Pink Hobo Gallery–in its continuing quest to provide current, relevant (and therefore, geeky) art–may be reaching its own apex with tonight’s exhibition opening of its Data Art Show, featuring some of the world’s finest computational artists. International artists Jer Thorp of Vancouver, James Paterson (aka Presstube) from Montreal, and Mario Klingemann (aka Quasimondo) von Munich will be in attendance, thanks to the confluence of the FlashBelt Interactive Conference here. Party til midnight with the artists who “use computer code to manipulate data from sources such as newspapers, the stock market, sketchbooks, or found art. The results range from observations on topical events or moods through fine art data visualizations to collage-craft algorithms and patterns that follow the math of nature. Physics, evolution, drawings, and physical objects are combined to form images where the process–art and science–is an important part of the experience.”

We are talking about some bright and interesting folk here (check out Pink Hobo's website to get their full stories):

Jer Thorp is an artist/educator/former geneticist. His digital art practice explores the many-folded boundaries between science and art and has been shown internationally. He is currently artist in residence at Emily Carr University of Art and Design.

James Paterson is an artist/animator/programmer who continually cycles through meditations on the everyday with his drawing and software works, that use ink and programming as primary tools. Also internationally recognized, he has shown across the world and is currently collaborating on dance performances with the Holy Body Tattoo?Dance Company.

Mario Klingemann refers to himself as a “computational artisan”. Another internationally shown artist, his quest is to discover and create beauty that surprises and rewards the viewer. His inspirations come from music, science, classical art, and mathematics, as he especially enjoys the combination of seemingly unrelated fields.

Local work by artists Curtis Square-Briggs, Joe Beuckman, Thomas Saunders, and Yui Tanabe will also be shown. Remember, they are celebratory rebels there at Pink Hobo: after opening night, the party is over. Can’t make it? Then you will have to view the works during (their) business hours (see below).

Pink Hobo Gallery
507 E. Hennepin Ave
Mpls.
612.216.3924
7 pm til midnight
After tonight: Monday-Friday 11-7pm
Call first: knock hard