Cultural Olympiad Digital Edition

The Cultural Olympiad Digital Edition, or CODE, was a digital art showcase at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. The festival, which lasted from February 4 to 21, was the first of its kind at a major sporting event, showcasing the new digital media styles in art, music, and film.

First conceived in 2007, the growth of social networking sites contributed to the eventual popularity of the event. One of the installations, Vectorial Elevation (a spotlight-based light installation over Vancouver's English bay), had over 20,000 individual design submissions.

CODE Live was curated by digital artist Malcolm Levy.[1]

Vancouver public spaces

Throughout the time of the CODE festival, not only a number of small areas turned into exhibition areas, but the city itself transforms with digital art displays. Some of these pieces are:

All these installations are attempting to connect to the largest audiences possible, unlike the smaller exhibits.

CODE Collections

One internet Installation, CODE collections, showcased various aspects of landscape, culture, and people of Canada. Each collection was prefaced by a short introduction in both English and French, followed by pages of submitted photographs.

CODE screen

accessible wherever one can find a computer screen, this section of CODE showcased creations of Canada's visual artists. nearly 20 recipients of the Governor General's Awards for Visual and Media Arts will have work on display. using an application, users were able to use an interactive catalog to easily find something they could enjoy.

Some pieces are:

CODE Live

CODE live, blended interactive art with digital music. placing the events at three well-known sites, events ranged from artists such as Chromeo performing to an installation of the Reactable being on display.

CODE Live 1

Featured at the Great Northern Way Campus, a center for teaching Digital art and new media. featured the following exhibits:

CODE live 2

located at Emily Carr University, the use of unconventional exhibit spaces allowed for a unique venue for participatory art. Acts include:

CODE Live 3

Within the Vancouver Public Library's central branch on Georgia St, features included:

CODE Live Night Life

For eight nights, electronic musicians played at the Great Northern Way campus, these exhibits were not free but included many popular artists.[16]

CODE motion pictures

Here is showcased over 50 Canadian filmmakers. A common theme amongst their films, because of the center around winter sports, is the movement of the human body. Films were shown both online or on larger projection screens at "celebration sites"

Some films are:

References

  1. ↑ Kordoski, Kyra (March 2010). "March 2010: Interview with Malcolm Levy, Curator, Code Live, 2010 Olympics". White Hot Magazine. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
  2. ↑ SCREEN 2010 - Exhibition 14 - Colour Shift
  3. ↑ SCREEN 2010 - Exhibition 13 - Let the Light Be
  4. ↑ SCREEN 2010 - Exhibition 12 - Consumerism
  5. ↑ SCREEN 2010 - Exhibition 11 - Naturally
  6. ↑ SCREEN 2010 - Exhibition 10 - When the Night Comes
  7. ↑ SCREEN 2010 - Exhibition 9 - Books, Records
  8. ↑ SCREEN 2010 - Exhibition 8 - Contains Animal Byproducts!
  9. ↑ SCREEN 2010 - Exhibition 7 - Corporatization
  10. ↑ SCREEN 2010 - Exhibition 6 - Test Pattern
  11. ↑ SCREEN 2010 - Exhibition 5 - The Stuff of Us
  12. ↑ SCREEN 2010 - Exhibition 4 - If these walls could talk
  13. ↑ SCREEN 2010 - Exhibition 3 - Competition
  14. ↑ SCREEN 2010 - Exhibition 2 - The Art of Knowledge
  15. ↑ SCREEN 2010 - Exhibition 1 - Group Show
  16. ↑ Carlick, Stephen (2010-02-04). "Junior Boys, Kid Koala, Chromeo and the Golden Filter Visit Vancouver as Part of Cultural Olympiad's Digital Edition". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2012-11-22.
  17. ↑ Hard Rubber: Drum and Light Festival - CODE Live Night Life
  18. ↑ 365
  19. ↑ Aerial Artistry
  20. ↑ Momentum
  21. ↑ Patin futé
  22. ↑ Duet
  23. ↑ RGB Move
  24. ↑ Geared Up
  25. ↑ Sheng Qi (Souffle de vie)
  26. ↑ Climb
  27. ↑ Play
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