Boris Petrovsky

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Boris Petrovsky (* 1967 in Konstanz ) is a German artist who works with texts , light objects and interpassive and active media systems . He sees his work as an examination of the media construction of reality . Petrovsky is also co-founder and musician in the band krautfass3000 .

Life

In 1989 Boris Petrovsky went to study fine arts and product design at the University of Fine Arts in Hamburg . He graduated in 1996 with a degree in product design. Since 2007 he has lived and worked in his hometown.

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The central material are lighting elements, which is why Petrovsky is repeatedly seen as a light artist . He collects illuminated letters, illuminated letters, logos and graphemes, breaks them down into their individual parts and thus creates a repertoire of new combinations of combinable signifiers. An example of this type of object is the sign cluster iSmell, a recombination of the elements of the illuminated lettering of the drugstore chain Douglas , which was seen in 2016 in the military shelter belonging to the Salensteiner gallery The View . There are also works made of aluminum, installations made of kitchen appliances, Asian waving cats , bellows, cameras, printers, model trains and others.

Since 2005, the focus has been less on the complex object than on the situation made possible or triggered by the object.

In the Matrix ABC52 installation realized for the German Museum of Books and Writing in Leipzig , visitors can send SMS messages to the neon sign installation. "Luminous, geometric fragments are made up of characters that write the words and sentences of the message in light, letter by letter." The messages of the users are then immediately answered by messages generated by a chatbot . Direct questions and statements therefore receive random messages that the user can interpret as an answer .

Exhibitions

Boris Petrovsky's work has so far been shown in 17 solo and duo exhibitions and 43 group exhibitions in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France and Slovenia.

Awards

Petrovsky received the ars electronica award in Linz twice: 2010 and 2014.

Publications

So far, Petrovsky's texts have mainly been available on his website.

literature

  • Kümmel-Schnur, Albert: Boris Petrovsky , in: Artists. Critical Lexicon of Contemporary Art , issue 114, issue 13, 2nd quarter 2016.
  • Otto, Julia: Boris Petrovsky , in: Headlights. Light art in Germany in the 21st century , Bielefeld: Kerber 2015, pp. 154–155.
  • anonymous: Boris Petrovsky. Works 2005–2013 , Stuttgart: Galerie Abtart 2013.
  • De Vicente, Jose Luis ea: Am Scheideweg , in: Hannes Leopoldseder, Christine Schöpf, Gerfried Stocker: Cyberarts 2010. International Compendium - Prix Ars Electronica , Stuttgart: Hatje Cantz 2010, pp. 165–166, 205–207.
  • Bright! Typography Between Illustration And Art , Cologne: DAAB Verlag 2013, pp. 368, 369, 415.
  • Krämer, Torsten: The function of color in other genres - Petrovsky , in: ders .: Color perception, concepts, effect, school book gymnasiale Oberstufe , Stuttgart: Klett Verlag, 2013, pp. 64–69.
  • Japan Media Arts Festival Secretariat (c / o CG-ARTS): The Army of Luck, or: The Global Pursuit of Happiness , in: Japan Media Arts Festival Secretariat (c / o CG-ARTS) (ed.): 16th Japan Media Arts Festival, CG-Arts , Tokyo 2012, pp. 55, 216, 219
  • Ascaso, Óscar Abril ea: A New Criticality , in: Hannes Leopoldseder Christine Schöpf, Gerfried Stocker (ed.): Cyberarts 2014. International Compendium , Stuttgart: Hatje Cantz 2014, pp. 56, 72–73.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Julia Otto: Boris Petrovsky . In: Headlights. Light art in Germany in the 21st century . Kerber, Bielefeld 2015, p. 154-155 .
  2. ^ Anonymous: Boris Petrovsky. Work 2005–2013 . Abtart Gallery, Stuttgart 2013, p. op .
personal data
SURNAME Petrovsky, Boris
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German artist
DATE OF BIRTH 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Constancy