David O'Reilly is a multidisciplinary Irish artist based in Los Angeles, whose unique oeuvre spans animation, video games, and interactive art.
David started his career as an animator, creating numerous short films which inspired a wave of lo-fi digital aesthetics. In collaboration with Spike Jonze, he created the holographic video games in the film, Her.
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He then went on to develop interactive nature simulations such as Mountain and the universe scale Everything. His pioneering AR works have received over three billion views across social media.
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Now he's headlining the Autumn Programme at Living Canvas Dublin, the largest outdoor screen for contemporary art in Europe, with a reworking of his renowned work Eye of the Dream, which aims to show life from the Big Bang to the modern world – all on the banks of Dublin’s Grand Canal.
We asked David for his choice cultural picks...
FILM
Ascension by Jessica Kingdon.
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MUSIC
Chaleur Humaine by Christine and the Queens.
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BOOK
Hitch 22 by Christopher Hitchens (audio book).
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PLAY
Ka by Cirque du Soleil.
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TV
The Comeback.
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GIG
Jon Hopkins.
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ART
Aki Ferrazini/James Jean.
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RADIO
The Critical Podcast.
TECH
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THE NEXT BIG THING...
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Find out more about Living Canvas Dublin here.
