VIDEO TRANSCRIPT: New York artist unveils glitch artwork in Downtown Syracuse City Center
Reporter: Neon colors, moving patterns, flashing shapes. Young artist Michael Calobrisi designs these pieces and uses mirrors and a near decade old projector to display the work.
Calobrisi: It’s such a unique projector because of the fact that it takes so long to turn on.
Reporter: Calobrisi has been creating glitch art for eight years nearly every piece of equipment he has is either thrifted or given to him. Calobrisi says he’s inspired by classic colors and patterns of the 1980s.
Calobrisi: I’m a big 80s kid. Back to the Future is my favorite movie. I’ve been homage Michael J Fox my whole life, and I think that’s important to say. I mean, this exact art hasn’t been taken from that, but just that whole retro time period that’s so nostalgic.
Reporter: The work is displayed in Downtown Syracuse’s City Center for the next several weeks. Calobrisi says he hopes showing his artwork here will help him grow beyond the state of New York.
Calobrisi: I’m very lucky to be in a space like this in the city center, where I’m able to showcase my work, and hopefully get to be more known as an artist globally.
Reporter: But the key to see the art, however, is to get rid of the daylight. So when the sun goes down in the city Calobrisi takes spectators back to the past. Madison Hricik, NCC News.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC NEWS) — Hidden behind the different mannequins displaying colorful dresses, there’s a set of mirrors and an old projector lying on the Syracuse City Center floors.
The mirrors and projector belong to New York-based artist Michael Calobrisi. He uses them to reflect various patterns and colors onto blank walls.
“I’m very lucky to be in a space like this in the City Center,” Calobrisi said. “Where I’m able to showcase my work and hopefully get to be more known as an artist globally.”
Calobrisi uses a technique called glitch art, abstract patterns that move to create an aesthetic design. Calobrisi has create these pieces for eight years. It can take anywhere from a few hours to multiple weeks to complete a piece.
“It all depends on what I’m uploading and what I want to create,” Calobrisi said. “I think that a lot of that really stems from upload time, rendering speed, etc.”
The pieces are inspired by the stereotypical colors and patterns from the 1980s. Calobrisi grew up watching Robert Zemeckis’s “Back to the Future,” and draws from the nostalgic feeling he feels from that time period.
His work is on display at the City Center through the end of the year, with the projections occuring during the evenings.