Matt Elson
VIRATA RUPA
Virata Rupa is part of The Infinity Box series by Matt Elson. Virata Rupa is a two-person experience that is only active when shared. Portrait scale artworks designed to explore consciousness and perception while stimulating social interaction
Matt Elson is an artist exploring the concepts of consciousness, perception and beauty. Early in his career he helped pioneer the field of computer graphics at Symbolics Inc. which evolved out of the MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab. He was DreamWorks Animation’s Artistic Liaison when the studio started and was integral in helping Walt Disney Feature Animation make the switch from hand drawn animation to computer graphics. He was trained as a painter at Pratt Institute, received his Masters Degree in Communications from the New York Institute of Technology and is a graduate of the UCLA Anderson Executive Program.
Photo courtesy of the artist.