ISTVAN SZIL
Queens, New York - United States



Original Artworks (3)

Istvan Szil; Captcha Story , 2009, Original Printmaking Giclee, 4 x 4 feet. Artwork description: 241    CAPTTCHA a. k. a Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart. Manipulated Captcha image  ...
Istvan Szil
Original Giclee, 2009
4 x 4 feet (1.22 x 1.22 m)
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Istvan Szil; Ajaz, 2009, Original Printmaking Giclee, 4 x 2 feet. Artwork description: 241   CAPTTCHA a. k. a Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart. Manipulated Captcha image ...
Istvan Szil
Original Giclee, 2009
4 x 2 feet (1.22 x 0.61 m)
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Istvan Szil; Paramount, 2010, Original Other, 15 x 3 feet. Artwork description: 241  CAPTTCHA a. k. a Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart. The PARAMOUNT Theather sign is translated to CAPTCHA  by a PHP  script.  ...
Istvan Szil
Original Undefined Medium, 2010
15 x 3 feet (4.57 x 0.91 m)
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Artist Statement

Istvan Szil/ crossingthetsdottingtheis
Artist’s Statement

My work is based on the reconfiguration of materials and images . I alter objects and materials with the extreme sense of irony; choosing to address philosophical questions and cultural issues through employing succint humorous gestures. I constantly collect images from the internet , recognizing its search option as an unparaleled oportunity to gain access to wide variety of visual material. I alter the collected images by digital means to accommodate my comments relating to their source or context they were culled from.
My sculptures enact visual stunts calling into question how objects are utilized within everyday life citing both the subtle marks that become embedded within objects and also also the effect that objects have within space. I am interested in the vocabulary of advertising and its ability to deliver the maximum of information in reductive , visual bites.
Overall, my work shifts the use value of commonplace objects and images , through my subtle interventions. I invite the viewer to reflect upon these meticulously selected entities that are normally encountered within everyday life and by manipulating their functionality , I invest these objects and materials with a unique yet accessible sculptural presence.
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