ART GAMES

Every Thursday starting January 29 there will be art games facilitated by Thorne Brandt at the Fountainhead Residency. These games include exquiste corpse comic books and art poker. The Address to the Fountainhead Residency is 690 NE 56th Street, Miami, Florida. We would like for you to RSVP for this event. Please?

The LAST Art Games will be on Thursday, February 19, 2009
7pm
We will have snacks and beer!

The Fountainhead Residency
690 NE 56th St
Miami, FL 33137

Exquisite Corpse Comics
Exquisite Corpse Comics are a funny process where everyone draws together. What in the beginning seems like a nonsensical narrative eventually becomes a surreal glimpse into the zeitgeist.

We live in a paradigm that adopts a stern separation between two interactive experiences: Games and Life. Games and play are harshly degraded by their popular definition, associated with triviality. "This is not a game", is an accustomed scolding response to child-like behavior. The main reason for this dismissive attitude is the idea that one is free to leave a game, or start over. In contrast, one can not freely enter or exit the defined laws of life; (or at least, one is not aware of being able to do so.) I am interested in games because I believe that they are more significant than their conventional definition.  I define games as "An interactive, uncertain experience, framed by rules."  Essentially, the experience of living, being immersed by the rules of this universe, is possibly the same as being immersed inside of a game. The rules are cryptic, contradictory, unforgiving, terrifying, and beautiful. Eventually we will all stop playing. Perhaps we start a new one. I believe that when we create or play a game, we are intimately manifesting the parallel of a "little universe." My work involves the study of games and an attempt to forge a new definition of games and play that demands more respect.  I do this by creating  systems of rules for myself and for others. I consider the conception, formation and execution of games to be an art form, and a frontier to be explored.

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Art Poker
A judge(s) is decided at the beginning of a round. This game rests on the subjective value system of the judge(s). Players/Artists are asked to create work in a limited amount of time. Players are presented with random yet discrete limitations to what they are allowed to create.  The limitations become more specific over time. Players that do not meet these obstructions are disqualified. The completed artwork is presented and players are free to critique each other's work publicly. The judge(s) chooses which of the remaining work is the strongest, and the winner is rewarded with a prize, or any money that was wagered. There are endless variations of this process - video, drawing, performance, etc...