Ted Lawson

Ted Lawson (born 1970) is an American contemporary artist.

Work

Lawson's work often uses technology to create organic abstractions, "often teeter[ing] between computer programming and fine art, [and] exploring the moments when human error makes its mark on mechanized perfection." Focusing on form and figure, Lawson "mount[s] a nuanced exploration of human experience in the physical world, and the role art and technology play in our classification and understanding of it."[1]

In 2011, he started a large-scale sculpture commissioned by Napster and Facebook founder Sean Parker. The piece was finished and installed in Parker's home in 2014.

Lawson owns Prototype New York, an art fabrication studio, which has created works for Ghada Amer, Mariko Mori, Jeff Koons, Terence Koh and Yoko Ono.[2]

Ghost In The Machine

In 2014, Lawson began working on a series of drawings using his own blood fed to a modified CNC machine. The initial drawing, a life size self-portrait called Ghost In The Machine, went viral after a video of the process was picked up and shared by Huffington Post, Juxtapoz Magazine, and many more. According to the Huffington Post,

"For the life-sized piece, titled 'Ghost in the Machine,' Lawson wrote thousands of lines of code directing a CNC machine to draft his portrait, thus merging manufacturing and artistic processes. He then hooked himself up to a robotic arm intravenously, and spent hours literally pouring his blood into the work. The visceral piece, a collaborative effort between man and machine, challenges those who consider digital or mechanical art to be more removed than traditional fine art fields like painting and drawing."[1] The piece made its debut at Lawson's solo exhibition "The Map Is Not The Territory" at the Joseph Gross Gallery[3]

Ceci N'est Pas Un Viol

In 2015 Lawson directed Ceci N'est Pas Un Viol, a video by performance artist Emma Sulkowicz. The work explores the boundaries between consensual and non-consensual sex.[4]

Exhibitions

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2006

2001-

2002

2000

Bibliography

External links

References

  1. 1 2 Priscilla Frank (18 August 2014). "And Here Is The Selfie Made Out Of Blood You've (Maybe) Been Waiting For (NSFW)". The Huffington Post.
  2. ↑ http://www.prototypeny.com/projects/browse
  3. ↑ "The Map Is Not the Territory". Social Alerts. Social Alerts.
  4. ↑ Cait Munro, "Emma Sulkowicz Breaks New Ground With Troubling Video Performance", Artnet, 4 June 2015.
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