The work of Sky Goodman revolves around the use of emergent and obsolete technology, which allows them to create a unique and magical aesthetic. By merging tech from different eras, they are able to create a visual language that speaks to the alchemic nature of joining hardware and software. Sky's practice draws inspiration from landscape painters, Romantic poetry, and the wisdom and peace found in nature. However, it also has a speculative and science fiction undertone that contains allusions and easter eggs while also offering new worlds for the viewer to enter. This fusion of past and future, science and art, creates a kind of techno-romance that is both otherworldly and grounded in reality. Using video feedback and virtual reality, their work creates a living painting that invites the viewer to either step inside it or view it from a distance.
Sky's formal education is in Poetry and they hold an MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia College, Chicago. They are the author of three published poetry books, “Starfish” “Deep Dream” and “Universal Texture.” Sky's work has been auctioned at Sotheby’s, exhibited at The Tate Modern in London, and in various exhibitions locally, internationally, and online.
