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