Monday, April 15, 2013

Artisphere welcomes Clemson University Art Department MFA Candidate David Gerhard to the first ever DIY Artist Demonstration Stage at the 2013 Festival

 
Please join Artisphere in welcoming David Gerhard to the first ever DIY Artist Demonstration Stage at the 2013 Festival. This event will be located right outside of Spill the Beans where David Gerhard will be taking the stage on 1pm and 3pm on Saturday, May 11th. David Gerhard will be showing the audience at 1pm how to do Kitchen Printmaking. This involves low-tech way to make prints at home or in a minimal art studio. At 3pm David Gerhard will be showing the audience how to use a variety of iPhone applications to create interactive panoramas and other manipulated photos. Along with this demo David will be live-casting the demo online for people to view on their own smart phones. To check out more of David Gerhard and what he does with media art check out at: http://davidgerhardart.com/.

More about the Artist: David Gerhard is one of our DIY artists that works in the area of printmaking and new media art. David Gerhard work stems from an exploration of printmaking’s future in the digital age. This was triggered by the ever-changing world of technology and the collapse of the traditional printmaking methods. David has a strong background with both areas including his work in 2009 with an iPhone application review start-up where he was introduced to art making and social sharing. To find out more about this innovative art form and about David Gerhard check out his website at: www.davidgerhardart.com.