[CREATE] Art & Montréal (was Re: LGM 2011 - Montreal - May 10-11-12-13)

[Louis Desjardins]

2010/9/7 Schrijver <eric at authoritism.net>

> Superduper!
>

:)

>
> I’ll try hard to make it there.
>

Good !

>
> Quoting John Cruz on the Libre Graphics Day Australia:
>
> > Probably the first thing I can recommend is to be sure to try to reach
> any local artistic communities that you can.
>
>
> I read the description of the Montreal proposal and among the local
> partners I did not see an arts organisation. I think that would be shame.
>

Don’ worry ! We’ll have artists in LGM 2011.

>
> For me it was important in Brussels; the connection to Constant vzw and to
> the Networked Media Program of the Piet Zwart Institute. If there wouldn’t
> have been these links I do not know if I as an artist would have dared to
> attend.
>

> It enables a connection between worlds that can benefit from each other
> (and also clash, but that’s good too!).
>
> If I understand it correctly, reaching out to artists is also one of the
> goals of LGM.
>
> Montréal:
>

> > Its media arts centres and products, the remarkable contribution of its
> universities, the diversity and renown of its cybercultural thinkers, the
> ingenuity of its researchers, and the number and quality of its e-magazines,
> have bestowed on Montréal an enviable international reputation in the world
> of cyberculture.
>
>
>
> http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?_pageid=4517,7008351&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
>
> So for me it would be great if we could make some connection to the media
> art scene.
>
> What do you think?
>
> Anyone have contacts there?
>

We do have contacts and you’ll be amazed by LGM 2011 ! And yes, please, feel
free to add your voice !

Please refrain from using words like "shame" 9 months prior to the event.
We’re actually building the conference ! ;)

Cheers !

Louis

>
> It’s of course a bit short term to arrange any kind of collaboration, but
> at the very least the artistic world could be made aware of what’s going on
> so interested people can join and see the lectures.
>
> As a connection point, Libre graphics does not only have a relation to the
> traditional graphic processes but also I think to developments like
> generative design and software art. You can see this in projects like
> Shoebot and Nodebox but for example also the ‘processing’ language
> http://processing.org/  —that’s an important software tool in this respect
> and its a free and open source project. Actually maybe we could invite
> someone from their team?
>
> This generative approach is gaining some steam,
> For example,
> http://www.generative-gestaltung.de/
> This book was the top selling book on the German Amazon,
> there will be an English version too.
>
> And a new text-book on software in art and design was just released by
> Princeton Architectural Press which is meant for art education:
> http://formandcode.com/
>
> Some thoughts.
>


> What do you think?
>

> Best,
>
> Eric
>
>
> Op 7 sep 2010, om 21:12 heeft Louis Desjardins het volgende geschreven:
>
> > Hi all !
> >
> > The 6th edition of the Libre Graphics Meeting will take place in Montreal
> on May 10-13, 2011.
> >
> > More to come soon. Please stay tuned!
> >
> > Cheers!
> >
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