Paul Thomas
Curtin University of Technology
Email: p.thomas@curtin.edu.au
Web: http://
www.visiblespace.com
http://www.beap.org
http://www.studioelectronicart.net
http://www.Media-Space.org.au
http://www.i-500.org
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Dr Paul Thomas, is the coordinator of the Master of Electronic Art and the
Studio Electronic Arts (SEA) at Curtin University of Technology. In 2000
Paul instigated and was the founding Director of the Biennale of Electronic
Arts Perth. Paul has been working in the area of electronic arts since 1981
when he co-founded the group Media-Space, which was part of the first global
link up with artists connected to ARTEX. Pauls own recent practice led
research the Midas project exhibited at Enter3 2007 was in collaboration
with the Nano Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology and
Symbiotica at the University of Western Australia. Where he was researching
the transition phase between skin and gold. Paul is currently working on a
commissioned public art work for the Curtin Mineral and Chemistry Research
Precinct in collaboration with Mike Philips and Christopher Malcolm. Paul
was on the Media Art Histories conference program committee for the re:place
in Berlin 2007 and is now the co chair for the next conference re:live in
Melbourne 2009. . Paul, is the founder of the Biennale of Electronic Arts
Perth. Paul completed a PhD researching a reconfiguration of spatial
attitudes and is also a practicing electronic artist whos research can be
seen on his website Visiblespace http://www.visiblespace.com.
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