Piotr Wyrzykowski
Runner
Runner is a video collage. In the centre of the image is the runner, the artist himself. Although he is in motion, he remains a fixed element of the frame, made possible by a device specially constructed for this work. The surroundings change and the silhouette of the running artist himself is also transformed, the figure being sometimes divided into fragments, partially blurred, or in places obscure. By manipulating the S-VHS tape, Wyrzykowski introduces cross-media effects, in-frame windows, transmission disruptions, etc. Groundbreaking technology was used to record reality and to transform it.
Piotr Wyrzykowski aka Peter Style
(b. 1968) a visual artist, performer and stage designer, the author of videos, multimedia performances, interactive installations, online and public projects. He studied interior design in 1989–1991 and then painting in 1991–1995 in the Intermedia Class of Prof. Witosław Czerwonka at the State Higher School of Fine Arts in Gdańsk, where he earned his master’s degree. He currently works as a lecturer at the Faculty of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in
Gdańsk. He is a co-founder and artistic director of the collective C.U.K.T.
(Central Office of Technical Culture), which pioneered the use of internet reach for artistic activities (Wiktoria Cukt Presidential Campaign, 2001).