The German-Czech artist Michael Bielicky (b. Prague, 1954; lives and works in Karlsruhe) has been an innovator in the fields of photography, video, and web-based installation art for over four decades. In an ongoing dialogue with emerging technological developments, his works probe the history of his media from the deepest strata to the magical mathematical practices of the medieval Cabalists: idiosyncratic hybrids that straddle the boundary between the analog and digital worlds. Operating on the interfaces between real and virtual spaces, his media art prompts a critical reflection on the nature of technology, its material and immaterial significations, and the ways in which it informs our perceptions and actions.\u00a0The book Perpetuum mobile<\/em> is the first to offer a comprehensive survey of Bielicky\u2019s rich and diverse oeuvre. The layout, designed by the artist himself, integrates the experimental images into a graphic \u201cstream of consciousness.\u201d<\/p>\n Michael Bielicky moved to Germany in 1969 and initially studied medicine. After an extended stay in New York, he studied at the D\u00fcsseldorf Academy of Fine Arts from 1984 until 1990, first with Bernd Becher and then in Nam June Paik\u2019s master class. He was made professor at the Academy of Fine Arts Prague in 1991, then professor of new media at the Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design in 2006. Bielicky participated in numerous major exhibitions, including the S\u00e3o Paulo Biennial (1987); Videonale, Bonn (1988, 1990, 1992); Ars Electronica, Linz (1992, 1994, 1995); and the Havana Biennial (2012).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Contemporary Media Art<\/strong><\/p>\n The German-Czech artist Michael Bielicky (b. Prague, 1954; lives and works in Karlsruhe) has been an innovator in the fields of photography, video, and web-based installation art for over four decades. In an ongoing dialogue with emerging technological developments, his works probe the history of his media from the deepest strata to the magical mathematical practices of the medieval Cabalists: idiosyncratic hybrids that straddle the boundary between the analog and digital worlds. Operating on the interfaces between real and virtual spaces, his media art prompts a critical reflection on the nature of technology, its material and immaterial significations, and the ways in which it informs our perceptions and actions.\u00a0The book Perpetuum mobile<\/em> is the first to offer a comprehensive survey of Bielicky\u2019s rich and diverse oeuvre. The layout, designed by the artist himself, integrates the experimental images into a graphic \u201cstream of consciousness.\u201d<\/p>\n Michael Bielicky moved to Germany in 1969 and initially studied medicine. After an extended stay in New York, he studied at the D\u00fcsseldorf Academy of Fine Arts from 1984 until 1990, first with Bernd Becher and then in Nam June Paik\u2019s master class. He was made professor at the Academy of Fine Arts Prague in 1991, then professor of new media at the Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design in 2006. Bielicky participated in numerous major exhibitions, including the S\u00e3o Paulo Biennial (1987); Videonale, Bonn (1988, 1990, 1992); Ars Electronica, Linz (1992, 1994, 1995); and the Havana Biennial (2012).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":17835,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[2208,2210,2212,2211],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-14377","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-all-books","7":"product_cat-film-and-video","8":"product_cat-installation-art","9":"product_cat-photography","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"taxable","14":"shipping-taxable","15":"purchasable","16":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n