Altoona Virtual Lecture Series: Technology

This virtual lecture series is designed to present the artworks of the contemporary artists while highlighting the importance of the two galleries of permanent collection pieces. These scholarly conversations will explore the medium of photography through its history, contemporary uses, and its possible future.

Artists Eric Charlton and Lori Hepner use technology as an integral piece of their artistic process. Lori Hepner uses, among other methods, tweets from the popular social media site, Twitter, and creates abstract renderings of the characters through an algorithm. Eric Charlton’s After, Christina , on view at Southern Alleghenies Museum in Altoona, pays homage to Andrew Wyeth’s Christina’s World . Charlton created a virtual environment through computer software, translating the original masterpiece into this digital space. Throughout this conversation, the artists will share their artistic practices, discuss the role of technology in art, and answer attendees questions. This event will last one hour and is…