JG Mair
Jeff Gordon (JG) Mair is a Canadian new-media virtual artist and mixed-media visual artist[1] who combines elements of painting, installation and the web in his work. Mair currently lives and works in Vancouver, British Columbia.
JG Mair | |
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| Born | Jeff Gordon Mair Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
Notable work | Urbatory, site[d], Utopian Dystopia |
Career
JG Mair studied Fine Art at the University of Victoria and Art Education at the University of British Columbia.
Mair's work combines digital and traditional media to pursue themes of control, data and resources and prompts viewers to reflect on the information-based society[2] in which they are immersed. JG Mair has exhibited in Canada, U.S.A. and Japan.
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JG Mair - Tomes (from Thought Control)
Works
gollark: Once you decide on your answers to the basic trolley problem, I have a wide selection of different variants conveniently available as memes somewhere.
gollark: Ghosts don't actually exist, though, unless approved by the UN.
gollark: Kantian ethics is the system Kant came up with, which I don't know that much about.
gollark: Deontological systems have rules like "do not kill people", and many deontologists would *not* divert the trolley because they feel like they're killing people one way and not the other.
gollark: Deontology in action!
References
- "Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon - Internationale Künstlerdatenbank", DeGruyter, Biographical listing, Thieme-Becker/Vollmer Encyclopedia, Germany, 2015
- "Utopian Dystopia is Obscure and Debate Inducing", Andrea Gonzalez, The Ubyssey, August 25, 2015
- Globe and Mail, Mar. 12 2014
- "JG Mair: Utopian Dystopia", Michael Turner, Preview The Gallery Guide, September Issue, 2015
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