ДЖЕЙМС КЛАР
ジェームス·クラー

a moment defined by a point and a line

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A Moment Defined By A Point And A Line: The works in this series visualize the historical assassination of Malcolm X, King Faisal, and Amadou Diallo. They reduce a pivotal moment in history to basic math – the point of impact for each bullet and the angle of trajectory – displayed as lines of light intersecting a clear acrylic block.

Malcolm X was shot 15 times during one of his speeches on black nationalism. King Faisal of Saudi Arabia was shot in the head by his nephew twice, in what is believed to be a CIA driven assassination. Guinean immigrant, Amadou Diallo, was living in the NYC metro area when he was shot at 41 times by police with 19 of the bullets hitting him, all policemen involved were found not guilty to manslaughter. All three men were Muslim.

This series asks the viewer to consider the cultural impact each of these people had in their time and the lasting effects they have in present day society. It asks the question – how would the media portray them if their killings took place today?
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source: jamesclar

James Clar’s work is an analysis and observation on the affects of media and technology on our perception of culture, nationality, and identity. His interest is in new technology and production processes, using them as a medium, while analyzing and critiquing their modifying affects on human behavior.

Technology allows for new forms of communication; however every system enhances certain types of communication while limiting and simplifying others. It’s these modulated effects and alterations to our perception that has become thematic focus to his works, whether dealing with socio-political issues or inward personal emotions.

Originally studying film and animation at New York University; at graduate school (NYU’s Interactive Telecommunication’s Program), he came to view televisions as light systems and their own medium. Instead of relying on this set system, he started to develop his own visual systems by controlling and manipulating light itself. These light works became a physical extension of the pixel beyond the screen, pixels that created three-dimensional sculptural form.

In 2007 James moved to Dubai and lived there till 2012. In the five years living there he became an active participant in the development of the arts and culture scene of the globalized city. While his early work dealt with analyzing how technology and media work, his experiences in the Middle East saw his focus shift to how technology and media affect. This included themes of nationalism, globalism, and popular culture in the age of mass information.

In 2012 James moved his studio back to New York where he currently lives and works.
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James Clar’s work is a fusion of technology, popular culture, and visual information. His work explores the limitations of various communication mediums and its effect on the individual and society. Focusing on the visual arts, his work often controls and manipulates light – the intersection of all visual mediums.
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source: designontherocksxpg
O arquiteto James Clar e as suas instalações, uma concepção de objetos luminosos e uma elaboração de ambientes que representam a passagem do 2D /3D. Uma maneira de misturar a tecnologia à arte.
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source: heromeligreblogspot
James Clar es un diseñador y artista que trabaja con sistemas tecnológicos aplicados a la luz. Estudió cine en la Universidad de NY y tiene un master en Media Arts. Durante el próximo mes de marzo expondrá su última obra Rate Race en la galería Traffic de Dubai, allá por los Emiratos Árabes.
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Дизайнер Джеймс Клар (James Clar) очень популярен среди больших компаний. Дело в том, что Джеймс умеет создавать световые инсталляции так, как этого больше никто не умеет. Клар использует как 2D так и трехмерные объекты. С манерой исполнения его работ наши читатели могут лучше ознакомиться по подборке фото, приведенной ниже.