Christine Irving
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
You don't like those ideas... I got others - Marshall McLuhan
<p><span>Management consultant and project manager by day and artist by night/weekend. One thing I have discovered is that art and business do mix to make each single component better; kind of like peanut butter and chocolate.</span></p> <p><span>I consider myself very lucky to know and work alongside so many talented and inspiring people; within interactive arts and our sister communities.</span></p> <p>Since I am on the shyer side of talking about myself as an artist I'll list some of the things I have done as part of the artist collective: interactive arts.</p> <h3>GOALS</h3> <ul> <li><span>To provide opportunities to test perceptions of art: for instance, in engaging with our pieces, participants become the artists<br /></span></li> <li><span>To encourage collaborative and community art; both with professional artists and with those who have the capacity for creativity</span></li> <li><span>To “shake it up” and question “how it should be done”</span></li> <li>To collaborate and help other artists and communities with their creative endeavors</li> </ul> <h3>AWARDS & GRANTS</h3> <ul> <li>Burning Man Arts Grant Committee 2010 Honorarium Project: The Heart Machine</li> <li>BurnT (Toronto Regional) 2010 Art Grant Gift: The Heart Machine</li> <li>Scotiabank Nuit Blanche 2010 People’s Choice Award for Independent Projects: Flux & Fire</li> <li>Black Rock Arts Foundation Civic Arts Projects for 2011: The Heart Machine exhibition at Toronto’s Scotiabank Nuit Blanche 2011</li> </ul> <h3>EXHIBITIONS & COMMISSIONED WORK</h3> <ul> <li>Toronto Regional Decompression (TComp) 2008: Tunnel of Lights</li> <li>Toronto Regional Decompression (TComp) 2009: The Chrysalis</li> <li>Burning Man 2010 Honorarium Project: The Heart Machine </li> <li>Scotiabank Nuit Blanche 2010 Independent Project: Flux & Fire </li> <li>Ottawa Winterlude 2011 Museum of Civilization Site: Flux & Fire</li> <li>Scotiabank Nuit Blanche 2011: The Heart Machine (remounted as an exhibition)</li> </ul> <h3>SUPPORTING EXHIBITION WORK</h3> <ul> <li>Temple Passage – Toronto Regional Decompression 2009 (interactive fiber optic lighting)</li> <li>Super Street Fire – Firefly 2011 (underlying flame effects and fuel system)</li> <li>Super Street Fire – Detroit Maker Fair 2011 (underlying flame effects and fuel system)</li> <li>Super Street Fire – Burning Man 2012 (underlying fuel system)</li> </ul> <div class="associated-posts"> <div class="associated-post"> <h3 class="post-title">CAN WE EXHIBIT OR COMMISSION I.A. ART?</h3> <div class="post-content"> <p>Absolutely... <strong><a title="Link to our Contact Us Page" href="http://interactivearts.co/contact-us-exhibitions" target="_blank">Just Contact Us Here!</a></strong></p> <p>You can:</p> <ul> <li>Commission a custom piece of interactive art</li> <li>Talk to us about how we might be able to help you with interactivity, lighting, sound or fire</li> <li>Talk to to us about how we can mount an existing a.i. art piece for your event and/or exhibition</li> <li>Engage any of our artists in what they do best – designers, engineers, fire performers, management consultants etc.</li> </ul> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div>
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