“The art of the 20th century was cinema. An analogue, fixed discipline that begins, ends and cannot be intervened. But the art of the 21st century is an interactive medium,” the designer said on Friday. Montxo Algora in his presentation MetartGenX. This virtual reality space, created by the initiative of the Generation X expert shop team, none other than members of the electronic music group Dro AviatorIt was born with the aim of promoting cultural and artistic exchange in a virtual environment that can be accessed from any point in the world or, as they say, from the “International Space Station”.
“We wanted to revive the spirit of DRO, which inspired new wave bands, leading us to become the first to launch an independent record label,” he explained. Servando CarbalsPowerfully describing the technological scenario of a future closer than it seems, one of Aviador Dro’s ‘specialized employees’ said: “Artificial Intelligence will be a paradigm and we will have to learn to coexist with AI. Already in scripts, films, illustrations “So we believe that artists should know about it and make the most of it,” explained Carballar, who already uses the tool with his bandmates at MetartGenX.
Among other uses, the AI will reformulate the band’s image using brochures, posters, promotional photos, and album covers produced throughout their career. Likewise, visuals, sequences, manifestos and interventions created with artificial intelligence will be introduced at the 45th anniversary concert of Aviador Dro, which will be held at the Ochoymedio hall in Madrid on January 27.
Meeting point
First introduced in a science fiction novel Snow Accident related to Neil StephensonThe term metaverse was adopted to refer to virtual three-dimensional work and community spaces where different users, represented as self-controlled animated characters, interact with each other. True to this definition, MetartGenX’s virtual world aims to be a meeting point for curious people, comic book fans, and creators like the aforementioned Montxo Algora and Aviador Dro. Mauro Entrialgo And Miguel Angel Martin.
Each of these artists designed their own space at MetartGenX according to their own tastes, interests and graphic criteria. For example, Aviador Dro is a warehouse merchandising and discs; Montxo Algora’s own Art gallery Some of his recording work, such as its cover, is also exhibited here, among others. Infinitely feminine of La Mode or frequency selector By Aviador Dro. Miguel Ángel Martín, on the other hand, enjoys his private life. minimalist and aseptic apartment As often seen in comics and Mauro Entrialgo planetary station with one stick and one stick missing music Box It’s fully operational, allowing you to choose songs from Esteban Light and Tyrexitone, two of Entrialgo’s musical projects.
“In all these areas you can buy books or works by these authors, but this its sole purpose is sales virtual universe —says the Carbals—. Our aim is to make this place a meeting point. Authors organize events with their followers every 1-2 months For example, explaining his works to fans who come to the venue.
Illusion and attention
“Let’s see how it works,” Mauro Entrialgo cautiously said in his MetartGenX presentation, before touching on some similar initiatives that have become obsolete over time, such as with Second Life. In fact, one of the main disadvantages facing this metadata is that although it can be visited in the desktop version from any computer, Virtual reality glasses are required to enjoy it in an immersive way and in all its magnificence. worth several hundred euros.
“When I mentioned cinema before, it is important to remember that its development and evolution throughout its history has not been linear. There have been times when nothing progressed, and the same will happen with interactive art,” Montxo recalled. Such experiences are not exactly new.
“I remember at the Art Futura in Pachá a few decades ago, Montxo had one of the first virtual reality headsets. It was very bulky and connected to the computer with a very heavy cable,” recalls Servando Carballar. ” Since then, everything has changed completely. We are aware that not everyone has 300-euro virtual reality glasses at home, or even that each family member has one. However, until a few years ago, we did not think that we could buy such glasses. In the palm of our hand, within reach of a mobile phone everything goes hand in hand. It is a fact that In a few years, virtual reality artificial intelligence and perhaps the most popular, augmented reality, will become much more developed.”.
When this happens, the Gen X team wants to be there with MetartGenX, a platform that will evolve and grow in the coming months. Among your plans include more writersbuild more rooms and areas in already existing worlds, suggest events in that world, and add female creators to the project. In fact, there was someone in the project who, unfortunately, did not see the end of the project: a photographer from Madrid. Ouka Lele.
Source: Informacion
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