Stelarc b. 1946

Also known as Stelios Arcadiou
  • Artist (Screen Artist),
  • Artist (Installation Artist),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Digital Artist/Designer),
  • Artist (Performance Artist)
Stelarc is a performance, installation and new media artist who has performed and exhibited in Japan, Europe and the United States. Using medical instruments, prosthetics, robotics, virtual reality systems, the Internet and biotechnology, Stelarc explores alternate, intimate and involuntary interfaces with the body.
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Name
Stelarc
Also known as Stelios Arcadiou
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Screen Artist)
  • Artist (Installation Artist)
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Digital Artist/Designer)
  • Artist (Performance Artist)
Birth date
1946
Birth place
Limassol, Cyprus
Active Period
  • 1968-
Arrival
  • 1948
Residence
  • - Victoria
  • - Melbourne, Vic.
Training
  • T.S.T.C (Art and Crafts),, Monash and Melbourne Universities, Melbourne, Vic.
Cultural Heritage
  • Cypriot
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Twenty: Sherman Galleries 1986 - 2006

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Residences
  • - Victoria
  • - Melbourne, Vic.
  • - Victoria
  • - Melbourne, Vic.
Related recognitions
  • two-year New Media Arts Fellowship, Australia Council for the Arts (received)
  • Artist-in-residence - Art & Technology, Ohio State University (received)
  • Grant - The Arts and Humanities Research Board, UK (received)
  • Honorary Degree - Doctor of Laws, Monash University (received)
  • Research fellowship, Performance Arts Digital Research Unit at The Nottingham Trent University (None)
  • Artist-in-residence - Art & Technology, Ohio State University (received)
  • 2001 : Grant - The Wellcome Trust, UK (received)
  • Artist-in-residence (received)
  • 1997 : Artist-in-residence - School of Art, Curtin University, Perth, WA (received)
  • 1997 : Artist-in-residence - Studio for Creative Enquiry, CMU, Pittsburgh, USA (received)
  • 1997 : Honorary Position - Professor of Art and Robotics, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA (received)
  • Grant - Visual Arts & Craft Board, Australia Council for the Arts (received)
  • Grant - Visual Arts & Craft Board, Australia Council for the Arts (received)
  • Artist-in-residence - Kansas City Art Institute (received)
  • 1991/1992 : Artist-in-residence - RMIT Advanced Computer Graphics Centre, Melbourne, Vic. (received)
  • Artist-in-residence - Ballarat University College, Ballarat, Vic. (received)
  • Grant - Visual Arts & Craft Board, Australia Council for the Arts (received)
  • Grant - Visual Arts & Craft Board, Australia Council for the Arts (received)
  • The Myer Foundation Grant, Australia (received)
  • Grant - Visual Arts & Craft Board, Australia Council for the Arts (received)
  • Grant - Visual Arts & Craft Board, Australia Council for the Arts (received)
  • The Myer Foundation Grant, Australia (received)
  • two-year New Media Arts Fellowship, Australia Council for the Arts (received)
  • Artist-in-residence - Art & Technology, Ohio State University (received)
  • Grant - The Arts and Humanities Research Board, UK (received)
  • Honorary Degree - Doctor of Laws, Monash University (received)
  • Artist-in-residence - Art & Technology, Ohio State University (received)
  • 2001 : Grant - The Wellcome Trust, UK (received)
  • Artist-in-residence (received)
  • 1997 : Artist-in-residence - School of Art, Curtin University, Perth, WA (received)
  • 1997 : Artist-in-residence - Studio for Creative Enquiry, CMU, Pittsburgh, USA (received)
  • 1997 : Honorary Position - Professor of Art and Robotics, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA (received)
  • Grant - Visual Arts & Craft Board, Australia Council for the Arts (received)
  • Grant - Visual Arts & Craft Board, Australia Council for the Arts (received)
  • Artist-in-residence - Kansas City Art Institute (received)
  • 1991/1992 : Artist-in-residence - RMIT Advanced Computer Graphics Centre, Melbourne, Vic. (received)
  • Artist-in-residence - Ballarat University College, Ballarat, Vic. (received)
  • Grant - Visual Arts & Craft Board, Australia Council for the Arts (received)
  • Grant - Visual Arts & Craft Board, Australia Council for the Arts (received)
  • The Myer Foundation Grant, Australia (received)
  • Grant - Visual Arts & Craft Board, Australia Council for the Arts (received)
  • Grant - Visual Arts & Craft Board, Australia Council for the Arts (received)
  • The Myer Foundation Grant, Australia (received)