Author: theunloved
How Jeff Koons created Phryne, his virtual ballerina
The artist, who is renowned world-wide for his Inflatables series explains the extraordinary process of creating a virtual world populated by a glimmering dancer. “There are many things that excite me about VR,” says Jeff Koons, discussing Phryne – a new virtual reality work produced in collaboration with Acute Art, which translates one of his iconic […]
Behind the scenes of Marina Abramovic’s Rising
The celebrated performance artist reveals the process behind Rising, an interactive game that lets players to decide whether she, and the planet, survive. “When I was introduced to virtual reality, I understood the possibilities were enormous,” explains Marina Abramović. Renowned for her remarkable feats of physical endurance, the artist recognised the enormous potential of translating […]
Olafur Eliasson Behind the Scenes
The artist Olafur Eliasson goes behind the scenes of Rainbow — a virtual reality work that harnesses light and water to create glimmering colour ‘You don’t see light unless it falls on something,’ muses Olafur Eliasson, who has become renowned for creating art that harnesses elemental materials including light, water and air. The focus formed […]