WOAW GALLERY·北京顺义
2023.4.29 – 7.28
WOAW Gallery is pleased to present Tim Irani’s in silico, the California-based artist’s exhibition at the gallery’s location in Blanc Art Space, Beijing.
in silico is a term referring to the process by which computer simulation is used for the purpose of experimentation. The New Latin term was created as an analogue to the preexisting terms in vitro and in vivo commonly used in biology. In this case, Irani amalgamates his own collection of flora and fauna “specimen” to study within the computer, or, in silico.
In Tim Irani’s new exhibition, the artist presents works designed using an array of 3D modeling and rendering softwares, which were first imagined digitally by building out an environment within a 3D model of the gallery space the artist made.
In a series of subsequent physical works, Irani documents biological life through the lens of computer simulation, exploring the contemporary condition of “living amongst technology”, as well as providing commentary on technology’s vast environmental impact.
Bold, acrylic colours are combined with fuzzy, artificially-manipulated lines to portray animals peering out gingerly from behind surrealist landscapes featuring lightning strikes and cascading flowers with stiff, chunky petals.
“I am both frightened and captivated by what the future holds and the internal and external effects of technological bio integration on us. My art serves as an ongoing observational catalogue documenting the inherent irony of technology,” the artist says.
Tim Irani (b. 1989, Orange County, California) is an artist living and working in Los Angeles. He has an architecture degree from the University of San Francisco, and a background in mobile product design. His artistic practice explores optimisation in a digital age, the pace with which the technological development renders current trends obsolete, and the nature of reality. Irani’s art draws on elements of computer-generated imagery and pop art, combining traditional painting techniques with sculpted wood elements to showcase a playfully distorted, plant-clad, man-made environment where technology and the natural world coexist in careful balance.
WOAW 画廊很高兴在画廊位于北京的白朗艺术空间举办加州艺术家Tim Irani 的计算机展览。
in silico是一个术语，指的是将计算机模拟用于实验目的的过程。新拉丁术语是作为生物学中常用的体外和体内现有术语的类似物而创建的。在这种情况下，Irani 合并了他自己收集的动植物“标本”，以便在计算机或计算机中进行研究。
在蒂姆·伊拉尼 (Tim Irani) 的新展览中，这位艺术家展示了使用一系列 3D 建模 和渲染软件设计的作品，这些作品首先是通过在艺术家制作的画廊空间的 3D 模型中构建环境来进行数字想象的。
在随后的一系列物理作品中，Irani 通过计算机模拟的镜头记录了生物生命，探索了“生活在技术之中”的当代状况，并对技术对环境的巨大影响进行了评论。
大胆的亚克力颜色与模糊的、人工操纵的线条相结合，描绘了动物从超现实主义风景背后小心翼翼地向外张望，风景中有闪电和层叠的花朵，花瓣坚硬、厚实。
“我对未来的发展以及技术生物整合对我们的内部和外部影响感到既害怕又着迷。我的艺术作为一个持续的观察目录，记录了技术内在的讽刺意味，”这位艺术家说。
Tim Irani（1989 年生于加利福尼亚州奥兰治县）是一位在洛杉矶生活和工作的艺术家。他拥有旧金山大学的建筑学学位和移动产品设计背景。他的艺术实践探索了数字时代的优化、技术发展使当前趋势过时的速度，以及现实的本质。Irani 的艺术借鉴了计算机生成的图像和波普艺术的元素，将传统绘画技术与雕刻的木头元素相结合，展示了一个有趣的扭曲、植物覆盖的人造环境，在这个环境中，技术与自然世界以微妙的平衡共存。
