“Chiao” by Graham Elliott, John England
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The pieces generated on a computer are not only produced as paintings, but also as stems of a new idea, i.e. using the computer to duplicate ideas which may finish up as performances or three dimensional forms.
We like to use contemporary images collected from such things as rubbish and fashion magazines, and then mix it with unusual textures created by doing things like blowing bubbles at the capture camera, or grabbing Alka-seltzer as it fizzes under three different filters of the camera, to originate unusual background textures on which to build. We have been involved in several performances, one in America, in which we did an audio visual display projecting computer images up to 40ft high and whilst performing semi-naked a bizarre ritual in front of the projection.
We believe that the universal capability of computers and its ability to create intense colours and images can be used to stimulate more expressive reactions from the viewing audience.
