inverseArts is a project which explores the experiential world of immersive artworks and the artists who create them. We offer reviews of contemporary works as well as discussion of historical precedents.

We are primarily interested in the medium of virtual reality, with its promise of perceptual translocation. We also consider related genres such as spatial audio, installation art, and panoramic painting.

The distinguishing characteristic of works capturing our interest is that they put the viewer at the center of the art experience, to be fully surrounded by the projected environment. These works are not bounded by picture frames, perched upon pedestals, nor set upon the stage; but instead are directly visited by the audience in the first person.

About Christian Greuel

Christian Greuel is an artist, producer, and researcher who has been working in the fields of virtual reality, visual simulation, and/or virtual worlds since the early 1990s.

At Talespin Reality Labs, he directed a team of artists and designers in creation of immersive learning experiences. Previously at AppliedVR, he led content production for immersive pain management products. Earlier at SRI International (Stanford Research Institute), he managed projects ranging from geovisualization to interactive learning environments.

He has been a guest speaker at NASA Jet Propulsion Labratory, Art Center College of Design, and USC Institute for Creative Technologies. He has presented at such conferences as SIGGRAPH and the California Governor’s Conference on the Arts. He was awarded US Patent 6,128,004 as co-inventor of a virtual reality glove system.

He earned his MFA (1992) in Performing Arts Design and Technology at the California Institute of the Arts. His BFA (1988) is from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.