Lynn Hershman Leeson (born Cleveland, Ohio, US, 1941) is an American
artist and filmmaker. Her work combines art with social commentary,
particularly on the relationship between people and technology.
Leeson's work in media-based technology helped legitimize digital art
forms.Leeson earned a bachelor's degree in Education, Museum
Administration and Fine Arts from Case Western Reserve University in
Cleveland (1963) and a Master of Fine Arts from San Francisco State
University (1972).Leeson's work has as its themes: identity in a time
of consumerism, privacy in an era of surveillance, interfacing of
humans and machines, and the relationship between real and virtual
worlds. Her work grew out of an installation art and performance
tradition, with an emphasis on interactivity. With a practice spanning
more than 40 years, Leeson has worked in performance, moving image,
drawing, collage, text-based work, site-specific interventions, and
later new media / digital technologies, and interactive net-based
works.Her projects explore technology in digital media and science.
Leeson was the first artist to launch an interactive piece using
Videodisc, a precursor to DVD (Lorna, 1983â€"84), as well the first
artist to incorporate a touch screen interface into her artwork (Deep
Contact, 1984â€"1989). Her networked robotic art installation (The
Difference Engine #3, 1995â€"1998) is an example of her tendency to
expand her artwork beyond the traditional realms of art.
artist and filmmaker. Her work combines art with social commentary,
particularly on the relationship between people and technology.
Leeson's work in media-based technology helped legitimize digital art
forms.Leeson earned a bachelor's degree in Education, Museum
Administration and Fine Arts from Case Western Reserve University in
Cleveland (1963) and a Master of Fine Arts from San Francisco State
University (1972).Leeson's work has as its themes: identity in a time
of consumerism, privacy in an era of surveillance, interfacing of
humans and machines, and the relationship between real and virtual
worlds. Her work grew out of an installation art and performance
tradition, with an emphasis on interactivity. With a practice spanning
more than 40 years, Leeson has worked in performance, moving image,
drawing, collage, text-based work, site-specific interventions, and
later new media / digital technologies, and interactive net-based
works.Her projects explore technology in digital media and science.
Leeson was the first artist to launch an interactive piece using
Videodisc, a precursor to DVD (Lorna, 1983â€"84), as well the first
artist to incorporate a touch screen interface into her artwork (Deep
Contact, 1984â€"1989). Her networked robotic art installation (The
Difference Engine #3, 1995â€"1998) is an example of her tendency to
expand her artwork beyond the traditional realms of art.
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