', which was inspired by artistic manifestos of the past, including the [[Surrealist Manifesto]] and the [[Manifesto of Futurism|Futurist Manifesto]].<ref name="pechakucha" /> The text included an initial definition of the term [[Techspressionism]], an amalgam of the [[Oxford English Dictionary]] definitions of [[Expressionism]] and [[technology]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Goldberg |first=Colin |date=September 24, 2014 |title=The Techspressionist Manifesto |url=https://medium.com/@colingoldberg/techspsressionist-manifesto-v1-0-a632d50e8692 |access-date=October 14, 2022 |website=Medium |publisher=Medium}}</ref>

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== Artistic Style and Influences ==
Goldberg's early use of software such as [[Adobe Illustrator]] in his artwork was inspired by artists such as [[Andy Warhol]], whom Goldberg described as "recontextualizing commercial tools in his practice." <ref name="pechakucha" />
[[File:Colin_Goldberg,_Portals,_2006.jpg|thumb|Colin Goldberg, Portals, 2006.  Acrylic and archival inkjet on paper, 18 x 12 inches. Private collection, Ohio.]]The artist's interests in digital art and painting converged in his ''Wireframe'' series, in which he began experimenting with running painted surfaces through his printer. Goldberg's style in relation to this body of work has been described as "controlled chaos." <ref name="pechakucha" />[[File: Colin_Goldberg,_Wireframe_Drawing_no._1,_2011._Graphite_on_Rives_BFK_paper_28_x_22.5_inches.jpg|thumb|Colin Goldberg, Wireframe Drawing no. 1, 2011. Graphite on Rives BFK paper  28 x 22.5 inches.]]
Goldberg was also heavily influenced by [[Abstract Expressionist]] painters such as [[Franz Kline]], whose use of a projector borrowed from [[Willem de Kooning]] was the inspiration for a series of pencil drawings that were composed digitally and executed by hand with the aid of a projector. <ref name="pechakucha" />

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Other influences include the artist's maternal grandmother Kimiye Ebisu, an accomplished calligrapher who taught [[Japanese calligraphy|shodō]] in Hawaii and Japan.  <ref name="pechakucha" />.  The influence of Japanese aesthetics on the artist's work was explored by artist and writer Eric Ernst, grandson of the [[surrealist]] painter [[Max Ernst]] and son of the [[abstract expressionist]] artist [[Jimmy Ernst]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Ernst |first=Eric |date=October 21, 2014 |title=Techspressionism Reflects Impact of Japanese Aesthetics |url=https://hamptonsarthub.com/2014/10/21/techspressionism-reflects-impact-of-japanese-aesthetics/ |access-date=October 14, 2022 |website=Hmaptons Art Hub |publisher=Hamptons Art Hub}}</ref>

== Curation ==
[[File:Southampton_Arts_Center_(exterior_view).png|thumb|Southampton Arts Center (exterior view)]]
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In 2022, Goldberg organized and curated ''Techspressionism: Digital and Beyond'', the first physical exhibition of Techspressionist artworks, which opened at Southampton Arts Center on April 21 of that year.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hinkle |first=Annette |date=April 27, 2022 |title=Techspressionism: A Global Movement With Local Roots |url=https://www.27east.com/arts/techspressionism-a-global-movement-with-local-roots-1933155/ |access-date=October 14, 2022 |website=27 East |publisher=Press News Group}}</ref>

The show included the works of over 90 artists working with technology from more than 20 countries, including Afghanistan, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Canary Islands, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Italy, Netherlands, Peru, Puerto Rico, Russia, Taiwan, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine and the United States.<ref>{{cite web |last=Peterson |first=Oliver |date=April 20, 2022 |title=Techspressionism: A New Art Movement Comes to Southampton |url=https://www.danspapers.com/2022/04/techspressionism-movement-southampton/ |access-date=October 14, 2022 |website=Dan's Papers |publisher=Schneps Media}}</ref>


== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==

* {{Official website|goldberg.art}}

* [https://www.pkf-imagecollection.org/artist/Colin_Goldberg/?list_url=%2Fartists%3Fsort%3DFJ%26page%3D1%26letter%3DG Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grantee Image Collection]
* [https://www.pkf-imagecollection.org/artist/Colin_Goldberg/?list_url=%2Fartists%3Fsort%3DFJ%26page%3D1%26letter%3DG Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grantee Image Collection]

* [https://spalterdigital.com/artists/colin-goldberg/ Anne and Michael Spalter Digital Art Collection]
* [https://spalterdigital.com/artists/colin-goldberg/ Anne and Michael Spalter Digital Art Collection]
* [https://www.helmholzfineart.com/colin-goldberg Helmholz Fine Art]


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Colin Adriel Goldberg
Colin Goldberg with his work, Kneeling Icon
Born (1971-12-23) December 23, 1971 (age 52)
Bronx, New York
Known forDigital art, drawing, painting
MovementTechspressionism
AwardsPollock-Krasner Foundation (2013)
Websitegoldberg.art
Signature

Colin Adriel Goldberg (born December 23, 1971) is an American visual artist known for his role in the development of Techspressionism.

Early life and education

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Colin Goldberg was born in the Bronx, New York in 1971 to parents of Japanese and Jewish ancestry.[1][2] He grew up on the East End of Long Island.[3]

As an undergraduate student, Goldberg studied Studio Art at Binghamton University under the Abstract Expressionist painter Angelo Ippolito.[2] He would later go on to attend graduate school at Bowling Green State University in Ohio.[4]

Portals (2006) acrylic and archival inkjet on paper

Career

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After completing his undergraduate degree, Goldberg moved to New York City's East Village, where he worked in digital design for advertising firms. It was at this time that he began his artistic experimentation with digital tools.[5]

Goldberg coined the term Techspressionism in 2011 as the title of a solo exhibition in Southampton, New York.[6] The catalog essay was written by Helen A. Harrison, Director of the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center, who described Techspressionism as the next phase of development in Expressionist ideas.[4]

Goldberg was awarded an artist grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, which he used to purchase a large-format printer for his studio.[5] In 2014, he wrote the Techspressionist Manifesto as a reaction to the fine art community's resistance to technology.[3] Techspressionism was first described as a movement in Wired magazine later that year.[7]

In 2015, he was an artist-in-residence at The Studios of Key West.[3]

In September 2020, Goldberg organized the first "Techspressionist Salon" artist meetup on Zoom, which included artists Steve Miller, Patrick Lichty and Oz Van Rosen as well as Harrison, who agreed to act in an advisory role to the nascent artist group. The salons have continued as a bi-weekly meetup of the group.[7]

Harrison suggested that an exhibition be organized around Techspressionist,[4] and on April 21, 2021, “Techspressionism — Digital & Beyond,” the first such exhibition, opened at the Southampton Arts Center in Southampton, New York.[4] Curated by Goldberg, the show included work by more than 90 artists from 20-plus countries.[4] The use of the hashtag #techspressionism on Instagram is the primary way that the idea has proliferated globally, with over 40,000 Instagram posts using the hashtag as of April 2022.[4]

Artistic style and influences

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Antispace Structures (2006) laser-etched marble

Goldberg was influenced by the Abstract Expressionist painters of the 1950s, including his undergraduate painting professor Angelo Ippolito, who first introduced him to abstraction.[3] The artist began to incorporate abstraction into his work when he began working professionally with computers in New York City in the mid-1990s.[3]

Other influences include the artist's maternal grandmother Kimiye Ebisu, an calligrapher who taught shodō in Hawaii and Japan.[8] The influence of Japanese aesthetics on the artist's work was explored by artist and writer Eric Ernst, grandson of the surrealist painter Max Ernst and son of the abstract expressionist artist Jimmy Ernst.[9]

Personal life

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Goldberg lives and works in Vermont.[4] He has a daughter, Aya.[10][11]

References

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  1. ^ Art Now 2023 (exhibition catalog). Hearst Communications. 2023. p. 7.
  2. ^ a b "Kendra Vaculin, "If Picasso Had A Macbook Pro, " WIRED, October 11, 2014". Archived from the original on 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  3. ^ a b c d e AHA! A House for Arts | Point | Season 3 | Episode 18 | PBS, retrieved 2024-03-01
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Hinkle, Annette (April 27, 2022). "Techspressionism: A Global Movement With Local Roots". 27 East. Press News Group. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Kendra Vaculin, "If Picasso Had A Macbook Pro, " WIRED, October 11, 2014". Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  6. ^ "ARTalk: Colin Goldberg". WLIW FM. NPR. Jun 18, 2015.
  7. ^ a b Segal, Mark. "Expressive Technology in Southampton | The East Hampton Star". www.easthamptonstar.com. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  8. ^ "PechaKucha 20x20". www.pechakucha.com. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  9. ^ Ernst, Eric (October 21, 2014). "Techspressionism Reflects Impact of Japanese Aesthetics". Hmaptons Art Hub. Hamptons Art Hub. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  10. ^ Hinkle, Annette (April 28, 2022). "An Artistic Movement With Global Reach Has Very Local Roots: SAC's 'Techspressionism' show reveals visions of what art can be". Southampton Press. Press News Group. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  11. ^ Hinkle, Annette (April 28, 2022). "An Artistic Movement With Global Reach Has Very Local Roots: SAC's 'Techspressionism' show reveals visions of what art can be". Southampton Press. Press News Group. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
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