Reassembling Painting – Black Box
This project is the result of cross-disciplinary research merging painting and technology. It employs CG-generated 3D scenes to create a virtual ruin, where painting elements are deconstructed and dramatically reimagined. Positioned within a post-human context and integrated with advanced visual technologies, traditional painting elements are reshaped into digital forms, constructing an entirely virtual 3D visual system. This intervention broadens the work’s scope beyond conventional virtual imagery, expanding its narrative through diverse visual motifs in video format. The project also explores themes of art authority, the Internet’s global influence, image archiving, and technological mysticism. Furthermore, its video structure embodies the artist’s “Image Field” concept, creating an open viewing space where historical materials and modern visuals interact in a tension between the virtual and reality. The dual-screen version exemplifies this idea, transforming multiple screens into an expansive, almost limitless field capable of accommodating ever more images.
HUANG Jieyuan
HUANG Jieyuan is an interdisciplinary visual artist, artistic project based researcher working in Linz and online space. In his recent work he develops images, videos, installations, new media projects and research programs dealing with images in technical and mechanical states and mixed media spaces. He holds an MFA in Art in Context from the University of the Arts Berlin. He is the lecturer and the PhD candidate at University of Art and Design Linz. He was a visiting scholar at the HKUST (Guangzhou) in 2024 2025. He als o received guidance from Hito Steyerl at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts. His work has been exhibited internationally in institutions and exhibitions, including Ars Electronica Festiva l , Ars Electronica Center, ISEA, Athens Digital Arts Festival, Stuttgarter Filmwinter, Die Digitale Düsseldorf, Chengdu Biennale, Beijing Times Art Museum, CAFA Art Museum, Chengdu A4 Art Museum, and National Art Exhibition China, etc.