[x] Steve DiPaola at x, Friday Aug 17: Computational Art Portraiture in the Age of Virtuality

[Jim Andrews]

We're excited that Steve DiPaola will talk with the group of x on Friday 
August 17!

Jim Bizzocchi may also Skype in with Deena Larsen. More information as it 
becomes available.

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STEVE DIPAOLA BIO
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Steve DiPaola, (http://dipaola.org) active as an artist and a scientist is 
director of the Cognitive Science Program at Simon Fraser University, and 
leads the iVizLab (http://ivizlab.sfu.ca), a research lab that strives to 
make computational systems bend more to the human experience by 
incorporating biological, cognitive and behavior knowledge models. Much of 
the labs work is creating computation models of very human ideals such as 
expression, emotion, behavior and creativity. He is most known for his AI 
based computational creativity (http://darwinsgaze.com) and 3D facial 
expression systems. He came to SFU from Stanford University and before that 
NYIT Computer Graphics Lab, an early pioneering lab in high- end graphics 
techniques. He has held leadership positions at Electronic Arts, Saatchi 
Innovation and consulted for HP, Macromedia and the Institute for the 
Future. His computer based art has been exhibited internationally including 
the AIR and Tibor de Nagy galleries in NYC, Tenderpixel Gallery in London 
and Cambridge University's Kings Art Centre. The work has also been 
exhibited in major museums, including the Whitney Museum, the MIT Museum, 
and the Smithsonian.

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PRESENTATION
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Computational Art Portraiture in the Age of Virtuality

Steve DiPaola will demonstrate his authoring process and final still,
installation and performance works shown worldwide centered on finding
a new meaning for abstract portraiture in a new media context. From
his 1988 Kraftwerk art video work and work with Nam June Paik to new
works that use AI to extract emotion from music that drive spherically
projected portrait installations or evolve a family tree of portrait
painting programs. These systems both use notions of human creativity
using in Artificial Intelligence to make a computer system creative on
its own and in use in cognitive science vision studies with
internationally discussed results showing the genius of portrait
artists like Rembrandt from a science perspective.  Steve's work
delves into human-ness versus artifact in new media portraiture. He
will also talk to art-research practice shown in the journals Nature
and Leonardo as well as showcased at the National Gallery in London,
MIT and Cambridge.

-  Steve DiPaola    -  -
 - Graduate Chair: School of  Interactive Arts & Technology
 - Director: Cognitive Science Program   - Simon Fraser University -
    - - -  home:          www.dipaola.org
      - -  research:     http://ivizlab.sfu.ca/research
        -  art gallery:    www.dipaola.org/gallery

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LOCATION
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This event is at my place and therefore by invitation only: #1502, 811 
Helmcken street. I'm in The Imperial Tower (!) at the corner of Howe and 
Helmcken. Buzz 247 to get in. If you are coming by car, there is underground 
parking. If you are coming from Granville street along Helmcken, you turn 
right into the alley between Howe and Hornby. And go right at the first 
opportunity down into the basement. Buzz 247 to get in. And then buzz 247 
again when you are by the elevator to get up to the 15th floor.