'Art Class Model'. 3 x 4.75 inches, 1980. Signed in pencil.

Rare Digital Art by Laurence Gartel 'Nude' Series, Circa 1979 – 1982 Laurence Gartel is a living legend. Hailed as the first graphic artist of the digital age, Laurence Gartel stands at the top of his artistic niche as the acknowledged “Father of Digital Art”. A born and bred New Yorker, he perfected his iconoclastic style with the likes of Andy Warhol, whom he introduced to computer artistry even before Mac and the PC came on the scene. Like Warhol, Gartel blurred the line and created a bridge between fine art and graphic artistry.   'Lovers Lane', 3.5 x 4.75 inches, 1982. Signed in pencil. Gartel’s trailblazing in digital art was unthinkable when he started his career in 1975. He was working at the University at Buffalo, Media Study Department on analog system computers when he met video guru Nam June Paik who wrote the Introduction to what is thought to be the first book on digital art: “Laurence Gartel: A Cybernetic Romance” published by Gibbs Smith in 1989. The same year, Gartel created the first cover of Forbes Magazine and held an exhibition of works titled, “Nuvo Japonica” made on a Commodore Amiga Computer that replaced Van Gogh’s “Irises” at the Joan Whitney Payson Gallery in Portland, Maine.   'Untitled Nude', 3.5 x 4.75 inches, 1982. Signed in pencil.   'The Father of Digital Art', Laurence Gartel has created works of art for The Coca-Cola Company, the National Basketball Association, Absolut Vodka, and he was the official artist of the 57th Grammy Awards, and was also featured in Apple’s famous “Think Different” ad just to name a few. Gartel stands at the top of his artistic niche as the acknowledged “Father of Digital Art”. He created his first piece of digital art in 1975 at Media Study Buffalo in upstate New York and also created the first digital ad for Absolut Vodka. Gartel has exhibited at MoMA The Museum of Modern Art, the Princeton University Art Museum, a museum retrospective at the Norton Museum of Art in 1991, and his work in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern History at the Smithsonian, he has held numerous exhibitions and shows within South Florida, the United States and Europe over the course of his career. Laurence Gartel has written and published many books, he’s been featured in countless art history books and was also Andy Warhol’s computer arts teacher. He has worked with famous faces like Debbie Harry, the Sex Pistols, and more recently, Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears. Gartel also produces stunning art cars such as his recent Saratoga-themed Maserati which marked his 58th such creation, others include a Ferrari Scuderia 430, and a Tesla Roadster among many fine or classic vehicles that Gartel has designed, each iconic paint job tells a story.   'Debbie', 2.75 x 4.5 inches, 1979. Signed in pencil. Gartel's Nude series are rare, limited works created in the early days of his career between 1979 - 1982. These little gems are matted and signed, each piece holds a story. They are available for sale exclusively through the artist's personal collection. For pricing and shipping information, contact Laurence Gartel via email: Gartel@aol.com Read our Feature Editorial: http://www.themiamiartscene.com/laurence-gartel-the-father-of-digital-art-has-boldly-gone-where-no-artist-went-before/

Laurence Gartel, "The Father of Digital Art", Has Boldly Gone Where No Artist Went Before

Laurence Gartel is a living legend. Hailed as the first graphic artist of the digital age, Laurence Gartel stands at the top of his artistic niche as the acknowledged “Father of Digital Art”. A born and bred New Yorker, he perfected his iconoclastic style with the likes of Andy Warhol, whom he introduced to computer artistry even before Mac and the PC came on the scene. Like Warhol, Gartel blurred the line and created a bridge between fine art and graphic artistry. 

“Self Portrait of the Artist” (c) Laurence Gartel 2017

Gartel’s trailblazing in digital art was unthinkable when he started his career in 1975. He was working at the University at Buffalo, Media Study Department on analog system computers when he met video guru Nam June Paik.

Nam June Paik went on to write the Introduction to what is thought to be the first book on digital art: “Laurence Gartel: A Cybernetic Romance” published by Gibbs Smith in 1989. The same year, Gartel created the first cover of Forbes Magazine and held an exhibition of works titled, “Nuvo Japonica” made on a Commodore Amiga Computer that replaced Van Gogh’s “Irises” at the Joan Whitney Payson Gallery in Portland, Maine.

Fort Lauderdale Film Festival, 1995. Cibachrome Print, 40″ x 30″

Gartel’s vision was to create electronic images by capturing them with a still camera off a monitor, as there were no saving devices or software to store the created picture. In 1985, he delivered the keynote speech at the First Pan Pacific Computer Conference in Melbourne, Australia predicting the future of the world, which landed him on the front page of The Australian Newspaper. This was the same year he taught Andy Warhol how to use the Amiga Computer to create the album cover for Debbie Harry (Blondie). It was a moment when “Pop Art met Digital Art”.

In the true innovative sense, Gartel received the commission to produce ABSOLUT GARTEL for Absolut Vodka, utilizing the first digital camera by Canon. The “file” itself was 900K – less than a megabyte. This astounded everyone as to how something with “low” resolution could command the attention of the advertising and art world. He was also featured in Apple’s famous “Think Different” ad and has created works of art for Coca-Cola, the National Basketball Association, and other top brands and personalities.

Warp, 1996. Ink-Jet Print, 11″ x 8 1/2″
Collection: Coca Cola Company, All Rights Reserved

Gartel achieved the prodigious accomplishment of having his work hanging in the Museum of Modern Art before he turned 25, and he remains on the cutting edge of his profession today. His resume includes exhibits at Palm Beach Photographic Center, a museum retrospective at the Norton Museum of Art, Joan Whitney Payson Museum, Princeton University Art Museum, Bibliotheque Nationale Paris, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, and the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern History at the Smithsonian to name a few.

Clown Cuzin, 2000. An ink jet print, this collage was made in Painter and Photoshop running on an IntelliStation. It was exhibited at the Edison College Gallery of Art.

His work has also graced the pages and covers of many well-known magazines such as Forbes, ART-IN-AMERICA, Artforum, Sotheby’s, Art and Auction, Art and Antiques, ArtByte, Scientific American, and NY Magazine.

Double Disguise, 1989. This R Type print selection was created on a Commodore Amiga, first exhibited at the Joan Whitney Payson Museum of Art in Portland, Maine

The artist’s 40-year career has touched all points of the globe: from creating a Bollywood-style video and music multimedia work commissioned by Universal Studios; to delivering the keynote speech at the Fotographica Congress in Orvieto, Italy to receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Globus Family Trust; official artist of the 57th Grammy Awards; artist of the Newport Jazz Festival; NASA MMS Launch at Kennedy Space Center; official artist of the Monaco International Film Festival, to being the feature of the Oslo Motor Show in Norway.

Coney Island Baby, 1999. Giclee print, 13″ x 9″

These days, Gartel, who now calls Miami home, has shifted gears taking his art to a whole new frontier – car art. His commissioned creations include a Tesla Electric Art Roadster, a Ferrari Scuderia 430, a 1984 Rolls Royce Spirit, a 1957 Lincoln Premier Convertible, a 1959 Fleetwood Cadillac Limousine, and a 1963 Chevy Pickup among other fine or classic vehicles. Each iconic paint job tells a story.

For instance, Gartel says, “On the 1959 Cadillac I depict the space race against the former Soviet Union as well as Castro’s influence and the addition of Hawaii as America’s 50th state.”€ His ‘Auto-Motion’ exhibition has been captured on film for the big screen in Britain, Australia, and many other countries around the globe, as well as in a luxury edition of a hard-bound coffee table book. He followed that up with his ‘Supercar’ series and then, in 2012, with the Fireball Run: Northern Exposure film and live streaming event.

Gartel earned a BFA degree in Graphics at the School of Visual Arts where he interacted with renowned graffiti artist Keith Haring. He studied for an MA in Photography under Arthur Leipzig at CW Post College and later began his electronic career working side by side with video guru Nam June Paik at Media Study/Buffalo in upstate New York in 1975.

Gartel’s recent installation “Welcome To Miami” at Virgin MiamiCentral

For more information about this fascinating artist, for sales, exhibitions and project inquiries, to commission an art piece or an art car, please visit https://gartelmuseum.weebly.com/

NuTec Molecular Portraits: a Profile Representing a Person at Their Molecular Level

Dr. Piloto's artworks are made with the molecular signatures generated by NuTec, a radical technology made possible by advances in nanotechnology, organic chemistry, materials science, molecular medicine, and artificial intelligence expanding 8 years in development.

These dots appear insignificant to the human eye, disguising the paradigm-shifting and life-changing power they contain.

His representation of people as NuTec Molecular Portraits remove the cultural, socio-economic, racial, sexual and religious baggage we automatically associate with images of people.

The Making of Dr. Piloto's Art
 

Through different mediums, digital compositions, and an amalgamation of disparate elements, Obdulio Piloto creates ingenious works of art rooted in the complex aesthetic structures of molecular portraiture using the groundbreaking technology of NuTec.

The NuTec device is made up of tiny spots – each with different textures and physio-chemical properties that bind molecules, proteins and cells. The resulting NuTec profile is specific to each person at that moment in time.

Dr. Piloto stands at the vanguard of scientific research, actualizing the possibilities of radically improving human life through the use of deep science and artificial intelligence.

His art seeks to remind us of the interconnectedness of all things, our place in the universe, and the power of unleashing humanity's full potential to create a more hopeful future.

The scanned NuTec slide is then used as the basis for the artwork. Textured, colored NuTec spots constitute the visual vocabulary of Dr. Piloto’s artworks.

Delicately, the artists adds texture using paint to create a truly one-of-a-kind work of art. Lastly, he signs each piece with paint embedded with encrypted DNA from his genome to create a deeper personal connection with the collector.

Artem + Scientia’s Laboratory / Gallery Space

Art lovers and collectors are invited to visit the Art Gallery (by appointment only) Artem + Scientia is located at 7600 NW 69th Avenue in Miami, Florida 33166. For more information visit www.artemscientia.com

VIDEO: The Fine Art Of Obdulio Piloto

Experience 'A Transcendental Pursuit' at Artem + Scientia Gallery showcasing the work of Dr. Obdulio Piloto

On view: Obdulio Piloto: A TRANSCENDENTAL PURSUIT Apr 11-May 11, 2019

Miami’s newest and most unique gallery Artem + Scientia opened with an inaugural exhibition showcasing Dr. Obdulio Piloto’s journey expanding eight years developing groundbreaking technology. The gallery is a one-of-a-kind experience for art collectors seeking to have an impact on humanity beyond the arts. Bringing together the increasingly dissociated and over-specialized disciplines of science, applied technology, and fine art. Artist, Scientist and Inventor, Dr. Piloto. His natural brilliance and determination earned Dr. Piloto a place at Cornell University, he went on to obtain a Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University Medical School and pursue post-graduate research at Stanford University. In 2011, Dr. Piloto co-founded Entopsis, a startup backed by visionary Silicon Valley investor Peter Thiel (through Breakout Labs) that developed the groundbreaking diagnostic technology of NuTec. Applying methods of molecular portraiture to create cutting-edge works of art, the noble aim of Dr. Piloto’s art is to raise awareness. ‘Euphoria Ten', 2017 One of a kind artwork – UV reactive acrylic on metal print. 40″ x 60″ The gallery presents the inaugural exhibition ‘A Transcendental Pursuit’, on view from April 11 through May 11, 2019 featuring the work of Dr. Piloto’s Euphoria and Adversity series. He was born and raised in a traditional Cuban family in Miami’s Hialeah, whose humble beginnings exposed him to the realities of human challenges. At the age of 8, he lost his great-grandmother to cancer, an experience that initiated his interest in the sciences and urged his lifelong mission to find solutions for one of the world’s most devastating diseases. ‘Fragmented Mind’, from Dr. Piloto’s Adversity series. A visual gestalt of the artist’s thought processes, Fragmented Mind reveals diverse, often conflicting interests, desires and obligations. 48″ x 40″ x .2″ Dr. Piloto signs each piece with paint embedded with encrypted DNA from his genome & provenance is tracked with Blockchain technology. Artem + Scientia’s Laboratory / Gallery Space Art lovers and collectors are invited to visit the Art Gallery (by appointment only) Artem + Scientia is located at 7600 NW 69th Avenue in Miami, Florida 33166. For more information visit www.artemscientia.com VIDEO: The Fine Art Of Obdulio Piloto

The Wolfsonian-FIU, WLRN + New Tropic present RadioFest

Saturday, March 11th from 10am-9pm Podcast lovers, music buffs, and fiction fans rejoice as The Wolfsonian teams up with WLRN Public Media and The New Tropic to throw RadioFest, a 1-day love letter to radio history, storytelling, and retro tech! Miamians have the chance to have their voices featured in radio stories crafted right before their eyes by the pros at WLRN, AND be the first to experience the world premieres of 4 original radio plays based on actual, real-life South Florida news.

Friends from Jolt, Klangbox, Wynwood Radio, and Moonlighter Makerspace are also lending their time for a suite of amazing talks and interactive activities, plus we’ll have a killer display of vintage radios from Miami-based collector Harvey Mattel—a unique opportunity to check out super-chic throwback designs rarely on public view. Don’t miss this tribute to the technology at the core of communication and connection in the modern world.

Visit the full event listing and see more details at: http://www.themiamiartscene.com/event/the-wolfsonian-fiu-wlrn-new-tropic-present-radiofest/