Contact info:
voyd at voyd dot com

Biography
Patrick Lichty (b.1962)  is a technologically-based conceptual artist, writer, independent curator, animator for the activist group, The Yes Men, and Executive Editor of Intelligent Agent Magazine. He began showing technological media art in 1989, and deals with works and writing that explore the social relations between us and media. Venues in which Lichty has been involved with solo and collaborative works include the Whitney & Turin Biennials, Maribor Triennial, Performa Performance Biennial, Ars Electronica, and the International Symposium on the Electronic Arts (ISEA).

He also works extensively with virtual worlds, including Second Life, and his work, both solo and with his performance art group, Second Front, has been featured in Flash Art, Eikon Milan, and ArtNews.

He is also an Assistant Professor of Interactive Arts & Media at Columbia College Chicago, and resides in Baton Rouge, LA.

Artist Statement
Since 1990, I have pursued art and critical theory that explores social relations about and through media and technology. Media are one of the "glues" of civilization, and this glue is as fundamental in representing all aspects of society, culture, and interpersonal relations. I explore this through critical theory, conceptual New Media art, and performance/social intervention.

Formally, I work in almost all forms of Digital 3D - Animation, VR, Fabrication, Physical Computing, etc. I then translate the work for display through video, animation, live installation, electronics, virtual reality, physical computing, robotics, digital fabrication and imaging. I also go between modes, that is, realize virtual work by translation into traditional forms such as plates for print, paintings, and so on in order to meditate on my work in a broader context.

Documentation:

• Exhibitions
• Publications
• Presentations
• Fellowships/Grants