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ARTIST

ELECTRONIC ART

Benjamin Britton supposedly comes from a long line of pirates and pioneers stretching back to the Jamestown colony. He grew up in Plymouth, Massachusetts, America's Hometown, and learned to play tennis at an early age. Deciding to become an artist in his twenties, Britton studied writing, photography, film and video, producing numerous works, both independently and collaboratively, under the name Subterranean Video [SVID] in Boston and San Francisco. He has exhibited his works of electronic art for audiences in cultural centers and museums in Paris, London, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Milan, Barcelona, and many other places. He has become convinced that interactive 3d computer simulations (video games) are the greatest art medium ever yet invented by humankind, and he continues his research of the medium of digital simulation, focused lately on geospatial data, in Cincinnati in the USA. He is also a tennis player, a certified tennis instructor, the father of awesome college student, and the husband of an awesome photographic artist. Ben currently lives, works, and plays in Cincinnati, Ohio.

LASCAUX
The MOON Project
Sazaedo Temple
Experiments
Delphi
Delphi

Contact

Email : ben.britton@uc.edu

Website :  https://benbritton.net

Phone : (513) 872-9920

Address : Cincinnati, Ohio

Work

Center for Cultural Research, University of Cincinnati

Doctoral Student / Geographic Information Systems  / Department of Geography

Benjamin Britton; MFA from San Francisco Art Institute (1991), MA from Goddard Graduate Program, Vermont College (1983: has exhibited his work widely and in many different venues, including; the New Museum of Contemporary Art and the Museum of Modern Art (NYC), Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston), Contemporary Art Center (Cincinnati), Ars Electronica Museum (Linz, Austria), Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam), The Getty Museum, American Film Institute and Epcot Center in Florida. Britton conducts sponsored research centered on using computer media as a tool for the creation of art from institutions such as the Ohio Board of Regents, Ohio Arts Council and The National Endowment for the Arts. He has served as Director the Game Art program at the School of Art, College of Design, Architecture, Art & Planning at University of Cincinnati, and is currently matriculated as a Doctoral student in the Geography PhD program in the UC College of Arts & Sciences. He served as a Faculty Advisor for the UC Video Games Graphics Group and is a co-founder of the Center for Electronic Reconstruction of Historical and Archaeological Sites (CERHAS) at University of Cincinnati. He is a certified Unity Game Developer, familiar with 3D modeling and animation, currently exploring methods for integrating digitally geospatialized data tools with game design tools for cultural heritage projects     .

Play

Queen City Fitness and Racquet Club

Singles / Doubles / Mixed Doubles

Ben Britton has been playing at Queen City for almost twenty years, and is now a family member. He has played for QC interclub teams in singles and doubles. In tournament competion, Britton reached a National USTA Ranking of #57  and #2 in the Midwest in 2012. He was professionally certified by the USPTA in 2014 as a tennis instructor. He has coached for Walnut Hills High School, served as Tennis Director at Clifton Meadows Swim & Tennis Club in Cincinnati and coached numerous junior and adult players. Lately, Britton currently trains and plays at local outdoor courts with friends. Britton is still currently working to reduce unforced errors and to remember the score. He hits with a one-handed backhand and is literally dangerous when he comes to net. He still thinks he can serve pretty well, and he enjoys training and doing drills.

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