Cloud Storage: Hello World, 2019 Installation
Ink and acrylic paint on transparent acetate
English, 2019, 22” x 16”, Ink and acrylic paint on transparent acetate
Hungarian,
2020, 22” x 16”, Ink and acrylic paint on transparent acetate
Korean, 2020, 17” x 13”, Ink, acrylic paint on plexiglass, framed
Nepali, 2019
22” x 16”
Ink and acrylic paint on transparent acetate
Punjabi, 2020, 17” x 13”
Ink and acrylic paint on plexiglass, framedpaint on transparent acetate
Russian, 2020, 22 x 16", Ink and acrylic paint on transparent acetate
Spanish, 2020, 17 x 13", Ink and acrylic paint on plexiglass, framed
amil, 2019, 22 x 16", Ink and acrylic paint on transparent acetate
Urdu, 2019, 22 x 16", Ink and acrylic paint on transparent acetate
STATEMENT
My most recent work is an installation called Hello World: Cloud Storage 2.0. In this installation, a transparent cloud of acetate, print, and paint, I explore the idea that humans continuously reinvent written language. Each piece in the multi-piece installation displays the tech meme “Hello World” in a different language and writing system. Familiar tech symbols (emojis, location balloons, etc.) are randomly interwoven with the text. These old and new symbolic systems invite the viewer to imagine the creation of visual language as an ongoing, living human endeavor.
My creative process combines new media techniques (computer coding) with traditional methods (painting and drawing). My work may be found in universities and research centers, in private collections in the US and Europe, and sometimes in lights projected on building facades.
Shirley Steele
http://www.steelestudio.com
shirleysteele01@gmail.com
SOLO SHOWS:
| 2021 | Hello World: Cloud Storage 2.0, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY |
| 2017 | Cloud Storage: Memes & Graphemes, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY |
| 2014 | Hand and Machine, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY |
| 2013 | Interface, Burrison Gallery, Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia |
| 2012 | Reconstructing Wikipedia, Institute for Research in Cognitive Science (IRCS), Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia |
| 2011 | Exposures, Ceres Gallery, New York City, NY |
| 2008 | Symbiosis, Burrison Gallery, Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia |
| 2006 | The Figurative, Kelley Writer’s House, Univ. of Pennsylvania (2-person show) |
| 1998 | Recent Work, Floral Heights Gallery, Wichita Falls, TX |
GROUP SHOWS:
| 2019 | Tiny/Massive, lights festival, Harpa Concert Hall facade, Reykjhavik, Iceland Hello Neighbor, Tech Arts at dada geek, Austin, TX Floating Points, Georgetown Arts Center, Georgetown, TX |
| 2018 | Dulce Bytes, Kerr Arts and Cultural Center, Kerrville, TX |
| 2017 | Intersecting Perspectives, SciArt Center, New York, NY online: SciArt Center, (lower left portal, #13 down) |
| 2016 | Ceres Gallery Summer Show, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY |
| 2015 | Miami Mix, Projects Gallery, Miami, FL Digital animation projected on fog screen, Fog Screen Event, 6th St., Austin, TX |
| 2014 | Projects Gallery, Aqua Fine Art Fair at Art Basel Miami, Miami, FL Ceres Summer Salon, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY Electric Fields-Madrid, #programalaplaza, animation on the digital façade at MediaLab Prado, Madrid 30th Anniversary Exhibition, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY |
| 2013 | Projects Gallery, Aqua Fine Art Fair, Miami, FL TwelveXTwelve, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia Sight Specific, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY Projects Gallery, Houston Fine Art Fair, Houston, TX Art in the Air, digital animation in the PECO Crown Lights at the top of the 27-story Philadelphia Electric Co. building, Philadelphia |
| 2012 | Multiples, juried show, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Alumni Gallery, Philadelphia Fresh Impressions, Projects Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2011 | Square Foot, Art Basil Miami, Projects Gallery Miami, Miami, FL Philadelphia/Tri-State Artists’ Equity Select Curated Show, MLUC, Devon, PA Philadelphia/Tri-State Artists’ Equity Members Juried Show, Wayne Arts Center, Wayne, PA |
| 2010 | Pennsylvania Academy Alumni Juried Show, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Alumni Gallery (Inaugural Exhibition), Philadelphia Indoor VPAP exhibition, Esther M. Klein Gallery, Science Center, Philadelphia The Virtual Public Art Project Virtual Public Art Project (VPAP) exhibition, part of DesignPhiladelphia, Independence Mall, Philadelphia http://breadboardphilly.org/programs/virtual-public-art-project/vpap-artists-fall-2010/shirley-steele Art in the Air, digital animation in the PECO Crown Lights at the top of the 27-story Philadelphia Electric Co. building. See animation: Shirley Steele Youtube Channel |
| 2009 | Snap to Grid, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles |
| 2008 | Double Exposure: On-Line/On-Wall, Honorable Mention, Museum of Computer Art (MOCA), Brooklyn, New York Yesterday and Today: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Alumni Invitational Exhibition at Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia Museum of Computer Art (MOCA), On-Line Guest Gallery at MOCA Virtual Museum |
| 2007 | Snap to Grid, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles |
| 2003 | The Studio Group, Kelley Writer’s House, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia |
| 2002 | The Studio Romberg, Philadelphia |
PUBLICATIONS:
| 2018 | SciArt Colloquium interview, https://www.sciartcenter.org/shirley-steele.html |
| 2013 | Cover image, Mathematics Magazine, Vol. 86, No. 5, December 2013 |
| 2012 | Cover image, Mathematics Magazine, Vol. 85, No. 5, December 2012. |
| 2011 | Wichita Falls Art and Literature Review, Volume V, pp. 12-17. |
| 2008 | Exhibition Publication: Double Exposure: On-Line/On-Wall, Museum of Computer Art (MOCA), Brooklyn, NY. |
COMMISSIONS:
| Department of Neurosurgery, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX | ||
| Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia |
COLLECTIONS:
| Department of Neurosurgery, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX | |
| Department of Mathematics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia | |
| Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia | |
| Institute for Research in Cognitive Science (IRCS), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia | |
| Kemp Center for the Arts, Wichita Falls, Texas | |
| Numerous private collections in the United States and Europe |
ART EDUCATION:
| 1994-1998 | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia (4-year certificate; major in painting, minor in printmaking) |
| 1986-1990 | Art Students’ League, New York, NY |
SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
| 1987-1994 | Natural Language Processing Group, Unisys Corporation, Paoli, PA |
| 1985-1987 | Acoustics Research, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ |
| 1980-1985 | Speech Research Group, Texas Instruments, Dallas, TX |
| 1985 | Ph.D., Brain and Language, University of Texas at Dallas |
TEACHING:
| 2016-2017 | Lecturer in creative coding, Center for Arts & Entertainment Technologies, Univ. of Texas (Austin) |