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PIXEL DUST

Viv Owen

Saturday 8th March- Sunday 30th March 2008

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"Pixie dust, also known as "fairy dust", is the trail of sparkling material that often follows mythical creatures such as pixies and fairies in general when they are visually represented. Sometimes, this trail is interpreted as being a tangible substance, often imbued with magic powers."

Pixel Dust is the shimmering residue of the television screen, scattered by mysterious electronic processes to become lodged behind the eyes of the artist. Selections and distortions, vibrant colour combinations, and multi-layered textural surfaces convey the twitching dazzle of the arrested television picture. The effects of the dust are such that even drawings made from life are pixellated into digital offshoots.

Citation: "Pixie_dust." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 25 Feb. 2008.

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