About terezakis

http://www.terezakis.com/bio.html “Peter is a dedicated artist, whose work draws on and contributes to the history of art and technology.” — Edward Shanken, Ph.D. researcher, Duke University ".... Peter Terezakis' light installation powerfully suggests heat lightning fragmenting the desert's night air...." — Jennifer Dunning, The New York Times "Peter Terezakis's soulfully technological art exemplifies the struggles between the ideal and the real, the still living questions at the heart of our post-modern civilization." — Alex Grey " Peter Terezakis' "participatory environments" resemble remnants or artifacts left by a future culture rediscovered." — Alice Hutchison, Curator, Sensory Overdrive “Peter Terezakis has developed a remarkable body of work over 30 years, which investigates the use technology in innovative ways to create art works of vision, spirit and arresting beauty. Early work in electronic jewelry, participatory environments and interactive installations that delightfully engaged the viewer with sculptures activating light and sound, has expanded to environmental art that extends his poetic vision across vast landscapes. His large scale performative events such as Sacred Sky, Sacred Earth, bring together large communities (over 1000 spectators), focusing awareness on the fragile environment and the power of artistic creation. In our collaborative work in dance and theatre, he has worked tirelessly (with patience and humor) and achieved wonders in adverse conditions, such as interactive site specific installations in Greece, Latvia, Mexico, Romania, and the Slovak Republic, to the first telematic projection of an off-site actor into an actual waterfall created in a theatre. He is the rare artist with a spiritual vision, a deep knowledge of the history and context of the field of art and technology, and the engineering expertise to personally build all of his creations successfully. I support his work with my highest recommendation.” — Allyson Green, Chair, Department of Theatre and Dance, University of California, San Diego "Sacred Sky, Sacred Earth offered a mystic experience that fed the senses and made one feel a true part of this world." — Lori Bledsoe, The Alpine Sun Peter Terezakis' work defies category. His unique photography and lighting installations are a seamless blend of craft and technology within an organic context and creative vision that reveals an elegant visual composer. As scenic elements they are rich and moving. His graphic and Web design is crisp, graceful, imaginative and accessible. As an educator, Peter's broad expertise is reassuring and clarifying and delivered with a contagious enthusiasm. I have repeatedly incorporated samples of Peter's work into my own curriculum as an example of innovative and relevant design. As a collaborator, working with Peter has been rewarding, generative, and motivating. His generous spirit is reflected in his dedication an openness. I look forward the next opportunity to experience the wealth of Peter's artistry. — Tom Ontiveros, Assistant Professor, University of Southern California “Peter is a uniquely talented artist, and a pioneer in the Art-Sci (art & science) movement. He always managed to pull off the projects he proposed, no matter how amazing they sounded in his project proposals.” — Flash Light, Artist and Board Member, Art and Science Collaborations, Inc. (ASCI) "Terezakis marries art and technology in a unique visual quest for spiritual engagement." — Allyson Grey