“Metachaos” by Alessandro Bavari received the Golden Nica in the Computer Animation category of the Prix Ars Electronica 2011.
_Metachaos_, from Greek “meta” (beyond) and “chaos” (the abyss where the eternally formless state of the universe hides), indicates a primordial shape of ameba, which lacks precise morphology and is characterized by mutation and mitosis.
About Alessandro Bavari
Alessandro Bavari (IT), born 1963, studied scenography, photography and history of art at the Academy of Fine Arts. Since 1993, he has added digital manipulation to his art, developing a personal artistic language using industrial and organic products from…
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