Smile While (IRL Exhibition)
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| Date | 06.09.17 |
| Time | 7pm–11pm |
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| Admission | Free |
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| Associated Program | Welcome to my Homepage · IRL |
IRL and Welcome to my Homepage present the IRL exhibition Smile While by Matthew Keff.
Project Description
Smile While is an experience without rules, composed of a real-time digital canvas and several interactive games to be played alone or with others. Artist Matthew Keff uses game engine software to build custom applications that populate fantasy environments with playful 3D graphics, imaginative physics, and spatialized audio.
While in residence at welcometomyhomepage.net, Keff created a new series of generative and interactive scenes bursting with kinetic masses of chunky shapes, vivid color, and emotive characters. How the work comes to life in the physical space is up to you. As Keff describes, “the work functions as a dream-like Rorschach allowing the viewer to seek their own understanding through experimentation and play.”
Matthew Keff was born in the Hudson Valley of NY, US in 1985. He attended the School of Visual Arts in NYC receiving a BFA. Using 3D graphics and game engines to create audio visual experiences, Matthew uses the internet, digital printing and installation to display his work. His process explores fantasy and emotion by abstraction and experimentation. Matthew currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.
IRL Open Studio
Drop by the IRL studio to click and play with Matthew Keff's work in-person! On view are artworks Keff made during his Homepage residency, plus a few earlier games.
Matthew Keff uses game engine software to create custom applications, including his imaginative physics simulator, Air Castles. Using these applications, Keff generates still images, video, and interactive scenes. During his residency Keff is creating new painterly images and experiments. The Homepage serves as a series of frames, through which you'll find scenes bursting with kinetic masses of chunky shapes, vivid color, and emotive characters. Be sure to visit again near the end of the month for some interactive treats.
Artist Bio
Matthew Keff received a BFA at the School of Visual Arts in NYC. His work has been featured online on RNE Radio 3 and Noisey MX. Keff was an artist in residence at Hollows Art Space in Brooklyn NY. He has created work for The Zero Film Festival, Elements Festival, and the Keroxen Festival and has exhibited in group shows at CICA Museum KR, Matchbox Gallery Houston TX, Diorama Mexico City MX, Amos Eno Gallery, and The Hollows Art Space in Brooklyn. Matthew lives and works in Brooklyn NY, US.
