Looking Outwards 08

Hannah Wyatt

Nicole Aptekar is a digital artist based in Brooklyn, New York, who creates paper-sculptures, provoking deep questions about the world around us. Aptekar studied at NYU ITP, and has always strived to build a artistic-technical relationship with audiences, through mediums: musical synthesizers, painting, animation, digital art.

Aptekar’s work mainly depicts her dark anxiety/fear in a fictional landscape, complete with strong shadows, curves, and a black and white color palatte. After each piece is finished, she writes the moment the art represents- and an excerpt becomes the title. (Seen below)

I also appreciate Aptekar’s acknowledgement of the creative process, and her expression of the hardships she faced along the way. From creating a fire- touch sensitive version of popular arcade game “Dance Dance Revolution” (see below), to a “LED lit, fire breathing, collaborative music sequencing, cube tornado!”, she has experimented with a lot to get where she is today.