Hamburg: Pictoplasma is Coming to Town

You might not know what Pictoplasma is, but you’ve surely seen it.  From video to stuffed animals, Pictoplasma is the creation of character related art with a reduction of the character.  You know all those quirky stuffed animals popping up in design stores? Pictoplasma.  Cute and comical blob like characters in animated films? Pictoplasma.  Interactive games with simplified characters? Pictoplasma.

Dark and foreboding, strangely built, or cheery and bright, Pictoplasma is a wave of visual communication that is receiving a new wave of attention.  Belonging to no form of art in particular Pictoplasma is seen in illustration, design, street art, fine art, and kitsch alike with exploration of territory being the common thread.

On the second of October a series of serious, touching, adventurous, comical, basically insert adjective here, films will be presented at the Pictoplasma on Tour night in Hamburg.  Top artists in the genre will present their work in a series of lectures, and a screening of a special programme will present fresh works and stylish classics in the form of short films, music videos, motion graphics, and experimental works.

Pictoplasma is only visiting Hamburg for one night, get all the details and check our some cheeky teaser films here: http://pictoplasma.com

It all takes place at the Kampnagel International Center for Finer Arts, a newly restored WWII factory.  Not far from the Kampnagel, you’ll find East Hotel.  A buzzing space night or day, close to all the thrills of Hamburg.

All Images from the Pictoplasma website (excluding East).

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Categories: Hamburg, Design, Events

Contributing writer: Alicia Reuter