More than ever, the 5th edition of the Normandie Impressionniste festival is establishing a link between history and today on the theme of the spirit of invention. This collaboration between the École Supérieure d’Art et Design Le Havre-Rouen (ESADHaR) and the École 42 Le Havre has given art design students an exceptional opportunity to give free rein to their imagination in the conception of innovative digital projects.
Every form of invention is possible, in the creation of digital objects that are innovative, hybrid, playful, educational and poetic, aimed at the festivalgoers. These digital creations are part of the programme, as in a kind of embedded festival.
Among these propositions can be found : SELFIE IMPRESSIONISTE.
Selfie Impressionnisteis the name of a web app project for experimenting with a reflection altered by touches of colour, as in 19th-century paintings, but by using digital tools to create a more up-to-date aesthetic. The altered video has been shot on the device opened by the application. The students took their inspiration from the 19th-century impressionist movement (Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Claude Monet), contemporary artists (Jacques Perconte) or else members of the Glich Art movement (Rosa Menkman). They have taken an interest in the themes of portraiture, reflections, blurring and otherness.
An ongoing project by the students Alex Derouineau (Ecole 42) and Manon Fenêtre (ESADHaR)
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