As part of the ARTSpeak lecture series, Pedro Barbeito, a Brooklyn-based painter and printmaker, will speak about his studio practice and his creative process. Barbeito’s work explores the impact of digital image making on the history and language of painting by combining the imagery of painters such as Velazquez, Goya, and Picasso with the digital imagery of news media, science websites, and video games. ARTSpeak is a series presented by the departments of Fine Arts and History of Art; this year’s series theme is “In the Studio: Illuminating Process”.

The talk will take place from 6:30 to 7:30 pm on Tuesday, Nov 26th, 2013, in The Katie Murphy Amphitheatre, in the Fred P. Pomerantz Art and Design Center (also known as the “D” Building), corner of 27th Street and 7th Avenue. The entire FIT community is invited, as well as the general public!

More information on Pedro Barbeitto can be found on his website http://www.pedrobarbeito.com/

The fall 2012/spring 2013 season of ARTSpeak was titled, Open Book: Conversations on Art and the Book. The lectures, panel discussions, and exhibitions all explored the rich relationship between the written word, and fine art.

October 22, 2012 – David Mazzucchelli – 12:30 – 1:30pm
November 27th, 2012 – Mira Schor – 2:30 – 3:30pm
February 14th, 2013 – Beth Thielen – 12:30 – 1:30pm
March 14th, 2013 – Maddy Rosenberg – 2:30 – 3:30pm
April 8th, 2013 – Panel Discussion: Martha Wilson, Max Schulman, Alexander Campos – 6:30 – 8:00pm

All FIT students, faculty, and staff are always welcome to become part of the conversation.