revad and the logic and influence of circle, square and trinagle

about revad

Revad is visual artist David Riley.

AIR insured sole trader and owner of revad.com and codedimages.com.

artist statement

“I am a black box, an abstract device evolved to hide the complexities within. Given the appropriate stimulus, I can be triggered to display a transient pop-up model of my inner self and disclose a little of what would otherwise remain secret.

I can say with some certainty, when I chose the black box metaphor, I was thinking like an engineer. In science and engineering, a black box is a device, system or object which can be viewed solely in terms of its input, output and transfer characteristics; and without any knowledge of its internal working. Using this well understood concept, I think I am (in) the black box. That is, I receive stimuli to make work; I apply my interest, experience and passion to making the work; I produce output and I share the output I find satisfying.

Over time, we may all be able to deduce more of my transfer characteristics. Although, I am also certain, every new work feeds back and may change those very same characteristics. If I ever know precisely what and why I do what I do (my transfer characteristics), then I will very likely stop.” _{(Revad David Riley, Nov. 2011)}

notes on process and materials

Reusable, conceptual components are applied to new lines of enquiry. Outcomes are constructed at the interface between concepts, were one idea is encouraged to impact another, where what has gone before is encouraged to influence what is new. A side-effect may be the development of new components, which are then added to an archive for future deployment.

Materials are selected to maximise the exploration of current interests. Current materials include: paper; paint; office materials; C-type Lambda and Giclée print; aluminium and acrylic mounts (e.g. Diasec™ or DuroSpec™). Current tools include: marker pen, brush, scanner, camera (still and video), and software (commercial and bespoke).

Outcomes can usually be engineered to any practical size, as required for the intended installation space (virtual, domestic, gallery, museum, or corporate). Physical outcomes are (usually) realised for a specific opportunity. To be accepted, the opportunity must advance the pursuit of current interests and contribute to the attainment of a personal visual aesthetic.

biography

David Riley was born in Essex England in 1954.

From age seventeen to fifty one David worked in the telecommunications industry, where he actively participated in the microprocessor revolution. When David started work (in the early 1970s) a teleprinter was the data communication device of choice, the telephone exchange invariably electromechanical; and a computer was a very expensive, room-filling, and rare device. In the late 1970s, David was a key member of a small team responsible for introducing microprocessor training at a company training school. Indeed, the first microprocessor in the school was his own and the foundation for that course came out of the experience gained with his machine. David went on to teach telecommunications related computing for fifteen years, a period of recent history where computer design and programming was an art; and a very creative process.

That creativity has (to a large degree) been subverted by highly organised engineering processes. So, after a further twelve years as a senior systems engineer, David left the industry to spend time exploring his creativity in a more direct way – as an artist. Via a foundation course and a BA (Hons) Drawing for Fine Art Practice (studied at Swindon College where a first class honours was awarded by the University of Bath) he is now following self directed lines of artistic enquiry.

David's current interests include: codifying language in pursuit of a personal visual aesthetic; and the perceptual boundary between what is considered static and what is considered kinetic.

David is the inventor of the TRIARCLE, CIRCUARE and SQUANGLE visual cyphers, currently on exhibit in the virtual world at codedimages.com.

features and editorial

a-n.co.uk Artists Talking Choice Blog; Aug. 2011.

a-n.co.uk Magazine, 2010 Degrees supplement; May 2010 (5MB PDF).

a-n.co.uk Degrees Unedited, David talks to Richard Taylor; Feb. 2010.

education

BA (First Class Honours) Drawing for Fine Art Practice; awarded by the University of Bath; 2010.

Post Graduate Certificates; awarded by The Open University

Software Developments for Networked Applications using JAVA; 2000.
Common Lisp Programming for Artificial Intelligence; 1998.

BA (Open) Mathematics, Technology and Computing; awarded by The Open University; 1992.

memberships

Professional Member of the British Computing Society (MBCS).

Member of a-n The Artists Information Company.

Member of AIR Artists' Interaction and Representation.

art books

All current books are self-published at blurb.com. Each book should be considered an art work rather than a conventional book. David sees the book as a highly appropriate and useful medium for recording a serial idea and the derived outcomes.

the book list

TRIARCLE monochrome components; March 2010.

TRIARCLE colour components; March 2010.

CIRCUARE monochrome components; March 2010.

CIRCUARE colour components; March 2010.

SQUANGLE monochrome components; March 2010.

SQUANGLE colour components; March 2010.

Shakespear’s Vowels; April 2009.

Please click through to blurb to see a detailed preview of your chosen book.

future exhibitions

Researching opportunities.

selected group exhibitions

EAG Autumn Exhibition; Bartholomew Rooms, Eynsham, Oxford, England; Dec. 2011.

Lines of Enquiry 7; ICIA Art Space 1, University of Bath, England; Feb. - Mar. 2011.

11°; Mulberry Building; Kembrey Park, Swindon, England; Jun. 2010.

Interface; the Post Modern gallery; Swindon, England; Apr. 2009.

Process, Surface and/or Abstraction; Swindon College School of Art; Swindon, England; Jan. 2009.

Free Radicals; Swindon College School of Art; Swindon, England; May 2007.

selected virtual exhibitions

Twitter User Names: Coded, http://virtual.codedimages.com/tun/; Sep 2011 – current.

C I R C U A R E m (and me), http://www.a-n.co.uk/artists_talking/.../1101658; Dec 2011 - current.

R E M N A N T S of B E Y O N D, http://www.a-n.co.uk/artists_talking/.../631829; Dec 2011 - current.

Facebook Initials: Grid, http://virtual.codedimages.com/fbi/; Sep 2011 – current.

To Better Understand, http://virtual.codedimages.com/tbu/; 2010 - current.

Concept Archive, http://codedimages.com; 2011 - current.

TRIARCLE Components, http://triarcle.codedimages.com; 2010 - current.

CIRCUARE Components, http://circuare.codedimages.com; 2010 - current.

SQUANGLE Components, http://squangle.codedimages.com; 2010 - current.

Lines of Expression, at the Rabley Contemporary Drawing Centre; 18 - 25 May 2009.