Bruno Levy

Bruno Lévy born 3 August 1979 is a French filmmaker photographer and artist living in New York City His artwork deals primarily with creating dynamic relationships between audio and video He is best known for creating interactive video paintings and 3D video installations as part of the new media collective SWEATSHOPPE which he cofounded in 2009 with Blake Shaw He has shot and directed music videos for bands such as The Walkmen and Modeselektor In 2007 Bruno Levy shifted his focus to tattooing Levy was born on 3 August 1979 in Paris France He graduated from New York University in 2001 with a degree in photography He began experimenting with manipulating video in realtime shortly after graduating under the acronym SQUARESQUARE His video scratching and live video manipulation performances received attention and acclaim from the likes of Apple and Wired Magazine In 2009 he cofounded the new media collective SWEATSHOPPE which is known for cutting edge video technology and 3D interactive art5 SWEATSHOPPE has received multiple awards for their work including a Vimeo Award in 20126 for their Video Painting in Europe7 Levy has also worked professionally as a filmmaker and photographer directing music videos for bands such as The Walkmen and Modeselektor Levys personal artwork can be described as highly psychedelic In 2010 New York Times journalist Dennis Overbye wrote an article titled For 3D Travelers a Cosmic Journey about an immersive 3D environment created by Levy and Shaw explaining it left me feeling transported back to 1969 when animated discussions of issues of cosmic import could go on all night on similarly unadorned floors under the influence of slightly different stimulation In 2013 he founded the online publication Dispose a project based on distributing disposable cameras to selected individuals around the world Contributors ranging from Artists to Orphans capture all 27 exposures in a 24hour period As of April 2014 he performs with drummer Deantoni Parks in their collaborative project Worlds End Bruno Levy learned to tattoo in Nepal in 2007 under the tutelage of Mohan Gurung After a year of tattooing Bruno Levy followed other artistic endeavors predominantly working on interactive performance and installation In 2015 Bruno started tattooing again creating simple elegant tattoos that evoke a sense of nostalgia for a more romantic time Bruno owns and works out of Bandit a tattoo and art studio in Brooklyn NY Source Article Bruno Levy from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30