Artist Info: Troy Bennett
Bio
Troy Bennett is a graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester NY. and currently teaches Web Design at The Art Institute of Atlanta. He is inspired by the intersection(s) between the arts, communication technologies, and social sciences. He is currently one of 108 Troy Bennetts listed in the Whitepages of which 5 are known photographers with websites.
Statement
Societies, and cultures are organisms with brains and bodies composed of infinitely complex and instantaneous human relationships. These relationships are exponentially enhanced through the instantaneity and reach of the global communication network(s). In almost no time, these shifting and evolving relationships can manifest into dynamic new virtual organisms. These organisms survive on human, financial, and natural resources. Darwinian principles still apply. We are ultimately evolving toward a terrestrial singularity. As this occurs, homo sapiens are increasingly becoming inconsequential to the goals of the totality,and finding a mate will be paramount for the singularity.
My goal is to examine and record the developmental process of this entity.
Artist's CV
EDUCATION
* 2003 Master of Fine Arts, Photography, College of Imaging Arts & Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y.
* 1987 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting and Photography (Magna Cum Laude), Plymouth State University, Plymouth, N.H.
EXHIBITIONS
* 2007 “Communication Towers” Solo Exhibition, Get This! Gallery, Atlanta GA.
* 2006 “Utility Poles” Solo Exhibition, Get This! Gallery, Atlanta GA.
* 2006 “TransATLantic 06” Juried Exhibition, Gallery Twenty-Four, Berlin, Germany
* 2006 “The Ben Show” curated by Ben Apflbaum, The Spruill Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
* 2005 “You Can’t Fool Mother Nature” Juried Exhibition, The B-Complex, Atlanta, GA
* 2004 “Me, Myself, and I"Juried Exhibition, The B-Complex, Atlanta, GA.
* 2004 “Faculty Show”, The Art Institute of Atlanta.
* 2002 “Artbase” Rhizome.org of The New Museum of Contemporary Art. New York, NY
* 2002 “Human-IntoFace: An Online Exploration of the Human Face” http://human-intoface.net
* 1999 “Macromedia People’s Choice Award” UCON ‘99, Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA.
* 1997 “Digital Photography ‘97” annual International Juried Show, Bradley University, Bradley IL.
* 1997 “It’s About Time” Juried Exhibition, SPAS Gallery, R.I.T., Rochester, NY.
* 1997 “Honors Show”, Juried Exhibition, SPAS Gallery, R.I.T., Rochester, NY.
* 1996 “Digital Photography ‘96” Annual Intl. Juried Exhibition, Bradley University, Bradley IL.
* 1995 “Out of the Internet” National Juried Exhibition, Sharon Arts Center, Peterborough NH.
* 1995 “Digital Photography ‘95” Annual Intl. Juried Exhibition, Bradley University, Bradley IL.
“Purchase Prize”
MEDIA
* 2006 Atlanta Journal and Constitution Review by Jerry Cullum
* 2006 Creative Loafing Talking Wires by Felicia Feaster
* 1995 Rangefinder Magazine Nov. Issue Photographers and the Internet
COLLECTIONS
* King & Spaulding LLC., Atlanta GA
* Dr. Jeffery Cohen, Atlanta GA
* Lisa Kurzner Atlanta GA
* Erik Schneider, Atlanta GA
* Irwin Motors Corp., Laconia NH
PUBLICATIONS
* Extreme Graphics Kathleen Ziegler & Nick Greco, Editors. (1998) Hearst Books International. ISBN: 0-688-16392-0
* DV Magazine, April 1996.
* Mac Art & Design. Autumn 1996 Vol.4 edition 17.
* Continuum Spring 1995 issue no. 4