Digital Titan delves deep into the remarkable journey of Laurence Gartel, widely celebrated as the Father of Digital Art. The documentary offers an intimate and multidimensional portrait of the man behind the pixels—exploring his visionary spirit, groundbreaking innovations, and profound influence on the fusion of art and technology.
Savor Cinema will host Mr. Gartel along with his artwork with a FLIFF-style Red Carpet party at Sunday, November, 2nd at 4pm followed by the film at 5pm. After the film, Mr. Gartel will answer questions about his career and experiences. The world premiere of the film will be held on September 14th at the the two-day celebration of Laurence Gartel’s “MIAMI-NORMANDIE.” in Normandy.
GARTEL BIO
Gartel is a globally acknowledged “PIONEER” of the Digital Art movement. He is considered the father of the Paintbox Era (circa 1986), because he actually started this technique 10 years prior to any software being written for painting and photo-manipulation. He used digital synthesizers, TVs and then output photographically as a dyesub & Polaroid prints.
His work has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, Joan Whitney Payson Museum, Long Beach Museum of Art, Princeton Art Museum, PS 1, Norton Museum and in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum of American History and the Bibliotheque Nationale. His biography for his pioneering efforts is included in “Who’s Who,” “Who’s Who in the East,” “Who’s Who in America,” “Who’s Who in American Art,” and “Who’s Who in the World.”
