I found this group though Wikipedia. In truth, though I am
surrounded with digital art, I know of very few artists. Keep Adding formed in
2001 and is comprised of Brian Bixby and Noah MacDonald. When the two artist first met each other
( as artists) they created graffiti murals on abandoned
buildings in New Mexico. Once the two finally formed Keep Adding they decided
to be digital and mural based. They had been friends for a long time and both
were interested in the idea of the digital world, mainly pixel art.
(Wrekage, 2001. Old Mesilla, New Mexico, USA, 2001)
Nowadays they create installations mixed with media. One creation
entitled Wreckage (2006) was created
by building a building, with the help of Adobe, in the middle of an exhibit
site. The two then burnt it, painted over top of the burn, installed LCD
screens and then flooded the floor to make a reflection pool. According to an
interview with Katy Crocker a writer for Art, Santa Fe Back in 2010 we learn
that Noah leans more toward the actual murals while Brian takes charge of the
media side but they both come together to work on the piece.
("Wrekage", 2006. Installation view, Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM)
I feel as though what these two do is very important. Their art expresses
to the people outside of the artist sphere that graffiti can be beautiful and
that it should be seen as an art and not just something that should be painted
over. I also feel that even though the space they create on are made to look
condemned (or are actually condemned) the pieces seem to serve as a reminder
that everything can be seen in a new
light if given a chance.
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