Punto y Raya Academy 2015 is the first International Symposium devoted to abstract art in motion, that will be held from May 7th through 10th at La Casa Encendida in Madrid (Spain), with the participation of over 15 international guests, such as Józef Robakowski, Steven Woloshen, Robert Seidel and Sabrina Schmid, among others.
The programme will feature several masterclasses by the guest artists, round tables, monographic screenings and various live performances.
Programme:
Thursday May 7th 12:30h - Masterclass: Paul O'Donoghue_Ocusonic From Frequency to Image Making visual music with voltage controlled video synthesis
16:30h - Round table: Abstract Film & Animation in Contemporary Society With Matt Abbiss, Chris Casady, Marcin Gizycki, Sabrina Schmid
18:30h - Masterclass: Johan Rijpma Curious Methods: a State of Affairs
20:30h - Masterclass: Steven Woloshen Recipes for Reconstruction Abstracting Visual Music from Real Life
22:00h - PyRformance: Paul O'Donoghue_Ocusonic Chasing Waves
Friday May 8th 10:30h - Masterclass: Juanjo Fernández_Gnomalab The multimedia work of Gnomalab
12:30h - Masterclass: Sabrina Schmid Malevich re-animated
16:30h - Round table: Abstraction, Science, Art & Nature With Barbara Doser, Johan Rijpma, Javier Romañach Cabrero, Robert Seidel, Steven Woloshen
18:30h - Masterclass: Bret Battey Wayfinding, Algorithm, Impermanence
20:30h - Masterclass: Józef Robakowski Calling once again for 'Pure Film'
22:00h - PyRformance: Gnomalab + Loppkio LIVE
Saturday May 9th 10:30h - Masterclass: Oerd van Cuijlenborg See what you hear
11:00h - Workshop for children: Laboratoria Optical Experimentation Open to children aged 8 to 12
12:30h - Masterclass: Matt Abbiss The Abstract Character
16:30h - Round table: Abstract live Cinema, Installation & Interactivity With Bret Battey, Hofstetter Kurt, Paul O'Donoghue, Kike Ramírez
18:30h - Masterclass: Marcin Gizycki Capturing the Spirit of Abstraction
20:30h - Masterclass: Robert Seidel On Film, between Painting and Sculpture
22:00h - PyRformance: Steven Woloshen + Gnomalab The Mechanical Afterlife
Sunday May 10th 10:30h - Masterclass: Barbara Doser + Hofstetter Kurt Chaos & Order
11:00h - Workshop for children: Laboratoria Optical Experimentation Open to children aged 8 to 12
12:30h - Masterclass: Chris Casady Hand drawn musical visualizations
14:30h - Closing Ceremony: Crisopa + VjSpain Closing Party Coordinated by Vj Spain
Individual tickets, day and full passes already avaiable for sale through Ticketea.
