Digital / lighting / projection art
Sculptural art
Site-specific and integrated art
Pittsburgh Creative Corps Artist Directory
Ian Brill
Primary Discipline
Artistic Practice
Audio / sound recording
Digital / photography
Kinetic art
Band, 2021. Immersive, performative light installation. Custom plastic modular architecture, LEDs, custom programming. 250′ x 250′ x 12′.
Vault, 2016-2019. Immersive, performative light installation. Custom plastic modular architecture, LEDs, custom programming. 75′ x 50′.
Aura, 2021. Performative element in collaboration with singer Clara Kent. Immersive, performative light installation. Custom plastic modular architecture, LEDs, custom programming. 4′ x 18′ x 8.’
Impression, 2022. Immersive, performative light installation. Custom plastic modular architecture, LEDs, custom programming. 38′ x 10′ x 12.’
Fast, 2022. Immersive, performative light installation. Custom plastic modular architecture, LEDs, custom programming. 38′ x 20′ x 10.’
About the Artist
Ian Brill’s work focuses on the accumulation of form through process. Through the creation of interactive, performative, and multi-sensorial environments, he considers boundaries of becoming (versus being) and our immersive relationship with technology. His installations, performances, and writing have been presented internationally, publicly, at conferences, festivals, musical venues, museums, and galleries.
Through the use of custom, architectural structures, programmatic designs, and interactive methods, Brill works with light and sound to cultivate aesthetic and emergent realms.
Photo by Ian Brill
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Accreditations, Certifications, and/or Awards
- MFA New Media, Penn State University, University Park, PA, 2012;
- BA Studio Arts, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2006;
- Assistant to Artist Kurt Hentschläger (Designer/Sound Designer/Programmer), 2009-2011;
- New Media Specialist/Project Manager and Installer at Wood Street Galleries, 2008-2021
Provides Fabrication Services to Other Artists
Yes
Teaching Artist
Yes, ages 18 and up
Joined the Directory
November 2022
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PROJECT
Pittsburgh Creative Corps
Designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pittsburgh Creative Corps initiative engages artists and creative workers to activate the public realm while providing economic opportunity.
“When I participate in the making of public art, the form is determined by the context, dimensions, historical use, and intentions of the space. There is great power instilled in any demarcated location. Generally, I see my role as a public artist as leveraging and directing this power for the purpose of calling attention to, initiating, and enhancing community discourse.”
Ian Brill
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PROJECT
Pittsburgh Creative Corps
Designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pittsburgh Creative Corps initiative engages artists and creative workers to activate the public realm while providing economic opportunity.
