Day #16 - Art for Lent: Michael Takeo Magruder's "Visions of Our Communal Dreams" #Lent2016
ART + RELIGION
By Aaron Rosen
In Magruder's work, users in the real world of the gallery help shape a shared, virtual Eden. 'I sought to adopt God's position as creator and instigator by constructing a beautiful realm of open possibilities that others could inhabit as they desired,' says Magruder. He imagines 'the world's first rays of virtual sunlight illuminat[ing] a newly rendered synthetic landscape made from data and code - the fundamental building blocks of creation in the Information Age'. [page 39]
Lent is the annual Christian preparation for Easter. "Today's Art for Lent2016" features artworks that illustrate the Christian "Battle between Carnival and Lent."
By Aaron Rosen
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| Visions of Our Communal Dreams v1.0 : Michael Takeo Magruder with Drew Baker, Erik Fleming and David Steele : 2012 |
Lent is the annual Christian preparation for Easter. "Today's Art for Lent2016" features artworks that illustrate the Christian "Battle between Carnival and Lent."
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