Michael R. Pinter

Michael R. Pinter (born June 29, 1969 in Graz ) is a Dutch artist and cultural manager.

Career

After self-study, Pinter attended the painting master's school in Graz from 1989 to 1990, taught by Gerhard Lojen . He has been a freelance artist since 1991. Pinter lives and works in Graz, Zeist and Berlin.

Since 1996 the focus of his work has been on multimedia and computer art . Together with Renate Oblak he created video art under the name reMI , which was shown at the International Film Festival Rotterdam , the International Short Film Festival Hamburg , the Uppsala International Short Film Festival and Videoex . Another subject of the artist are sound sculptures made of steel, e.g. B. the work SUB / DC in the Austrian Sculpture Park in Graz.

Awards and grants

Working grant from the State of Styria
State Scholarship Holland
Composer funding Austria
third prize / directors choice for "devil entrance" at the Black Maria Film Festival New Jersey USA

Associations and festivals

Since 1999 board member of the tonto association
2008–2010 board member of the artists' association "Kolonie Wedding"
2004 Organization of the First International Pure Data Convention
2004 Organization and management of the social sculpture "Open Gates" ", Styrian Autumn Festival Center, Künstlerhaus Graz Austria
2007 director of the festival for new music "War of Languages" in Berlin
2008 Organization and management of the festival for media art and music "Koloniale 319"
since 2010 focus on audio art / performance in public space with the artist group Bloodyblackredrabbits