Colin Goldberg
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Colin Adriel Goldberg | |
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 Colin Goldberg with his work, Kneeling Icon | |
| Born | December 23, 1971 Bronx, New York |
| Known for | Digital art, drawing, painting |
| Movement | Techspressionism |
| Awards | Pollock-Krasner Foundation (2013) |
| Website | goldberg |
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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.[1]
Goldberg coined the term Techspressionism in 2011 as the title of a solo exhibition in Southampton, New York.[2] The catalog essay was written by art historian Helen Harrison, the former Director of the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center.[3] Ms. Harrison's essay was the first use of the term in print.[4]
Goldberg went on to write the Techspressionist Manifesto in 2014,[5] and Techspressionism was first referred to as a movement in WIRED later that year.[1]In 2015, the term Techspressionism was first used on television on the PBS show Art Loft.[6]
The use of the hashtag #techspressionism on Instagram became the primary way that the idea began to proliferate globally, with over 40,000 Instagram posts using the hashtag as of April 2022.[3]
Early life and education
Colin Goldberg was born in the Bronx, New York[6] in 1971 to parents of Japanese and Jewish ancestry.[7] He grew up on the East End of Long Island.[6]
The artist first publicly exhibited his work in the 1989 East End Student Show at the Parrish Art Museum . 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.[8]
Using a dialup modem, the teenage artist began to experiment with telecommunications on underground Bulletin Board systems and became involved in the demoscene which he described as a cultural precursor to the NFT art scene of the early 2020s.[9]
Goldberg studied Studio Art at Binghamton University under the tutelage of the Abstract Expressionist painter Angelo Ippolito,[1] who was responsible for introducing the young artist to abstraction and encouraged his move to New York City after graduation.
As an undergraduate student, he did an internship through Long Island University, working as a studio assistant in the Hamptons for artist Steve Miller. Goldberg worked alongside Robert Bardin, a longtime screen printer for Andy Warhol.[8]
New York
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 shortly thereafter.
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.[10] It was at this time that he began a series of abstract vector-based digital drawings, using the same tools that he employed in his commercial work, such as Adobe Illustrator.[8]
Ohio
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.[11] He spent his time there creating a large body of work, including a series of laser etchings in marble and wood.
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.[8]
Long Island
In 2013, while living in the town of Orient on Long Island's 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.
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 Futurist Manifesto.[8] The text included an initial definition of the term Techspressionism, an amalgam of the Oxford English Dictionary definitions of Expressionism and technology.[5]
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."[citation needed]
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." 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.[citation needed]
Other influences include the artist's maternal grandmother Kimiye Ebisu, an accomplished 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.[12]
Curation
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.[8]
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.[3]
Personal life
Goldberg lives and works in Vermont.[11] He has a daughter, Aya.[13]
References
- ^ a b c "Kendra Vaculin, "If Picasso Had A Macbook Pro, " WIRED, October 11, 2014". Archived from the original on 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ^ "ARTalk: Colin Goldberg" (video). WLIW FM. NPR. Jun 18, 2015.
- ^ a b c Peterson, Oliver (2022-04-20). "Techspressionism: A New Art Movement Comes to Southampton". www.danspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ Segal, Mark. "Expressive Technology in Southampton | The East Hampton Star". www.easthamptonstar.com. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ a b Goldberg, Colin (September 24, 2014). "The Techspressionist Manifesto". Art & Architecture Quarterly East End. AAQ East End. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ a b c AHA! A House for Arts | Point | Season 3 | Episode 18 | PBS, retrieved 2024-03-01
- ^ Art Now 2023 (exhibition catalog). Hearst Communications. 2023. p. 7.
- ^ a b c d e f g "PechaKucha 20x20". www.pechakucha.com. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ Mackin-Cipro, Jessica (May 23, 2022). "Colin Goldberg: Curator Of Techspressionism". James Lane Post. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
- ^ "Colin Goldberg at PechaKucha Night Hamptons Vol. 27" (video). vimeo.com. Parrish Art Museum. Jun 18, 2015.
- ^ a b Hinkle, Annette (April 27, 2022). "Techspressionism: A Global Movement With Local Roots". 27 East. Press News Group. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
- ^ Ernst, Eric (October 21, 2014). "Techspressionism Reflects Impact of Japanese Aesthetics". Hmaptons Art Hub. Hamptons Art Hub. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
- ^ 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.