Paul Marquardt

Brief Bio:

Paul Marquardt is a new media artist from Kalamazoo, Michigan. He has produced work in new and experimental media including responsive installations & performance, digital imaging, and internet based art, as well as traditional media including sculpture, drawing, photography, printmaking, and painting. Mr. Marquardt has collaborated with many choreographers and composers, creating interactive sets, projected graphics, sound structures, and unique computer interfaced musical instruments. He received a BA in music and philosophy and BFA in visual art from Western Michigan University, and an MFA in visual art from Ohio University and has been a an artist/educator at several colleges & universities.

Artist's Statement:

"I enjoy working in a variety of traditional and new media. Electronic media tools have been used extensively in the production of my artwork. Some are digitally created works, others were created using electronic media to prepare elements, and in many electronic media plays a major role in the finished work itself, as in the responsive installations and performances. However, the content of the artworks is of most importance. Technology is used in their creation but they are not about technology. My artwork is a consideration of what we are as a species of life on this planet, the relationship of our actions to our goals, and the interaction of people as we live together."
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