Layer

New work for fine art startup, Layer.

Layer is a new brainchild of DeviantArt co-founder Angelo Sotira (high school me would’ve fanboyed out hard), and the company has designed and produced a new range of self-contained, ultra-high quality displays for generative and other digital art. This gorgeous hardware breathes life into dynamic works that may otherwise only be seen on less than ideal off-the-shelf monitors, and they look absolutely incredible in person. The company has partnered with a growing Who’s Who roster of contemporary artists to showcase the hardware’s capability, and I can’t wait to see how it evolves. Thanks kindly to the Layer team for having me.

In addition to a few headshots of founder Angelo at Layer’s office, I photographed artist Jeres around their L.A. neighborhood, and spent an afternoon with computational art legend, Casey Reas, at his UCLA studio.

Casey Reas in his UCLA studio.

Jeres in their Arts District Los Angeles home studio.

Read more about Layer in a recent piece in The Observer.