Joseph A Farbrook – School of Art

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Associate Professor, Art

Art Bldg, Room 243A
520-621-1181

MFA, University of Colorado at Boulder, Media Arts

Joseph Farbrook grew up in New York City and Santa Fe, raised by his father, a concrete poet and his mother, a painter. His artwork has taken the form of electronic installations, interactive video, augmented and virtual reality narratives, live performances, and interactive screen projections. Within his work, he explores the evolution and consequences of cultural illusions and mediated perception. He often invents customized media platforms that intersect physical and virtual art making practices.

Farbrook exhibits his work regularly in galleries and museums worldwide, including SIGGRAPH, International Symposium for Electronic Arts, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Watermans Gallery in London, Galerie Vaclava Spaly in Prague, and numerous solo and group exhibitions in NYC, Los Angeles, Boston, and Seattle. Joseph Farbrook is an Associate Professor of art at the University of Arizona.

Recent Work

Defending Virtual

Artist: Joseph A Farbrook

Augmented Reality kinetic sculpture

Human Nature

Artist: Joseph A Farbrook

virtual installation

Dancer

Artist: Joseph A Farbrook

e-ink

Medium Grind

Artist: Joseph A Farbrook

Video sculpture

Cell in the New Body

Artist: Joseph A Farbrook

framed video

Strata-Caster

Artist: Joseph A Farbrook

virtual Installation

Guerrilla Dancer

Artist: Joseph A Farbrook

single channel video

Self Interview

Artist: Joseph A Farbrook

interactive video live performance

Observatory

Artist: Joseph A Farbrook

video sculpture

Flying in 2008

Artist: Joseph A Farbrook

video sculpture

University of Arizona School of Art

3 days ago

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Alex Turner: Blind River

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Projects featured this week were selected from our most recent call-for-submissions. I was able to interview each of these individuals to gain further insight into the bodies of work they shared. Toda...

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Happy Father's Day! Celebrating father figures everywhere with this perfect representation of how parents everywhere are probably feeling this year from alum Phillip Flores Photography. ... See MoreSee Less

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What are you doing this summer? Medici recipient Trent Pechon shares plans for his creative practice:
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"My projects involve transforming objects and moments of everyday life into something new and strange. I do this through slow and careful craftsmanship and meticulous presentation. I’m interested in how objects can communicate in ways that words cannot. Ultimately, I’m interested in the way humor can help people feel and see the bittersweetness of life.
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"I am raising questions about the processes of making art by granting the raw material agency over the finished frame. I am creating a humorous tension between the juxtaposition of the raw branch and the finished frame, questioning when the art ends and begins. I am using the frame as a portal from the outside world into the world of art." ... See MoreSee Less

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The University of Arizona Historian Tyina Steptoe gives the history of Juneteenth and predictions about recognizing and celebrating the holiday in the future.
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4 weeks ago

Summer usually means a break for academics but opportunities made possible by the Medici Awards allow our artists to continue creating after classes end.
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This summer @perlasegovia will be creating embroidered shoes out of natural canvas to delve deeper into her focus on the plight of immigrants, their hope, strength, and perseverance.
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In her own words, "Human beings have migrated since time immemorial, during times of borderless and fenceless territories. Some would say that migration is one of the most fundamental of human rights. However, we currently live during times where there is political divisiveness and sentiments of anti-immigrant nationalism are high.
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"I find that when we put ourselves in other people's shoes we become more empathetic of others' plights . . . I chose to replicate people's memories of their homeland using freehand machine embroidery onto canvas to reflect the abrupt and quick decisions that have to be made by many immigrants.
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1 month ago

We're proud to announce that Paul Ivey has received the Superior Teaching Award from the The University of Arizona Humanities Seminars Program for the third time! All Humanities Seminars Program courses are taught by present and former University of Arizona professors selected for their scholarly accomplishments and exceptional teaching abilities. ... See MoreSee Less

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Congratulations Paul!!

We are not surprised!!! A wonderful detail guy and great teacher!!

I'm so proud of my childhood friend!

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