Paul Amitai
Curatorial Projects- Audiovisual Performance
- Video Art & Installation
- Music Releases
- Music Videos
- Blog
- CV
Paul Amitai is an artist, curator, and creative producer working at the intersection of art and technology.
He is currently project manager and creative consultant for the Made in NY Media Center (opening in 2013) and project director of Computational Fashion and Open(Art) in collaboration with Mozilla and Eyebeam. He was also recently the visual art curator for the Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival.
Paul previously served as Lecturer in Sound Design and Course Leader of the Creative Direction program at London College of Fashion, Senior Curator at Eyebeam, founder and curator of the New York Festival of Electronic Composers and Improvisers, and curator-producer of work presented at Performa 09, ZERO1 Biennial, and FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology).
He
has written on media art, film, music, technology and culture for New
Art Examiner, Signal to Noise, MTV and The Onion. As an artist and musician,
he has exhibited and performed in North America, Europe, Australia, and
the Middle East, released numerous albums and shared the stage with
legends such as Run-DMC and The Specials.
Paul recently completed a book, In Between States, series of music videos and full-length album, Luminent Sky.
Contact: paulamitai AT gmail
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Projects
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Paul Amitai & VJ Lady Firefly - live audiovisual performance
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Video Art & Installation
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Albums
- 11 tracks
BuyLuminent Sky is Paul Amitai’s second solo full-length album following his 2006 debut, River of Shadows. Written and recorded between New York and Frankfurt, Luminent Sky reflects on changing global cultural and political conditions through a poetic and cinematic musical approach. As singer, songwriter, performer, and producer, Amitai has constructed a visually evocative collection blending electronic music with avant-rock, soul with dub reggae, and emotionally complex vocals with rich sonic textures. - 8 tracks
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Luminent Sky - music videos
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Posts
REACT’s Future Documentary Sandbox in the UK supports three months of funded research and development into potentially the next big thing: your idea around the future of documentary.
- Open(Art) call for proposals
Just a few more days to submit proposal for Open(Art), a new initiative from Mozilla and Eyebeam. Art + open web = inspiring new collaborative work. More information available here:
Berlin-based Pfadfinderei “has been exploring vector-based art and design—first in print, then in motion graphics, then in the VJ scene that emerged from the Berlin club scene of the early 2000s. They now “organize music through images” by planning, creating, and performing large-scale visual installations including full-scale stage shows, using visual mapping technology to create abstract visuals with an emotional impact.”
No special effects or post-production used to create this. Just some serious real-time projection mapping.
This Tumblr from artist Joe Hamilton is definitely worth checking out. The entire site is one continuous digital collage composed of online remnants.
Article looking at the ways in which digital artists are commissioned by ad agencies and brands, spurring innovation in their work. Presents some of the projects that we’ve looked at in class recently.
Intense song matched with beautiful styling. They play with ideas of childish dress-up, but have mixed it with this really raw tribal vibe. Oosh!
- Olivia Anderton
Amazing sound, without the sound this film would be anywhere near as striking and compelling. Love the back lit clips and the close ups. Also the double exposure at the start.
- Kathleen Spears
The inspiration for the DIS Magazine article posted previously.
DIS Magazine article on CV Dazzle and using makeup and hair styling to evade face detection surveillance.
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Info
- Artist, Curator, Producer - art & technologyMedia Production | Greater New York City Area, USSummary
Paul Amitai is an artist, curator, and creative producer working at the intersection of art and technology.
He is currently project manager and creative consultant for the Made in NY Media Center (opening in 2013) and project director of Computational Fashion and Open(Art) in collaboration with Mozilla and Eyebeam. He was also recently the visual art curator for the Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival.
Paul previously served as Lecturer in Sound Design and Course Leader of the Creative Direction program at London College of Fashion, Senior Curator at Eyebeam, founder and curator of the New York Festival of Electronic Composers and Improvisers, and curator-producer of work presented at Performa 09, ZERO1 Biennial, and FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology).
He has written on media art, film, music, technology and culture for New Art Examiner, Signal to Noise, MTV and The Onion. As an artist and musician, he has exhibited and performed in North America, Europe, Australia, and the Middle East, released numerous albums and shared the stage with legends such as Run-DMC and The Specials.
Paul recently completed a book, In Between States, series of music videos and full-length album, Luminent Sky.
Experience- 2012 - PresentCurator and Creative Producer / Self-Employed
Current: project manager and consultant for Made in NY Media Center; project director for Computational Fashion and Open(Art), in collaboration with Mozilla and Eyebeam. Recent: visual art curator for Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival.
- 2011 - 2012Course Leader, BA (Hons) Creative Direction for Fashion / London College of Fashion
Lectured and advised students, developed and implemented curriculum and overall program strategy, and hired and managed teaching staff for new undergraduate degree program in Creative Direction within the School of Media & Communication.
- 2011 - 2012Lecturer in Sound Design, School of Media and Communication / London College of Fashion
- 2006 - 2011Senior Curator and Program Manager / Eyebeam Art + Technology Center
Initiated, curated, produced, and project managed exhibitions and public programs from concept to completion. Highlights include: MIXER, audiovisual performance & interactive art event series; Eco-Vis Challenge, environmental design competition; Design for Social Change, collaborative research initiative; Re:Group – Beyond Models of Consensus, exhibition and program series on participation.
- 2006 - 2008Screening Coordinator / Tribeca Film Festival
- 2005 - 2006City Editor, A.V. Club / The Onion
Wrote and edited features, reviews, and previews on arts and culture.
- 2005 - 2006Communications and Digital Programs Coordinator / The Architectural League of New York
- 2003 - 2005Lecturer / University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Developed and taught curriculum on new media art and technology for studio and lecture courses.
- 1999 - 2004Contributing Writer and Columnist / Shepherd Express
Wrote features, reviews, previews, and a monthly column on media art, music, film, and digital culture.
- 1999 - 2001Public Relations Coordinator and Film Curator / Haggerty Museum of Art
- 1999 - 2000Founder and Curator / New York Festival of Electronic Composers and Improvisers
Conceived and curated five-day music festival at the Knitting Factory, featuring Carl Craig, Tony Conrad, Pauline Oliveros, Jim O’Rourke, Pan Sonic, Suicide, Silver Apples, Zeena Parkins, Stephen Vitiello, Morton Subotnick, Alvin Curran, and many others.
- 1998 - 1999Sound Engineer and Producer / Bionic Studios
- 1997 - 1999Contributing Writer / MTV Online
Education-
2000 - 2003University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMaster of Fine Arts in Intermedia
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1994 - 1998University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeBachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Film/Video and Electronic Music
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Honors:Grants/Awards/Residencies/Fellowships: 2011 Deutsche Börse Artist Residency, Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt, Germany 2010 Self-Directed Residency, The Banff Centre, Alberta, Canada 2008 Educational Scholarship, Harvestworks, New York 2007 Artist Residency, Hotel Pupik, Schiefling, Austria 2005 Mary L. Nohl Suitcase Fund, Greater Milwaukee Foundation 2003 Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowship, Greater Milwaukee Foundation 2001 Layton Professional Development Grant, UW-Milwaukee Department of Visual Art 2001 UW-Milwaukee Graduate School Travel Grant
