Patricio Gonzalez Vivo

Patricio Gonzalez Vivo (Buenos Aires, 1982) is a multidisciplinary working with symbolic knowledge through his paintings and digital artifacts. He creates these artifacts of self-knowledge as instruments of perception, that he then utilizes for artistic experimentation and production.

After closing his practice as a clinical psychology and expressive art therapist in 2012, he moved to the United States to pursue an MFA in Design & Technology at Parsons School of Design. Since then, he has developed a body of work that includes prints, paintings, interactive installations, tarot decks, generative artworks and real-time simulation designed for contemplation and reflection. His work explores the intersection of art, science, and technology, often drawing on themes of perception, consciousness, and the human experience. He is particularly interested in how digital tools can be used to create new forms of artistic expression and to explore complex ideas about identity, memory, and the nature of reality.

A defining aspect of Patricio’s practice is the creation of his own tools, libraries, and pedagogical resources, which he releases openly. For him, tool-making is both an artistic method and a form of community stewardship, an act of sharing knowledge and expanding access to creative technologies. His Book of Shaders has shaped an entire generation of digital artists, serving as a cornerstone for workshops, courses, and derivative projects around the world. His tools -GlslViewer, glslCanvas and glslPipeline -and libraries such as Lygia, Vera, Berthe, and Hypatia are widely used as reliable instruments for artistic experimentation and production.

Patricio’s work has been exhibited and presented at EYEO, Resonate, GROW, FILE, Espacio Fundación Telefónica, BrightMoments, FlyingTokyo, DotDotDot and FASE. He has spoken about his practice at institutions including the MIT Media Lab, Carnegie Mellon University, Frank-Ratche Studio for Creative Inquiry and Politecnico di Milano. He has taught at Parsons School of Design, ITP NYU, SFPC (School for Poetic Computation), and the Instituto Universitario Nacional de Arte in Argentina. His work has been featured in Wired, Gizmodo, The Atlantic, and Fast Company.

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