- Julius Popp
Julius Popp (born 1973) is an artist based in
Leipzig andNew York .Popp was born in
Nuremberg . His work often uses technology, [ [http://www.oboro.net/archive/exhib0607/j_popp/e.html Oboro.net] ] resulting in interdisciplinary ventures which reach across the boundaries of art and science. [ [http://www.galeriewolff.com/content/pdf/artists/popp_eng.pdf Gallery Jocelyn Wolff] ] An example of Popp’s work is "Bitfall" (2005): [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AICq53U3dl8 BitFall project video] ] a machine which displays words selected from the internet via drops of falling water in precise configuration, each word visible only for a second [Martin Engler, [http://www.hannover.de/madeingermany/madeingermany-en/artists/Julius_Popp/index.html Hannover.de] ]Popp studied at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig and he won the Robot Choice Award in 2003. [ [http://www.baviere-quebec.org/archives/2007/5.en.php Baviere-Quebec.org] ] The
Fraunhofer Institute ,Bonn , and the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory atMIT have both studied elements of Popp’s work which made unique advances in the field ofartificial intelligence . [ [http://www.galeriewolff.com/content/pdf/artists/popp_eng.pdf Gallery Jocelyn Wolff] ]Selected exhibitions
2007
Oboro, Montreal
2005
"Psychoscape", Kunsthalle, Budapest
D-Haus, Tokyo
"ICHIM", Transmissions, Paris
Union Gallery, London (with Oliver Kossack, Julia Schmidt)
2004
"50% Realität", Kunstraum B/2, Leipzig
"Artexpo", New York
2003
"Artbots - The Robot Talent Show", Eyebeam Gallery, New York City
2002
"Paradies", Halle/Saale
2001
"Heimat L.E"., organised by Galerie für zeitgenössische Kunst and HGB, Leipzig
References
External links
*Short documentary about Julius Popp’s [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AICq53U3dl8 BitFall project]
*Julius Popp at [http://www.union-gallery.com/content.php?page_id=1128 UNION Gallery]
* [http://sphericalrobots.org/ Official site]
*The 2003 [http://artbots.org/2003/ Robot Talent Show]
*Images, text and biography from the [http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artists/Julius_popp.htm Saatchi Gallery]
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