Project Overview
The Geiko series was created under my pseudonym BOYD, featuring in multiple exhibitions including Design Season 2, ARONLINE, AR EXTRA on the streets of Loughborough, and AR EXTRA - Gallery Version at the LCB Depot in Leicester. This project represents a comprehensive exploration of digital collage and augmented reality integration.
Artistic Process
Working with Graffio Arts studio, I developed two distinct collections. The first set, "Feeling Geishas," presents elegant and calm compositions as graphic art prints. The second collection, "Dreaming Geishas," features richer colors and simpler, bolder compositions presented as box canvas prints.
These iconic artworks undergo a transformative remix process where I rework and rebuild them through layers upon layers of digital manipulation. The creative methodology involves taking established pieces and gradually reconstructing them with extensive textural layering, often exceeding 100+ layers as a byproduct of my generative animation process.
Technical Innovation
The augmented reality component captures the complete creative journey, showcasing over 500 high-resolution frames with each frame representing an original piece of art. By displaying each layer as a stop-frame animation and utilizing new frames to create transitions, the AR layers transcend traditional animation to offer genuine insight into the artistic process - revealing the pieces that never made it, the failures, and the cast-offs.
Exhibition History
The series has been featured in Design Season 2, ARONLINE, AR EXTRA on the streets of Loughborough, and AR EXTRA - Gallery Version at the LCB Depot in Leicester.
Artist: BOYD (Andy Harper)
Print Production: Graffio Arts Studio
AR Development: Andy Harper
Exhibition Venues: Multiple locations including LCB Depot Leicester
Print Production: Graffio Arts Studio
AR Development: Andy Harper
Exhibition Venues: Multiple locations including LCB Depot Leicester
