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Four Techspressionist Artists

Colin Goldberg / Renata Janiszewska / Karen LaFleur / Jan Swinburne

April 28 – July 20, 2025

Monday–Friday: 11am–2pm / Saturday: 1–9pm

150 Media Stream is proud to present “Four Techspressionist Artists”, a new exhibition of four video works by four leading voices in the Techspressionist movement: Colin Goldberg, Renata Janiszewska, Karen LaFleur, and Jan Swinburne.

Techspressionism is a global, community-driven art movement that embraces technology as a tool for emotional and aesthetic exploration. Drawing connections to 20th-century Expressionism, the movement values subjectivity, innovation, and individual voice—channeled through the tools of the 21st century. Guided by a core group of artists who meet online in monthly salons, the movement’s growth has been fueled by social media, with over 80K posts currently on Instagram using the hashtag #techspressionism.

EXHIBITION CATALOG

Using a dynamic blend of digital media, motion graphics, and abstract visual language, these four artists work at the intersection of technology and expression. Despite vastly different aesthetics, the exhibition’s four pieces all represent unique perspectives into the essence of Techspressionism, a global, community- driven art movement that embraces technology as a tool for emotional and aesthetic exploration.

Join us for a rare opportunity to engage directly with the artists and curator! These events will feature discussions about the role of technology in contemporary art, artist processes, and the ongoing evolution of the Techspressionist movement.

Virtual Meet the Artists Event

Thursday May 1, 2025
11am CT
Zoom

Featuring all four Techspressionist artists.
RSVP here: Techspressionism.com/zoom

Live Event

Thursday May 1, 2025
12pm CT
In the lobby of 150 N Riverside

Featuring Techspressionist artist Colin Goldberg and 150 Media Stream curator Yuge Zhou.

About the Techspressionist Artists

Colin Goldberg

INTERIOR LANDSCAPE
Borrowing ideas from Abstract Expressionism and Surrealism, the artist applies early 20th Century principles in a digital context. The abstract movement of colorful geometry leaves the piece intentionally open to endless interpretation. Score by Paul D Miller (aka DJ Spooky).

Colin goldberg is a Bronx-born, Vermont-based artist and Pollock-Krasner grant recipient. He is known for his abstract paintings and digital images, both moving and still. Goldberg coined the term “Techspressionism” in 2011 as a way to describe his work, which explores the relationship between technology and personal expression.

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Renata Janiszewska

SOUFFLES PASTELS (PASTEL SIGHS)
This piece presents a stylized femininity through the eyes of a modern-day romantic. A palette of blush pinks, powder blues, and creams evokes traditional fashions. Intricate textures like lace and embroidery reference heritag and domestic arts. Portraiture co-exists with abstraction, suggestive of femininity’s responses to social changes.

Renata Janiszewska is a new media artist based in Lion’s Head, Canada. Her video works feature animation loops, digital paintings, and music she composes herself. Using custom brushes, she expresses themes of biodegradation, altered perception, and feminism.

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Karen Lafleur

MYCORRHIZAL
This piece takes its name from a type of symbiotic relationship between plants and fungi, in which both organisms benefit from combining their root structures. With visuals that appear as organic circuitry, the piece grows and moves through rapid changes. Score by Nancy Tucker.

Karen Lafleur is a Massachusetts-based artist, writer, and animator, who works across digital and traditional media. Since 1981, she has focused on moving-image pieces that embrace abstract landscapes of transformation, revealing the hidden connections between interior and exterior worlds.

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Jan Swinburne

SONIC FLIGHT TOWARDS PEACE
As a site-specific iteration of the artist’s larger “Sonic Flight” project, this piece transforms a harsh sound into a place of blue serenity. The slow-moving visual is derived from the waveform image of a sonic boom recorded as a war jet flew over during the Toronto Air Show.

Jan Swinburne is a Toronto-based intermedia artist whose practice unites image, sculpture, and time-based media in various combinations. Exhibiting her work internationally, she returns to certain themes, including speech, language as landscape, and the de/regeneration of images and sounds.