MARIUS WATZ

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ABOUT THE ARTIST

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INTRODUCTION

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C.V.

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LINKS

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ADDITIONAL CONTEXT

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WORKS

ILLUMINATIONS

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ABOUT THE ARTIST

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C.V.

Watz received an honorary mention in 2005 at Prix Ars Electronica for his project Universal Digest Machine. In recent years he has created multiple works for large-scale projections for building facades. He is currently exploring physical formats, including prints and physical objects produced using digital fabrication technology. In 2005 Watz founded Generator.x, a curatorial platform that has resulted in a series of events related to generative art and design. As an educator, Watz lectures in interaction design at the Oslo School of Architecture as well as the Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Department of design. He also gives workshops and lectures at schools throughout Europe, including Hyperwerk in Basel, Switzerland and Merz Akademie in Stuttgart, Germany.

Exhibits (Selection)

2007	Generator.x concert, Dresden Days of Contemporary Music, Dresden, Germany. Phonophani vs. Watz (concert)
	Scriptedbypurpose, FUEL Collection, Philadelphia, USA. Packing
	Todaysart, The Hague, Netherlands. Object #1
	Wikimania, Taipei, Taiwan. Kugelstudie
	Lovebytes, Sheffield, UK. Rishaug vs. Watz (concert)
	DESIGNMAI, Berlin, Germany. Illuminations B, Object #1
	Abstracts of Syn, Museumsquartier, Vienna, Austria. Kugelstudie
	Abstracts of Syn, Kunstverein Medienturm, Graz, Austria. Kugelstudie
	Club Transmediale, Berlin, Germany. Illuminations B
2006	Object #1, Rapid Prototyping object commissioned by Teknisk Ukeblad. Object #1
	Generator.x concert, Madeira DIG festival, Madeira, Spain. Phonophani vs. Watz
	Norwich International Animation Festival, UK. Flight
	Nuit Blanche, Toronto, Canada. ElectroPlastique #2
	Further Processing, Kunstverein Medienturm, Graz, Austria. Kugelstudie
	Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria. ElectroPlastique #1
	Medienturm Shows, MuseumsQuartier, Vienna, Austria. Kugelstudie
	Punktfestivalen, Kristiansand, Norway. Phonophani vs. Watz
	Art.ficial Emotion 3.0, Itau Cultural, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Neon Organic
	C.Stem, Allegretti Contemporanea, Torino, Italy
	AMODA Digital Showcase, Austin Museum of Digital Art. ElectroPlastique #2
	Paysages Electroniques, Lille, France. Neon Organic OFFF festival, CCCB Barcelona. System_C
	Generator.x concert tour, 7 concerts in Norway. Phonophani vs. Watz
	Animated Drawing. Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, Middlesbrough, UK. System C (4 Drawings)
	AV06 festival. Sage Gateshead, Newcastle, UK. Illuminations (live visuals)
2005	href=proce55ing. Mediaruimte, Brussels, Belgium. Neon Organic
	Estrategias Generativos. Circulo Bellas Artes, Tenerife, Spain. Neon Organic, System_C
	Generator.x. National Museum, Oslo, Norway. Curator
	Vattenfall headquarters facade. Berlin, Germany. Neon Organic
	Abstraction Now. Museum of Moving Image, Melbourne, Australia. Selection of works
	Territoires Electroniques. Fondation Vasarely, Aix-en-Provence, France. ElectroPlastique #1, live visuals
	Generative-x, Onedotzero 9. ICA, London, UK. GasWorks 1-3
	Essays on Radio (DVD compilation). Cronica Electronica label, Porto, Portugal. Int 14/37
	Today in Paradise. Röda Sten, Göteborg, Sweden. GasWorks 1-3
	Electrohype / Segment. Göteborg Konstmuseum, Sweden. System_C
	Club Transmediale. Berlin, Germany. System_C, live visuals
	Mitt språk. Stavanger Kulturhus, Stavanger, Norway. Universal Digest Machine
2004	Electrohype Biennial. Malmö Konsthall, Sweden. System_C
	Digital Move 2. Sony Center, Berlin, Germany. GasWork 2
	Sonar. Barcelona, Spain. Abstracts 1-3
	Atmosferas. Lisbon, Portugal. GasWorks 1-3
	VossaJazz. Voss, Norway. Live visuals
	Manyfacture. Living Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland. Squeaky happy slogan machine (Watz / Wolfe)
	Virtual frame. Kunsthalle, Vienna, Austria. DREIx 2x3x2D
2003	nonTVTVstation. Stockholm, Sweden. Drawing Machine 13.NET
	Principles of Indeterminism. Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria. Live visuals
	Abstraction Now. Kuenstlerhaus, Wien, Austria. Abstracts 1-3
	odin.dep.no, Oslo, Norway. Kunst for offentlig digitalt rom, Tegnemaskin 1-12
	Various locations. Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, France. Wibutee vs. Watz (live visuals)

Awards (Selection)

2005	Honorary Mention, Prix Ars Electronica for Universal Digest Machine, Austria
1998	Silver award in Visuelt competition for corporate identity, GRID Strategisk Design, Norway
1997	Gold award in Visuelt competition for TV idents, Norway, Channel 1, Los Angeles
	Bronze, National Broadcast Designer Awards for TV idents, USA, Channel 1, Los Angeles
1996	Honorary Mention, Prix Ars Electronica for the Sense:less installation, Austria

Grants (Selection)

2007	One-year work grant from Bildende Kunstneres Hjelpefond, Norway (merit-based grant for professional artists)