Author: evangelia baka

[Updated] A new art exhibition that explores the burgeoning technologies of virtual and augmented reality as media for creativity and expression opens this weekend in Pasadena. “Spacial Reality” at the sp[a]ce gallery at Ayzenberg, 39 E. Walnut Street, features more than two-dozen artists who endeavor to push the boundaries of art by espousing the cutting edge of technology, exhibit producer and curator Jesse Damiani said. Following a grand opening Friday from 7 to 10 p.m., the exhibit will be open Saturday and Sundays from noon to 6 p.m. through Oct. 28. In planning the show, Damiani said he had two primary goals in mind. One was to position VR and AR art as the same caliber as any other type of fine art, and give it the same type of reverence and the same type of gallery exhibition as you give any type of fine art,” he said. “Then secondly, I wanted to democratize who could see it, because right now, one of the barriers to VR and AR art is it’s expensive.” Visitors won’t just look at the art, they will experience it and engage with it, organizers said. “The gallery is full of art that literally comes alive or pops out of the canvas through augmented reality,” the gallery organizers said in a written statement. “Kevin Mack is an Oscar-winning visual effects artist who has started doing...