Don Ritter (artist)
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electronic artist
Don Ritter | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1959 (age 65–66) |
| Known for | interactive installation artist, electronic artist |
| Notable work | Orpheus, Intersection |
| Website | aesthetic-machinery |
Don Ritter (born 1959) is a visual, sound and media artist known for his interactive electronic installation works.[1] His works of art use digital media in architectural projections, immersive video-sound installations, performances and prints. He currently lives in Montréal, Quebec.[2]
Don Ritter was born in Camrose, Alberta.[1] He studied electronics engineering at The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, fine arts and psychology at the University of Waterloo, and visual studies at MIT's Center for Advanced Visual Studies and the MIT Media Lab.
During his studies at M.I.T. he was paired with George E. Lewis and he made an interactive video to go with his trombone playing.[2][3]
Ritter worked abroad for 23 years as an artist and academic in Boston, New York City, Berlin, Seoul and Hong Kong.[2] Among his appointments, he was a professor in the School of Creative Media at the City University of Hong Kong.[4]
