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JG Mair
Born
Jeff Gordon Mair

Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Notable workUrbatory, site[d], Utopian Dystopia

Jeff Gordon (JG) Mair is a Canadian new-media virtual artist and mixed-media visual artist[1] who combines elements of painting, installation and the web in his work. Mair currently lives and works in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Career

JG Mair studied Fine Art at the University of Victoria and Art Education at the University of British Columbia.

Mair's work combines digital and traditional media to pursue themes of control, data and resources and prompts viewers to reflect on the information-based society[2] in which they are immersed. JG Mair has exhibited in Canada, U.S.A. and Japan.

JG Mair - Tomes (from Thought Control)

Works

  • urbatory
  • pairograms
  • release/aftershock
  • thought control
  • site[d] [3]
  • Utopian Dystopia [4]

References

  1. ^ "Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon - Internationale Künstlerdatenbank", DeGruyter, Biographical listing, Thieme-Becker/Vollmer Encyclopedia, Germany, 2015
  2. ^ "Utopian Dystopia is Obscure and Debate Inducing", Andrea Gonzalez, The Ubyssey, August 25, 2015
  3. ^ Globe and Mail, Mar. 12 2014
  4. ^ "JG Mair: Utopian Dystopia", Michael Turner, Preview The Gallery Guide, September Issue, 2015


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