The American Dream Machine is an engine for visual rhetoric. This political apparatus continuously appropriates images from the public sphere, forcing the participant of the device to conform to idealized imagery presented to them. The American Dream Machine, or ADM for short, is a one stop convenient polling station for the American people. The machine [...]
Author Archives: Stephen Belovarich
Art is a Reflection of Artificial Life
10/26/2009 – 3:52 pm
For decades now, technology has been far surpassing the technique of the typical artist. With several artists, including myself stuck in the dimensions of the screen, it is hard to begin to dissect the devices which transmit visual information. Video Artists attempted this in the 70s and 80s, Paik/Abe and Rutt/Etra paving the way by [...]
Painting with Light: Using the Camera as a Brush
10/19/2009 – 1:38 pm
Susanne Connally and myself have been working on several photographs where we use the camera lens like a paintbrush. Abstract expressionism meets the photographic gaze. Whereas most photographers use a flashlight or laser pointer as the brush, our movements involve expressive gesturing which creates the composition from available light sources. For a description of the [...]
Live Without Dead Time
08/14/2009 – 11:41 am
Live Without Dead Time, a web collage of memes surrounding America’s obsession with commodity and ego is now online at http://livewithoutdeadtime.info. I shall be working on this website off and on for the next year, but several pages are now available to be viewed. Comment about the site here if you like.
Traveling Through Space and Time Without a Permit
06/07/2009 – 9:59 pm
Last week I uploaded “Traveling Through Space and Time Without a Permit”, an ongoing multimedia series about man’s relationship with the night sky. The web gallery can be viewed via this link: Traveling Through Space and Time Without a Permit Limited Edition Prints will be available soon. You can email me ahead of time if [...]
No Strings Attached @ Techno Culture
06/01/2009 – 2:20 pm
No Strings Attached is on the road with Techno Culture, a group exhibition featuring artists who utilize “numerous forms of electronic technology in their work.” Techno Culture is currently at the Dowd Gallery on the SUNY Cortland campus, after debuting at the RedHouse in Syracuse, NY. Other artists in the show include Wafaa Bilal, Shawn [...]
No Strings Attached, Audiobombs, & .highway @ Electric Art 4
04/21/2009 – 5:33 pm
Watch Steve Belovarich @ Electric Art on Veoh.com Exhibition of Steve Belovarich’s work at Electric Art in Syracuse, NY on April 10, 2009 included an Installation called “No String Attached”, where two mannequins say what is available on the Casual Encounters section of Craigslist; “.highway”, a visualization of the GPS grid as someone drives on [...]
Audiobombs Hit the Streets This Spring
04/20/2009 – 8:06 pm
The history of graffiti will reveal the political rhetoric of the oppressed through images and slogans. Indeed, the voices of many otherwise unheard have shined through the use of graffiti. Look at all the tagging of graffiti artist signatures on trains and underpasses. The graffiti image may seem ambiguous and ever changing, sometimes incomprehensible. This [...]
The Tourist Episode 2 “iNeed”
11/01/2008 – 9:46 am
In the second episode of the online TV series “The Tourist”, Steve and Al go shopping at the Mall. “The Tourist” is an online video series about the relationship between a man and his wearable computer named Al. The series takes an absurd look at the relationships man has developed with his machines in the [...]
The Tourist Episode 1 “The Tourist”
10/16/2008 – 12:45 pm
“The Tourist” is an online video series about the relationship between a man and his wearable computer named Al. The series takes an absurd look at the relationships man has developed with his machines in the early 21st century. Watch The Tourist – Ep 01 – The Tourist Runtime: 04:52