The Science
Symbiosis in Nature means mutual benefits between different species. The way people are connected makes people interact and grow through sharing, or copying. The artwork/poem refers to symbiosis in nature as it is seen through the lenses of global electronic communication, that both informs us, as disinforms us, allows for innovation, but makes copying easy.
The image consists of computer code output in black & white, color in a form of photo-silkscreens and photolithographs, mixed with photographic content: sketches, traditional printmaking, photoshopped together with painterly markings. No AI was involved. I tend to make my work large to provide the audience with space and distance to view the artwork properly.
The Artist
Anna Ursyn, PhD, professor, University of Northern Colorado, combines programming, software, and various media. 50 single shows, 200 fine art exhibitions: ACM SIGGRAPH Art Galleries, traveling shows: Louvre, Paris, NTT Museum in Tokyo (5000 texts and 2000 images representing 20th Century), Virtual Media Network, Dallas TX. Her work was selected by NASA to the Moon Museum http://moonarts.org/, Centre Pompidou, Paris, Denver Capitol. Her work in ABAD 1/2 is in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in NYC, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Institution,Washington D.C., 11 books on knowledge visualization and coding.
Global Heritage
We use old folk tales as a source
for so many of our daily routines,
in many aspects and respects.
We use them to raise a person,
to inspire them,
or scare one from wrong-doing.
We like the color combinations,
patterns, melodies, or metaphors
to convey our own messages.
In a linked world,
we copy.
Anna Ursyn
Copyright statement. This work is published under the CC BY-NC-SA license