Arte e Cultura
Digital Artists Go Dotty for London
, the capital's unique domain name, is launching , an exciting art initiative using a mix of digital and traditional art forms to showcase 20 London-based artists across the city and online ( ), from .
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(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160108/320300 )
The 20 pieces will be displayed in a number of satellite exhibitions at venues around the city throughout January and February, including , , in Elephant & Castle and which will feature an exclusive show of large hanging dots.
The city-wide exhibitions will feature an eclectic mix of still and digital art works from established and up-and-coming artists. Showcased talent includes renowned conceptual artist ; influential and uncompromising duo, ; and urban art collective, .
The art pieces will additionally be displayed within posters across London as large circular, or 'dot', stills. The artist's fully digital pieces can also be viewed on their new, corresponding Dot London websites or visit http://www.makeyours.london to see the full collection.*
, said: "London is a melting pot for creativity and technology, and is where they intersect. Our art initiative will showcase the capital's diverse range of artistic talent using contrasting modes - pop-up satellite exhibitions, street art and Dot London websites to help reach a wider online audience."
The digital artworks created for the project include, 'On Target', a swinging Sixties inspired dot, by graphic designer and illustrator ; 'Dotted Fox', a seemingly randomly arrangement of smaller dots to creates the image of a walking fox, by ; and 'Happy Dot', a bright yellow smile evoking the phrase "Turn that frown upside down" by contemporary artist, .
London art icon, , said: "I was excited to animate 'So Cool' and bring it to life for . I feel that the computer takes me into areas of creativity I never expected to find myself, so it felt right to align my identity and my work with the London I love, interactively, by displaying my piece using a Dot London web address."
is the first in a series of activities arranged by
Dot London to take place over the next three months across the capital. For more information about
Dot London visit http://www.makeyours.london and follow @dotLondon
*http://www.makeyours.london will be live from Monday 11 of January
London & Partners (official promotional company for London) set up a subsidiary, Dot London Domains Ltd, to operate a new registry and procured a Registry Services Provider, Minds + Machines, which is working in partnership to set up and operate the domain, Dot London . Dot London domain name is one of more than 1,000 new gTLDs being released by ICANN, the global internet body, along with other city based domain names, including '.paris', '.berlin' and '.nyc'. Dot London domain names are available to buy through a number of partner registrars.
Dot London is operated on a commercial basis and any surplus profit is re-invested for the benefit of London. More information can be found at http://domains.london/
Notable Dot Londoners include:
Minds + Machines (LSE:MMX) is a leading owner and operator of new generic Top Level Domains ("gTLDs"), and provides registry services to a range of high-profile clients. The Group also provides domain name services to consumers through its wholly owned registrar operations in the US and Europe . For more information on Minds + Machines and its services and companies within the Group, please go to http://investors.mindsandmachines.com.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) manages internet domains. It was founded in 1998 and is responsible for the internet's system of unique identifiers and ensures the internet's stability and security. More information can be found at http://www.icann.org