Ars Electronica Festival · 1994
Fictitious Portraits
🏆 Award of Distinction · Prix Ars Electronica 1994
In 1994, the Prix Ars Electronica jury recognised “Fictitious Portraits” by Keith Cottingham (Computer Graphics) with an Award of Distinction.
The photograph "Fictitious Portrait" by Keith Cottingham - the portrait unsettles the viewer. One seems to sense that this photograph could have never been taken in "reality". With the help of electronic reproduction K. Cottingham creates a portrait of multiple personas.
About Keith Cottingham
Keith Cottingham (USA), born 1965, lives and works as an artist in San Francisco. He studied at San Francisco State University, including special study with Lynn Hershman (Photography and Video), and at the Center for Computer Arts, San Francisco, and at the…
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