Trish Gianakis is an immersive artist, professor, and art director with over 20 + years of experience. Her innovative artworks have gained national and international recognition, blending technology with physical art with augmented reality to create captivating immersive experiences. Holding a Master’s Degree in Computer Art Installation from the School of Visual Arts in NYC, she has remained at the forefront of digital art and technology. Additionally, she holds an Emmy Award for on-air graphics created for an NBC documentary, and her expertise in user experience design has led her to work with renowned companies like Major League Baseball, AMC TV, and artists like Elton John and Queen Latifah.
In the summer of 2022, Gianakis was selected as an artisan in residency for two year program at Bronxnet TV. Her art projects have ranged from: Augmented reality tour of famous people from the Bronx, to creating virtual reality set designs for TV programming.
Statement:
Creating art has always been part of my life, especially being raised by mother who was a gallery director and artist/oil painter. My artistic journey underwent a transformative shift prompted by my cancer diagnosis in 2015. I started documenting this indelible journey with my art from the moment of discovery to even today. By incorporating the emotions I have experienced; from the discovery of cancer, through the treatments, and now as a survivor I am able to express diverging themes of faith, spirituality, femininity, rage, sex, and gratitude into my art. With the raku firing process, I paint with fire, I find that the smoke’s blackened surface on the exposed ceramic material emphasizes the power and drama of the emotion. The glazes produce a broad spectrum of color, while the high heat and reduction process create metallic or white crackle effects are captivating. The digital aspect of my art is seamlessly integrate with the physical art with digital elements, using augmented reality to further tell my story with other 3d objects or animation to create an immersive experience for people to relate to.