John Antoine LabadieSelected Images: 2010 -2012

About this book

This is a drastically abbreviated version of my digital sketchbook containing ideas for artworks pursued from spring 2010 through the fall of 2012. The “children” and even “grandchildren” of some of the ideas have already been exhibited in various locations globally. Other images are sketches or working versions of ideas that may, or may not, ever be shared with the public as finished artworks. I’m presenting these images without titles so the works may stand on their own visual merits. JAL 29 September 2012

John Antoine Labadie studied sculpture at the Dayton Art Institute, earned a bachelor’s degree in painting at University of Dayton (1973), a Master’s in perceptual psychology from Wright State University (1980), and an interdisciplinary Doctorate from the College of Design, Architecture Art & Planning at the University of Cincinnati (1993). Labadie has also held positions with the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Edison State College, Urbana University, the University of Dayton, the University of Texas at Austin, and Boston University. Dr. Labadie has been a faculty member UNCP since 1994 and is the founder of the Digital Arts program there. During the past fifteen years Dr. Labadie’s art works have been exhibited in more than 400 national and international exhibitions and are held in numerous private and museum collections. Dr. Labadie has served as visiting artist & scholar nationally and internationally: a Fulbright Senior Scholar in digital art at National Chengchi University in Taipei, Taiwan; National Taiwan Normal University in Taipei, Taiwan; The National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad, India; Banasthali Vidyapith University in Jaipur, India, the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts in Taichung, Taiwan; Chung Yuan Christian University in Jhongli City, Taiwan; Taipei National University of the Arts in Beitou, Taiwan; Fo Guang University in Yilan, Taiwan; National Taiwan Normal University in Taipei, Taiwan; Nanjing Normal University in Nanjing, China, and The Department of Fine Art & Photography, Lucknow University, Uttar Pradesh, India; and Visiting New Media Artist, Beijing Film Academy, Beijing, China – among others.

Dr. John Antoine LabadieProfessor of Art & Coordinator of the Digital Arts Studios & Coordinator of the Media Integration Studies Minor The Art Department at The University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, North Carolina 282372johnantoinelabadie@gmail.com

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Artist’s Statement

As a former industrial engineer my perspective is deeply colored by mathematics and statistical modeling. As an artist I am traditionally trained in painting, photography and illustration and these skills are bought to bear on the subjects that most engage me ay any given moment. The subjects of my artwork vary quite widely but are primarily based on my research into how science defines our world and changes how we live. My art-making processes most often involve various modes of digital studio practice that is seamlessly blended into or combined with traditional media. In making artwork I often begin with scans of my drawings or with found objects -- either electronic or physical. After that the processes evolve as needed to take works into a variety of forms: installations, online works, animations, time-based works, large format prints, and mixed media works. Sharply focused imagery and experimentation with technical processes are constant factors in my work.

John Antoine Labadie

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