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The Finiliars are awfully cute. Genderless, possessed of pastel-hued Teletubby bodies and gumdrop heads, they live in a verdant valley where they adorably play soccer, blow bubbles, and roll about in the grass.
Read MoreEd Fornieles’s latest art project could just as easily be the next hot craze among tweens. It’s called “Finiliar,” and it’s a new species of cute, Tamogotchi-like digital creatures who have invaded the Bowery’s newest art center, the first American outpost of Canada’s Arsenal Contemporary.
Read MoreThe inaugural exhibition at The Arsenal Contemporary New York, “Finiliars”, presents adorable animated characters who react to complex data systems. In the case of this exhibition three cartoons are linked to the real-time value of different currencies:
Read MoreInaugurating the Canadian art space’s New York venue, British artist Fornieles presents an exhibition of sculpture and animated videos that envisions the circulation of global capital through endearing animated characters he’s created. Inspired by Japanese Tamagotchi creatures and kawaii culture, each is tied to a real currency.
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