The public secret of avatars

Digital Surrogates at David Krut Projects brought together four artists from across the globe who blur the lines.

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Digital Surrogates at David Krut Projects brought together four artists from across the globe who blur the line between digital interactive media and the fine arts. Net.art pranksters and hacktivists Eva and Franco Mattes presented a series of dramatic portraits of avatars created on Second Life with New York printmaker, Jean-Yves Noblet. Bronwyn Millar displayed paintings of a new avatar, as well as a photographic, animated portrait of her ideal self. Pippa Stalker in turn created a photographic body of work documenting the hundreds of characters she has killed in online games.