By Daily Press staff
One takes pictures. The other writes code. Santa Monica and the Susan Barrett Art Gallery are presenting the digital works of Jean-Pierre Hébert and David Holt, two contrasting digital artists.
Hébert creates new visual possibilities through a combination of physics and art that interact aesthetically with the computer.
Hébert is currently the artist in residence at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics at UC Santa Barbara. In 1979, Hébert pioneered the creation of conceptual drawings based on original code proofed by computer-driven devices. In 1983, he finished his professional career to devote himself fully to art. Hébert’s work has been exhibited throughout the world, including New York, Finland, France and Berlin.
Holt has had a long career as a professional photographer and currently uses the computer to manipulate pictures. Holt, of Santa Barbara, has been an award-winning professional photographer for 35 years, having worked on record albums, book covers and much more. His work has appeared in many major magazines and exhib-
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 19, 2005. Read the original PDF.