Artist Statement

     Currently, I am working with machines and machine rule systems that interpret paintings or digital images. My primary interest is comparing how humans and machines interpret the same stimulus and how this comparison might (or might not be useful) for understanding how we think about the world around us.

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Education

            1991    Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA – BA with distinction in sculpture             2010    Mountain School of Arts, Los Angeles, CA

 

Solo Shows

   2008    GODANDNOTHING., MorYork Gallery, Highland Park, CA.

Group Shows

   2009    Discovery Tour, Highland Park, CA.

   2009    Aurora, Gallery 825, West Hollywood.

   2009    The Lingering Feast, Gallery 825, West Hollywood, CA. Juried by Merry Karnowsky.

   2009    Cams, Cranks, and Computers, Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, CA.

   2008    ArtSeen, Downtown, Los Angeles, CA. Juried by Howard Fox, Rebecca Morse,                Glenn Phillips, David Gere, Stephanie Dillon, and John Murdoch.

   2008    Hokum, Gallery 825, West Hollywood, CA. Juried by Laurie Firstenberg.

   2007    Discovery Tour, Highland Park, CA.

   2007    California Open Exhibition, T.A.G., Santa Monica, CA. Juried by Peter Frank.

   2007    Art Kudos International Competition. Juried by Peter Trippi.

   2007    Art and Science, 2nd City Council, Long Beach, CA.

   2007    Manhattan Arts International 24th Anniversary Show, NY. Juried, online exhibition.

   2007    Phantom Galleries LA, Pasadena, CA

   2007    Echo Chamber, Artists’ Meeting Place, Los Angeles, CA

   2006    AM Project LA, Los Angeles, CA

   2006    Pasadena ArtWalk, Pasadena, CA

   2006    Arcadia: The End of Time, Projekt30 , NY. Juried, online exhibition.

            2001    Alumni Exhibit, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA

 

Bibliography

   2009    Natalie Haddad and John Welchman. "Carl Burmeister: GODANDNOTHING." X-TRA,                Volume 11, Number 4, p.49-51