Ben Bogart – CV


Education

MSc (In progress)

Interactive Arts

Simon Fraser University

BFA with honours

New Media

Ryerson University


Grants

Program

Description

Amount

Date

School of Interactive Arts and Technology Graduate Program Travel Award

To perform “Reflex” and present the Pure-Data Documentation Project at piksel festival Bergen, Norway

$350

2006

Canada Council for the Arts - Travel Grants to Media Artists

To perform “Reflex” and present the Pure-Data Documentation Project at piksel festival Bergen, Norway

$1,500

2006

Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade - Visual and Media Arts

To perform and teach a workshop at the piksel festival in Bergen, Norway

$500

2005

Canada Council for the Arts - Production Grants to Media Artists

Production of "Resurfacing" in collaboration with Donna Marie Vakalis

$16,000

2005

Canada Council for the Arts - Travel Grants to Media Artists

To perform and teach a workshop at the pixelACHE festival in Helsinki, Finland

$1,500

2005


Roles

Group

Role

Description

Dates

Simon Fraser University

Co-Instructor

IAT232 - “Prototyping & Human Factors”

Jan-Apr 2007

Territoires Ouverts - SAT

Research Partner

Primary PixelTANGO Developer

2003-Present

Pure-Data Documentation Project (PDDP)

Project Manager

Developing an open curriculum for electronic media

2005-Present

Evolving Stories - Ryerson University

Lab Technician

Software & Hardware Development

2005-2006

Interaccess Electronic Media Arts Centre

Board Secretary

Secretary of the Board of Directors

2003-2006

AID (Art Interface Device)

Collaborator/Admin

Artist-Centred GPL Sensor/Actuator Hardware

2002-2004

Synthops-MARCEL

Researcher

Development of Art Systems

2001-2004


Research Areas

Machine Creativity

Artistic research & development in how machines can be creative & generative systems

Responsive Systems

Artistic research & development of responsive site-specific installations


Commercial Projects

Media

Description

Company

DVD / Exhibit

Graphic/Interface design for Paul Kane Interactive DVD and Museum Exhibit.

Cinefocus Canada

Interactive TV

Graphic/Interface design of an ITV prototype for Global News.

Ryerson University


Lectures & Presentations

Topic

Event / Context

Location

Date

Pure-Data Documentation Project

Piksel Festival

Bergen, Noway

Oct 14 2006

Intro to Open Source Software for Artists

ArtCamp

Vancouver

Sep 21 2006

Resurfacing”

Dorkbot

Interaccess - Toronto

Mar 23 2006

Intro to Open Source Software for Artists

Interactivity & Networking” class

Ryerson University - Toronto

April 6 2006

Intro to Open Source Software for Artists

Hacktivism: Art Technology & Activism

YYZ Artist Outlet - Toronto

Jan 18 2006

Intro to PixelTANGO

Art Futura Festival

Art Futura - Barcelona, Spain

Oct 13 2004


Publications

Title / Topic

Publisher

Type

Date

untitled iterations” / Generative Art

Vague Terrain

Online Journal

2006


Workshops & Teaching

Topic

Format

Location

Date

IAT231 - “Visualizing Interaction”

Teaching Assistant

Simon Fraser University

Sep-Dec 2006

Media Integration – Arduino & Pure-Data

Workshop

Video In Studios - Vancouver

Nov 25 2006

Introduction to Visual Media in Pure-Data

Workshop

Video In Studios - Vancouver

Nov 4/5/7 2006

Intro to PD/Gem & Metaphorical Networks

Workshop

Interaccess - Toronto

Feb 18 2006

Intro to PD/Gem & Metaphorical Networks

Workshop

Interaccess - Toronto

2005

Intro to pixelTANGO

Workshop

Piksel - Bergen, Norway

2005

Intro to PD/Gem & Metaphorical Networks

Workshop

Interaccess - Toronto

Oct 8 2005

Intermediate PD/Gem & Metaphorical Networks

Workshop

Artengine - Ottawa

2005

Intro to PD/Gem & Metaphorical Networks

Workshop

SAT - Montréal

Apr 22 2005

Intro to pixelTANGO

Workshop

pixelACHE - NIFCA, Helsinki, Finland

Apr 15 2005

Intro to pixelTANGO

Workshop

Interaccess - Toronto

Mar 24 2005

Intro to pixelTANGO

Workshop

Art Futura - Barcelona, Spain

Oct 13 2004

Intro to PD/Gem & Metaphorical Networks

Workshop

Interaccess - Toronto

2004

Intro to PD/Gem

Workshop

Artengine - Ottawa

2004

Intro to PD/Gem and pixelTANGO

Workshop

SAT - Montréal

2004

Introduction to PD/Gem & Networks

Workshop

Ryerson University - Toronto

2004

Advanced PD workshop for TOT development team

Workshop

SAT - Montréal

2003

Introduction to PD/Gem

University Course

Sheridan College - Toronto

2003

Introduction to PD/Gem

Workshop

Interaccess - Toronto

2003

Introduction to PD/Gem

Workshop

Interaccess - Toronto

2002

Introduction to PD/Gem

Workshop

Ryerson University - Toronto

2002

Teaching Assistant for “Media with Flash”

University Course

Ryerson University - Toronto

2001


Permanent Installations

Artwork

Location

Date

"Oracle"

Video Post Production - Rogers Communications Centre - Ryerson University

2003


Exhibition

Artwork

Show

Gallery

Date

Resurfacing”

Resurfacing”

Interaccess - Toronto

2006

Resurfacing”

Resurfacing”

Design Exchange - Toronto

2006

Floatscript

Maximum Exposure

Ryerson University - Toronto

2006

"Resurfacing: Byward Market"

"Resurfacing: Byward Market"

Artengine & Mercury Lounge - Ottawa

2005

"Step and Repeat"

AID Launch Party with asciipr0.com IRQ11

Funhaus - Toronto

2004

"Step and Repeat"

Territoires Ouverts - journées de démonstrations

Société des arts technologiques - Montréal

2003

"Aporia"

(e)merge // (dis)seperate

Interaccess - Toronto

2003

"6 Telephones, Rewired."

Up To Code

Ryerson Gallery - Toronto

2001

"Engineered"

Maximum Exposure

Ryerson University - Toronto

2001

"Aporia"

Maximum Exposure

Ryerson University - Toronto

2001

"Aporia"

Second Year Show

Ryerson Gallery - Toronto

2001

"Seed"

Maximum Exposure

Ryerson University - Toronto

2000

Social Abstract

First Year Show

Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design - Vancouver

1999



Performances

Artwork

Venue

Media

Date

Reflex

Piksel Festival – Bergen, Norway

Audio-Visual Improvisation

2006

Self-Similar

Drake Hotel - Toronto, Canada

Improvisational Animation

2006

Reflex for The Ambient Ping

Hacienda Lounge - Toronto, Canada

Audio-Visual Improvisation

2006

Reflex for iomedia

Interaccess Electronic Media Arts Centre - Toronto, Canada

Audio-Visual Improvisation

2006

Vector for piksel

Teknikerkroen - Bergen, Norway

Improvisational Animation

2005

Vector for Artengine

Mercury Lounge - Ottawa

Improvisational Animation

2005

Vector for kerplunk w/ 0@∞

The Tranzac - Toronto

Improvisational Animation

2005

Vector for pixelACHE

Kiasma Museum - Helsinki, Finland

Improvisational Animation

2005

Volume Curvature for Mix-Sessions

Société des arts technologiques - Montréal

Improvisational Animation

2005

Techgnosis - Dorkbot, People Doing Strange Things with Electricity II

Consolidated Works - Seattle

Improvisational Animation

2005

Artist Run Centre Holiday Party

The Gladstone - Toronto

Improvisational Animation

2004

The Machine Shed Issue #4 Release Party w/ Convertible Robots

Holy Joe's - Toronto

Improvisational Animation

2004

Self-Similar for Altered Beats

I.V. Lounge - Toronto

Improvisational Animation

2004

Self-Similar for PHÉROMONES

Mercat de les Flors (Art Futura) - Barcelona, Spain

Improvisational Animation

2004

The Machine Shed Issue #3 Release Party w/ Convertible Robots

Holy Joe's - Toronto

Improvisational Animation

2004

Threads for Anyware

Streamed from Toronto to NYC

Improvisational Animation

2004

Ekran+Rotsztain for CANARIE

Streamed from Toronto to Montréal

Live Visuals

2003

Run-Time Environment #1

CANet Network

International Collaborative Poetics

2002

Untitled Ekran Piece

Ersatz - Toronto

Live Visuals & Music

2002

Untitled Ekran Piece

Selective Universe - Toronto

Live Visuals & Music

2001

Untitled Ekran Piece

Ersatz - Toronto

Live Visuals & Music

2001


Development

Tool

Research Project

Language(s)

For Release

PixelTANGO

Territoires Ouverts

PD API, tcl/tk, C

Pre-release

Text Entry and Popup Menu PD GUI Objects

Territoires Ouverts

PD API, tcl/tk, C

Yes

Particle Swarm Optimizer PD+MAX Object

Responsive Systems

C++/Flext

Yes

Rewrite of uclVIC user interface to allow fullscreen video (BETA)

AccessGrid

tcl/tk

Yes

"Drawing Icebergs"

MARCEL

PD, tcl/tk, sql

No

Chaotic Attractor PD Objects

Personal

PD API, C

Yes


Technical Assistance

Artist(s)

Artwork

Gallery/Installation Location

Responsibility

Nell Tenhaaf

"glo" & "flo"

Living Machine Bioshelter St. Norbert Arts Centre, Manitoba

PSO Programing

Bill Vorn & Simon Penny

"Bedlam"

DECONISM - Subtle Technologies 2003

Technical Assistance

Stelarc

"Prosthetic Head"

Interaccess

Sensor System

Arnaud Dejeammes

"Drawing Icebergs"

Ryerson Gallery

System Design


Curation

Show

Gallery

Date

"Myselves Ourself"

Interaccess

2002