Nicholas O’Brien

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Nicholas O’Brien is a net-based artist, curator, and writer living between Chicago and Boulder, Colorado. His research primarily revolves around issues of exploration digital self and the relevance of landscape studies within network culture.

His multi-disciplined practice encompasses experimental interviews, performance based blogs, 3D animation, writing editorial columns on contemporary art, and micro-lectures on popular cultural phenomenon that borrow from traditional cinematic and literary arts.

The discursive feedback and dialogical nature of his work aims to be approachable yet critical of how contemporary digital environments are shaping the way art is being produced and distributed. His visual work has been included in multiple national and international venues including The Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, The Xth Biennial in Lyon net art project, Lampo, Tank.tv, and the Centro Multimedia in Mexico City.