Zaven Paré
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Zaven Paré is a French new media
artist who was born in 1961. He met Piotr Kowalski
and Nicolas Schöffer
from 1981 to 1983, and exposed his first bionic structure the same year in the Modern Art Museum of Paris. He participated in the Greenwich Meridian beaconing at La Flèche airport (France) in 1984.
in 1991.
In 1988, he created his first inflate structure for the set design of the choreographer Marie Chouinard
, for the Olympics Arts Festival of Calgary, and started working for Edouard Lock
. Also in Canada, he collaborated the same year, with Henri E. Strub on a five input joystick system for commanding submarines.
He drew the circular video projection screens for the 1990 David Bowie
tour and designed a sound installation for Mauricio Kagel
in 1992 at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Montreal. In 1998 he designed a double slope floor for the set design of Don Giovanni
at the Opéra Bastille
. He has also collaborated in various shows on international stages: the Het National Ballet of Amsterdam, the ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts
) of London, the National Theatre of Brussels, the Théâtre de la Ville
de Paris, the Institut International de la Marionnette of Charleville-Mezières, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
, the National Center of Arts of Ottawa, La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
in New York, as well as many festivals.
In 1996, Zaven Paré designed his first Electronic Marionette
from a source of video retro-projection for the theater director Denis Marleau in Canada, followed in 1999 by the digital version (digital puppetry
with electronic guidance), controlled with a keyboard, for the show which he directed at the Cotsen Center for Puppetry of CalArts (Californian Institute of the Arts). In 2002, he projected the analogic version of his electronic marionette, controlled by voice, this time for Valère Novarina at the Festival d'Avignon
.
Zaven Paré continues to do research on multimedia
interfaces for Performing art and Robotic art
installations. He has lived in Brazil since 1993.
In Université Paul-Verlaine de Metz, he obtained in 2009 his PhD under the direction of Jean-Marie Privat.
New media
New media is a broad term in media studies that emerged in the latter part of the 20th century. For example, new media holds out a possibility of on-demand access to content any time, anywhere, on any digital device, as well as interactive user feedback, creative participation and community...
artist who was born in 1961. He met Piotr Kowalski
Piotr Kowalski
Piotr Kowalski was an artist, sculptor, and architect. He was born 2 March, 1927, in Poland, and died 7 January 2004 in Paris.Piotr Kowalski worked in non-traditional materials including electronic and mechanical devices, neon, large earth works, explosions and other natural phenomena including...
and Nicolas Schöffer
Nicolas Schoffer
Nicolas Schöffer was a Hungarian-born French artist. He can be considered as the father of cybernetic art. He was born in Kalocsa, Hungary and resided in Paris from 1936 till his death in his Montmartre atelier in 1992. His career touched on painting, kinetic sculpture, architecture, urbanism,...
from 1981 to 1983, and exposed his first bionic structure the same year in the Modern Art Museum of Paris. He participated in the Greenwich Meridian beaconing at La Flèche airport (France) in 1984.
Life
Painter for state manufacture of tapestry of Beauvais and in Aubusson (Creuse) in 1987, he worked for the Manufacture des Gobelins numerical colorimeter project on the replacement of Chevreul's cabinet. He became painter for the Manufacture nationale de SèvresManufacture nationale de Sèvres
The manufacture nationale de Sèvres is a Frit porcelain porcelain tendre factory at Sèvres, France. Formerly a royal, then an imperial factory, the facility is now run by the Ministry of Culture.-Brief history:...
in 1991.
In 1988, he created his first inflate structure for the set design of the choreographer Marie Chouinard
Marie Chouinard
Marie Chouinard, OC is a Canadian dancer, choreographer, and dance company director.-Company Background:In 1978 Chouinard presented her first work, Crystallization. After 12 years as a solo performer and choreographer, Chouinard founded her own company in 1990, the COMPAGNIE MARIE...
, for the Olympics Arts Festival of Calgary, and started working for Edouard Lock
Édouard Lock
Édouard Lock is a Canadian dance choreographer and the founder of the Canadian dance group, La La La Human Steps.In 1957 Édouard Lock's parents moved to Montreal, where he studied film and literature at Concordia University....
. Also in Canada, he collaborated the same year, with Henri E. Strub on a five input joystick system for commanding submarines.
He drew the circular video projection screens for the 1990 David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
tour and designed a sound installation for Mauricio Kagel
Mauricio Kagel
Mauricio Kagel was a German-Argentine composer. He was notable for his interest in developing the theatrical side of musical performance .-Biography:...
in 1992 at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Montreal. In 1998 he designed a double slope floor for the set design of Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and with an Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It was premiered by the Prague Italian opera at the Teatro di Praga on October 29, 1787...
at the Opéra Bastille
Opéra Bastille
L'Opéra Bastille ' is a modern opera house in Paris, France. It is the home base of the Opéra national de Paris and was designed to replace the Palais Garnier, which is nowadays mainly used for ballet performances....
. He has also collaborated in various shows on international stages: the Het National Ballet of Amsterdam, the ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts
Institute of Contemporary Arts
The Institute of Contemporary Arts is an artistic and cultural centre on The Mall in London, just off Trafalgar Square. It is located within Nash House, part of Carlton House Terrace, near the Duke of York Steps and Admiralty Arch...
) of London, the National Theatre of Brussels, the Théâtre de la Ville
Théâtre de la Ville
The Théâtre de la Ville is one of the two theatres built in the 19th century by Baron Haussmann at Place du Châtelet, Paris; the other being the Théâtre du Châtelet...
de Paris, the Institut International de la Marionnette of Charleville-Mezières, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation is a Portuguese private foundation of public utility whose statutory aims are in the fields of arts, charity, education, and science...
, the National Center of Arts of Ottawa, La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club is an off-off Broadway theatre founded in 1961 by Ellen Stewart, and named in reference to her. Located on Manhattan's Lower East Side, the theatre grew out of Stewart's tiny basement boutique for her fashion designs; the boutique's space acted as a theatre for...
in New York, as well as many festivals.
In 1996, Zaven Paré designed his first Electronic Marionette
Marionette
A marionette is a puppet controlled from above using wires or strings depending on regional variations. A marionette's puppeteer is called a manipulator. Marionettes are operated with the puppeteer hidden or revealed to an audience by using a vertical or horizontal control bar in different forms...
from a source of video retro-projection for the theater director Denis Marleau in Canada, followed in 1999 by the digital version (digital puppetry
Digital puppetry
Digital puppetry is the manipulation and performance of digitally animated 2D or 3D figures and objects in a virtual environment that are rendered in real-time by computers...
with electronic guidance), controlled with a keyboard, for the show which he directed at the Cotsen Center for Puppetry of CalArts (Californian Institute of the Arts). In 2002, he projected the analogic version of his electronic marionette, controlled by voice, this time for Valère Novarina at the Festival d'Avignon
Festival d'Avignon
The Festival d'Avignon, or Avignon Festival, is an annual arts festival held in the French city of Avignon. Founded in 1947 by Jean Vilar, it is the oldest extant festival in France and one of the world's greatest...
.
Zaven Paré continues to do research on multimedia
Multimedia
Multimedia is media and content that uses a combination of different content forms. The term can be used as a noun or as an adjective describing a medium as having multiple content forms. The term is used in contrast to media which use only rudimentary computer display such as text-only, or...
interfaces for Performing art and Robotic art
Robotic art
Robotic art is a broad term that encompasses a variety of sub-types of art, all of which employ some form of robotic or automated technology.Robotic installation art unifies Installation art and robotic technologies insofar as the works and installations often employ computers, sensors, actuators...
installations. He has lived in Brazil since 1993.
In Université Paul-Verlaine de Metz, he obtained in 2009 his PhD under the direction of Jean-Marie Privat.
External links
- "Interview with Zaven Paré", globatron
- http://zavenpare.com
- http://cyberart.com.br
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy4-OxKrHy4
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1w8pVz43Vo
See also
- New media artNew media artNew media art is a genre that encompasses artworks created with new media technologies, including digital art, computer graphics, computer animation, virtual art, Internet art, interactive art, computer robotics, and art as biotechnology...
- Robotic artRobotic artRobotic art is a broad term that encompasses a variety of sub-types of art, all of which employ some form of robotic or automated technology.Robotic installation art unifies Installation art and robotic technologies insofar as the works and installations often employ computers, sensors, actuators...
- Digital puppetryDigital puppetryDigital puppetry is the manipulation and performance of digitally animated 2D or 3D figures and objects in a virtual environment that are rendered in real-time by computers...
- PuppetPuppetA puppet is an inanimate object or representational figure animated or manipulated by an entertainer, who is called a puppeteer. It is used in puppetry, a play or a presentation that is a very ancient form of theatre....
- Performing ArtsPerforming artsThe performing arts are those forms art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical art object...