Watz is a Norwegian artist who currently lives in Berlin where he edits the Generator.x blog (a platform for generative art and design) and prepares future Generator.x events including concert tours, exhibitions and conferences. In addition, Watz travels around the world to teach workshops in computational design and generative art.
The Mary Schiller Myers School of Art at The University of Akron will host Europe's leading generative artist, Marius Watz as a Myers Artist in Residence, March 24 – 28, 2008. Watz's residency coincides with an exhibition of his work titled "Marius Watz: ElectroPlastiques" in the school's Emily Davis Gallery in Folk Hall from March 24 – April 22, 2008.
Watz uses the computer to generate work which he describes as “a particular brand of visual hedonism, marked by colorful organic shapes and a 'more is more' attitude.” Most of his works deal with drawing machines implemented in software, live visuals for music or large-scale projections. The exhibition will showcase a variety of Watz's generative work, including large scale projections of ElectroPlastiques #1 and #2, five rapid prototypes, large format printouts, and his Universal Digest Machine, which received an Honorary Mention at Ars Electronica — the world’s leading media arts festival in Linz, Austria.
Watz is a Norwegian artist who currently lives in Berlin where he edits the Generator.x blog (a platform for generative art and design) and prepares future Generator.x events including concert tours, exhibitions and conferences. In addition, Watz travels around the world to teach workshops in computational design and generative art (http://www.generatorx.no).
As a Myers Artist in Residence at The University of Akron’s Myers School of Art, Watz will conduct a week-long student workshop on Processing — a language developed to teach students, artists and designers the fundamentals of computer programming within a visual context.
The Myers Artist in Residence Program at The University of Akron’s Mary Schiller Myers School of Art draws nationally and internationally renowned visiting artists, scholars, and designers annually. These guests expose faculty, students, and the Akron community at large to diverse critical, aesthetic and intellectual practices.
The Maruis Watz residency and events are the culmination of a year long project conceived and organized by UA graphic design students Nate Mueller and Kirk Mueller and faculty advisor Matthew Kolodziej with support of the UA Mary Schiller Myers School of Art and its Graphic Design Program. Additional support for the events comes from The University of Akron and its E.J. Thomas Hall; RCS Corporation, Cleveland; the Apple Campus Reps; and DJ Pi(iT).
The Emily Davis Gallery in Folk Hall is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Mondays through Saturdays with evening hours on Wednesdays and Thursdays until 9 p.m. For more information, call 330-972-5951 or contact dwatt@uakron.edu.
