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Chiaki Watanabe
New York, NY
 Artist Bio: Chiaki Watanabe is a media artist based in New York. With minimalist and abstract aesthetics, she works in multiple forms including video, motion graphics, installation and live video performance. Sound, form, color and movement are her primary sources of creative inspiration.
Her works have been presented internationally in various venues ranging from media art and video festivals such as the New York Video Festival, Microcinema International, European Media Art Festival (DE), Viper New Media Festival (CH) to art institutions including Museum of Modern Art (US), Institute of Contemporary Arts (UK), Austin Museum of Digital Art, and Kunst hall (NO). She has performed at venues throughout New York City including Lincoln center, Eyebeam, Location One, Dance Theater Workshop, The Kitchen and Merce Cunningham studio. She has awarded from Experimental Television Center, Electronic Media and Film Program in part by the New York State Council on the Arts and Media the foundation 2005, 2006 and 2007.
| AMODA Events |
Digital Showcase 44: Sep 20th, 2008
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8/4 digital video
Artwork Description: 8/4 was a micro art and sound series founded by Chiaki Watanabe and The Tank NYC in 2004 that presented multi-disciplinary audiovisual live performances, art exhibitions and related events. "8" stands for 8-bit, lo-fi, micro music arts and "4" stands for four seasons. 8/4 was formed to celebrate, explore and promote 8-bit style art and music throughout the year. The lo-fi art style “8-bit” derives its name from the early 8-bit computer programs used to create this form of electronic music and art. The 8-bit art is an aesthetic to create nostalgic and futuristic visual and aural landscapes. Merging new and vintage technology with the aesthetic allows artists and musicians to create a hybrid and new form of electronic art.
The video piece on display here is a recording and document of one of the live performances in the 8/4 series. This performance featured video by Chiaki Watanabe and Giles Hendrix, along with music by Bit Shifter.
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Digital Showcase 29: Sep 9th, 2004
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8/4 vol.1 Realtime Video/Audio mix
8/4 is a audiovisual live performance unit comprised of 2 visual
artists and 2 musicians in New York. 8/4 stands for 8 bit, lo-fi, micro music & arts and 4 stands for four members. 8/4 is formed to explore lo-fi art and sound that transmit through vintage bitmapped art, video images, game consoles as instruments. The 8/4©ˆs a blend of four different performing
methods/styles invoke a hybrid new form of electronic audiovisuals in 8-bit style. 8/4 celebrates and explores the increasingly prevalent 8-bit art style as it seeks to expose a wider audience this accessible artistic experimentation. The 8bit art is an aesthetic to create nostalgic and futuristic visual and aural landscapes.
8/4 vol.1 was featured at NY Video Festival (Synaesthesiologists: Global AudioVisuals Now) at Lincoln center, New York July 2004. |
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Web site: http://www.vusik.net/
: http://thetanknyc.org/8o4/index.html
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