KATSU?s Spray Painting Drones Invade an Entire Gallery
The artist known only as KATSU used pre-programed drones to paint all 4 walls of The Hole gallery in New York for the Dot exhibition.
The artist known only as ?KATSU? (most of his activities are illegal) used pre-programed drones to paint all 4 walls of The Hole gallery in New York. Before the robots took flight, the artist hung seven large white canvases in specific locations to create colorful abstract paintings that will live beyond the exhibition. On view through August 23rd, ?Dot? challenges the idea of an ?artist? and blurs the line between ?studio? and ?gallery?. It also proves a solid understanding (and lineage) of art history.
Katsu ‘Dot” installation at The Hole, NYC
Katsu ‘Dot” installation at The Hole, NYC Machine Dot 1, 2020
This is KATSU?s third solo show at The Hole. The first, covered by Design Milk in 2015, included paintings created by drones that the artist flew himself. The second exhibition in 2017 introduced autonomous pre-programed drones ? developed in collaboration with Tsuru Robotics in Moscow ? to fly in an identical pattern (a flower) in front of dozens of canvases to produce endless copies in a variety of color combinations. This new exhibition is the first to invite the drones to ?work? in the gallery itself, transforming the room into the energy of an artist studio visit.
Katsu ‘Dot” installation at The Hole, NYC
Each of the seven ?paintings? measures 5×7 feet with compositions that were also...
The artist known only as ?KATSU? (most of his activities are illegal) used pre-programed drones to paint all 4 walls of The Hole gallery in New York. Before the robots took flight, the artist hung seven large white canvases in specific locations to create colorful abstract paintings that will live beyond the exhibition. On view through August 23rd, ?Dot? challenges the idea of an ?artist? and blurs the line between ?studio? and ?gallery?. It also proves a solid understanding (and lineage) of art history.
Katsu ‘Dot” installation at The Hole, NYC
Katsu ‘Dot” installation at The Hole, NYC Machine Dot 1, 2020
This is KATSU?s third solo show at The Hole. The first, covered by Design Milk in 2015, included paintings created by drones that the artist flew himself. The second exhibition in 2017 introduced autonomous pre-programed drones ? developed in collaboration with Tsuru Robotics in Moscow ? to fly in an identical pattern (a flower) in front of dozens of canvases to produce endless copies in a variety of color combinations. This new exhibition is the first to invite the drones to ?work? in the gallery itself, transforming the room into the energy of an artist studio visit.
Katsu ‘Dot” installation at The Hole, NYC
Each of the seven ?paintings? measures 5×7 feet with compositions that were also...
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