Throughout art history, it is easy to see how artists throughout generations have worked with the tools they had access to create imaginative works and innovative processes. From the incorporation of linear perspective in renaissance painting to the abstract imagery of early modernism, artists have always found ways to forge novel processes and imagery, both inventing new methods and rediscovering old ones. This is especially true in today’s age, as artists now have access to not only the techniques of the Old Masters, but to all kinds of media that are accessible in our industrial, consumer society. These “New” and “Emerging” media have opened up the Art World to creators who draw with digital pixels, sculpt with signals, and remix anything that can be seen on a screen or heard with speakers. Ushering in a new era of experimentation, these artists also reexamine the surrounding culture that has allowed for these advancements, delineating critical constellations that reveal deep truths about who we are, what we value, and where we should go.

In this exhibition, we survey a number of local artists’ works in such media. Using available tools — video equipment, digital software, circuit boards — we see the ways in which artists can bring their visions into reality, revealing worlds of imagination beyond, and within, our own.