Pictoplasma Exhibition

HAUS DER KULTUREN DER WELT, BERLIN
MARCH 19TH - MAY 3RD, 2009 

The Pictopia exhibition playfully explored the phenomenon of contemporary character design and art. Graphic designers, artists, animators, media and 3D designers work with a shared set of signs, opening up new contexts and correlations. The exhibition examines the contemporary vague of reduced figuration as a strategy for producing a vitalism outside established narratives. These so-called characters are reduced to the anthropomorphic function of eye contact which seems to look out from flat pictorial space at the viewer.

Including original artwork by: Aaron Stewart, AJ Fosik, Akinori Oishi, Ben Frost, Borris Hoppek , Daniel & Geo Fuchs, Doma Collective, Doudouboy, Dylan Martorell, Edwina Ashton, Faiyaz Jafri, Fons Schiedon, Friends With You, Gary Baseman, Golan Levin, Hideaki Kawashima, Ian Stevenson, James Marshall, Jeremy Dower, Juan Pablo Cambariere, Mark Ryden, Motomichi Nakamura, Nagi Noda, Olaf Breuning, Rinzen, Sam Gibbons, Shoboshobo, Tim Biskup, Waynehorse
and many more…

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Pictoplasma Portfolio of Productions

Pictoplasma produces and initiates artwork and installations in close cooperation with a wide array of internationally established artists and designers. The often site specific outcome reaches from walk-through colouring rooms, huge battle fields of over-sized cardboard cut-outs, wearable, hydraulic character costumes, contemporary dance and theatre pieces, anthropomorphic rodeo machines or truly character-driven bumper car arenas.

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Pictoplasma Exhibition and Curation Archives

We continuously try to push the boundaries of how to present contemporary character design and art in curated exhibitions and group shows. Attracting both, the general public and true character connoisseurs, our activities reach from special events such as the Character Walk through 30 galleries, to concentrated museum shows such as the Pictopia Exhibition featuring the world’s first large scale presentation of original art work.

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Pictoplasma on Tour!

Sometimes we get lucky and are invited by friendly events, partnering festivals and welcoming organisations to contribute with special animation screenings, freshly curated exhibitions or in depth lectures on the general topic of character design and art.

Check our tour calendar, and we just might happen to be in your neighbourhood in the near future.

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