- Laurence Gartel
Laurence Gartel (born
June 5 1956 ) is considered a pioneer ofDigital Art [Vital, Julius. "The Fine Artist's Guide to Marketing and Self-Promotion", p.70, Watson-Guptill, ISBN 1-58115-281-7] . His work has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, USA,Joan Whitney Payson Museum ,Long Beach Museum of Art , Princeton Art Museum, PS 1, Norton Museum and in the permanent collections of theSmithsonian Institution 's Museum of American History and theBibliotheque Nationale .Born and raised in
New York City , Gartel had the opportunity to teachAndy Warhol how to use theAmiga Computer, went toSchool of Visual Arts [Cotroneo, Nicole. [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/04artsli.html "Mouse Almighty"] , 'The New York Times ",November 4 ,2007 . AccessedNovember 27 ,2007 . "...he grew up in North Shore Towers, on the Queens-Nassau County border, and after receiving his bachelor of fine arts degree from the School of Visual Arts in New York City, he studied photography at C. W. Post."] , with fellow art student,graffiti artistKeith Haring , where he earned his BFA degree majoring in Graphics, and started his electronic career working side by side withNam June Paik at Media Study/Buffalo in upstate New York. Gartel had many associations with musicians such asDebbie Harry (Blondie)Sid Vicious (Sex Pistols ),Stiv Bators (Dead Boys) Johnny Thunders (New York Dolls ),Ace Frehley (Kiss) andWendy O Williams (Plasmatics ). Gartel has created artwork for such Pop Culture stars such asJustin Timberlake andBritney Spears .One of Gartel's most memorable campaigns was the one he designed for
Absolut Vodka in 1990, joining world famous artists such as painterAndy Warhol and glass artistHans Godo Frabel . These ads are considered to be the first digital art ads. [Ibid. p.69] For more info, see the [http://absolutad.com/absolut_gallery/singles/?l=F&f=24&n=24 Absolut Vodka Artists website]His biography is included in "Who's Who," "Who's Who in the East," "Who's Who in America," "Who's Who in American Art," and "Who's Who in the World."
Monograph Books
*"Laurence Gartel: A Cybernetic Romance" published by Gibbs Smith, (c) 1989 Utah. Introduction to the book is written by video guru
Nam June Paik .
* "GARTEL: Arte & Tecnologia" published by Edizioni Mazzotta, (c) 1998Milano ,Italy . Introduction to the book is written by noted art historian and criticPierre Restany . 250 pages over 400 colour plates.
* Mr. Gartel was recently included in the Italian Art History Textbook: "La Storia Dell Arte" published by Editions Giunti (c) 2001, Firenze.Michelangelo at the front of the book and GARTEL being the last page representing "NEW VISUAL LANGUAGES."Notable Speaking Engagements
* [http://www.notacon.org/archive/2004/speakers.html#gartel 30 Years of Digital Art: A personal highway experience] at
Notacon (2004)References
External links
* [http://www.internationaldigitalart.com Art based trance DVD in partnership with Steve Danzig]
* [http://dam.org/gartel/comm_absolut.htm Gartel Absolut campaign ad]
* [http://www.autotrucktoys.com/300/Gartel-Chrysler-300300C-Signature-Series-Dash-Art-P13242C1315.aspx Gartel Chrysler 300C Dash Kit Art]
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