Artist Website: https://bimanualdrawing.wordpress.com/

Dr Eiichi Tosaki is a Melbourne based artist, art historian, and philosopher (originally from Osaka Japan). Over a period of thirty years he has developed a system of Bimanual Coordination Drawing (BCD). His book “Mondrian's Philosophy of Visual Rhythm - Phenomenology, Wittgenstein, and Eastern thought” was published by Springer in 2017. He has lectured widely on art history, art theory, philosophy, religion, animation, Japanese culture and fine art. He has published internationally on art history, philosophy, and Japanese culture, exhibited and collaborated broadly with artists, musicians, and computer programmers (including Tokyo Wonder Site, Fukushima Biennale, and Scienceworks). His PhDs are in art theory (Melbourne University 2002) and art practice (Monash University 2016). He is currently a Visiting Professor at University of Belgrade, and University of Arts in Belgrade, Serbia. He is philosopher in residence for Dentsu Inc. (advertisement) and Senseway Inc. (IOT), Tokyo Japan, investigating the area of “creativity” with AI and computer programs since 2017.

One Man Shows and Other Exhibitions (selected):

2018-2021: SeenSound, Loop Bar, BCD Video and live performance with artists including Roger Alsop, Bridget Burke, Jutta Pryor.

BCD performance, Bandung International Arts Festival, Indonesia.

2019: Smart Art Exhibition, Konak kneginje Ljubice, Belgrade, Serbia.

2018: BCD Calligraphy Exhibition, Belgrade University Library Gallery, Serbia.

2017: LightTime, Scienceworks, Melbourne, Australia.

“レ-Fill & BDC”, 3331 Arts Chiyoda, Tokyo Japan.

2015: One man show, “Rhythmic Spaces: BCD collaborations”, Bar Oussou, Melbourne, Australia

Group show, “Perpetuum Mobile”, Binyamin Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel.

2014: One man show, ETCH Gallery, Geelong, Australia.

Group show, “Wild Places” (the exhibition catalogue: ISBN 978-0-9925174-0-3), Motor Works Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.

2013: Tokyo Experimental Festival : “BCD Sound Performance”, Tokyo Wonder Site, Tokyo, Japan.

2012: Fukushima Biennale 2012 “Sora: The Sky” (inaugural exhibition marking the Fukushima nuclear disaster 2011, Fukushima, Japan.

2011: BCD Video work "Movements In and Out of Time”, Ada Studio (Berlin, Germany), SEAM International Conference (Sydney).

2009: “The Colour of Odradek” Exhibition, BCD performance with Steve Adam (music composer), Art and Design Faculty Gallery, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.

Publications (Selected): Books:

2017: Mondrian's Philosophy of Visual Rhythm: Phenomenology, Wittgenstein, and Eastern Thought. In Sophia Studies of Cross-Cultural Philosophy of Traditions and Cultures, Amsterdam, the Netherlands: Springer.

Awards and Grants (selected)

2018: Shock of the New, Salzburg Global Seminar Fellowship Grants, Salzburg, Austria.

2017: LightTime, Science Works Artist Grants, Science Works, Melbourne, Australia.

2007: BCD Collective (with Steve Adam), Australian Council Grants, New Media Category.

1998: Getty Institute Research Grants, for research on Piet Mondrian, Los Angeles, US.

Artist Website: https://bimanualdrawing.wordpress.com/

Roger Alsop is a multidisciplinary artist who focuses primarily on the creation of collaborative and improvised artworks. He works in theatre, galleries, and music performance and his work has been presented in Asia, United States and Europe.

He has created and presented musical and audiovisual works and writing in conferences throughout the world discussing the creative process and relationships between text, sound, and visual imagery, and how these maybe generated through improvised and computer-based processes. He is constantly developing interactive and collaborative processes to explore and enhance the hybrid nature of modern creativity. His art work has been supported by VicHealth, Regional Arts Victoria, Arts Access, Multicultural Arts Victoria, La Mama, Kaunas, Latrobe, and Hawthorn Galleries, the Royal Botanic Gardens, World Stage Design, Prague Quadrennial, and Liminaria (Italy). He has taught at Nicola Sala Conservatorium, and Greenwich, Edinburgh, and Belgrade Universities.

He has presented lectures, artworks and writing at the International Computer Music, Korean Electro-Acoustic Music Society, and Australasian Computer Music Conferences, International Society of Electronics Arts, CSIRO, Prague Quadrennial, World Stage Design, and the Melbourne Festival. He also supervises research students and teaches Interactive Art, Research Skills, Electronic Music, and Mixed Media at Melbourne University and Box Hill Institute.

https://sites.google.com/view/rogeralsop