The Nature series consists of a series of seven “motion paintings”, representing abstract forms evocative of those found in nature. Between three to six minutes in length, each motion painting is made up of several short sequences depicting intensely colored abstract shapes and patterns that constantly move, expand and evolve. Culling his metaphors from nature— trees, sky, grass, moon, fire, wind, rain, snow—John Maeda offers us a glimpse of digital space in the spirit of landscape painting.

“Finding beauty in things that exist in nature, or transmitting the fascinating aspects and beauty of something through pieces of work is what artists have always been doing. I follow this same path, although the media I use is different. In the 20th century, everyone was interested in expressing things visually or through sound. I would like to go beyond
this, and create pieces of work that will stimulate all of the senses through various elements.”
Toshio Iwai (JP) was born in 1962. He’s a graduate of the University of Tsukuba where he studied plastic art and mixed media. For his performance Music Plays Images X Images Play Music, he received the 1997 Prix Ars Electronica’s Golden Nica in Interactive Art.