MATTEO BITTANTI

ART: DOMESTICATED (2013)

matteo bittanti — Wed, 15 May 2013 22:24:20 -0700

Coll.eo, Domesticated, 2013

DOMESTICATED

A new project by Coll.eo

May 15, 2013 - Coll.eo is delighted to present a new work, DOMESTICATED.

The artwork consists of three model kit drones, one Hendryx metallic wire bird cage measuring 13 3/4" x 9" x 4" and marked "Made in U.S.A. Hendryx Reg. Pat. U.S. OFF", one additional model kit drone hanging from the ceiling; fish line, MP3 player, speakers, drone sounds.

DOMESTICATED completes Coll.eo's drone trilogy, which includes Remote Play and Achievement Unlocked, both introduced in March 2013.

"The achievement of the first technology might be said to culminate in human sacrifice: those of the second in the remote controlled aircraft which need no human crew. The results of the first technology are valid once and for all (it deals with irreparable lapse or sacrificial death, which holds good for eternity). The results of the second are wholly provisional (it operates by means of experiments and endless varied test procedures). The origin of the second technology lies at the point where, by an unconscious ruse, human beings first began to distance themselves from nature. It lies, in other words, in play.” (Walter Benjamin, 1936)

LINK: DOMESTICATED

BOOK: Homo Videoludens 2.0 [Spanish]

matteo bittanti — Thu, 09 May 2013 19:11:44 -0700

Carlos Scolari (Teaching Coordinator at the University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona) has edited a new, expanded edition of Homo Videoludens, a compelling anthology of game studies essays. Subtitled De Pacman a la gamification, this massive tome (325+ pages) features contributions from the likes of Henry Lowood, Gonzalo Frasca, Massimo Maietti, Susana Pajares Tosca, and yours truly.

LINK: Carlo Scolari

PERSONAL TRACKING: Movies 2013 - in progress [MUBI]

matteo bittanti — Wed, 08 May 2013 22:42:19 -0700

PRINTED MATTER: "Stoker" [Rolling Stone]

matteo bittanti — Wed, 08 May 2013 22:29:09 -0700

Rolling Stone, Maggio 2013

ART: YOU ARE DEAD (2013)

matteo bittanti — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:16:24 -0700

YOU ARE DEAD (2013)

A new project by Coll.eo

LINK

Coll.eo is a collaboration between Colleen Flaherty and Matteo Bittanti.

Colleen Flaherty is a painter and sculptor currently living and working in San Francisco. Colleen received her M.F.A. in Painting from the San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco in 2002 and her B.F.A. Cum Laude, with emphasis in Painting and Drawing, Minor in Music from San Jose State University, San Jose, California in 1998. Her work has been presented in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland, Montevideo, and Pienza, Italy.

Matteo Bittanti is an interdisciplinary artist based in San Francisco. His interventions lie at the intersection between videogames, toys, cinema, and the web. His works have been presented in the United States, Canada, England, Ireland, and Italy. Bittanti also teaches in the Visual Studies (VS) and in the Visual & Critical Studies (VCS) programs at California College of the Arts in San Francisco and Oakland.