Dirk koy
DIGITAL ART * CONTEMPORARY * MIX MEDIA * ARTWORKS COMMISSION
Dirk Koy is an artist and a filmmaker.
In his Studio “Dirk Koy Bild und Bewegung”, which he founded in 2016, he realizes art projects in the field of animation and experimental film while working on commissioned projects where he collaborates with the electronic music pioneers Yello, Nick Knight´s Showstudio, Balenciaga, Mercedes Benz, and Fila.
He has exhibited his works at the Art Center Nabi in Seoul, at the HeK (House of Electronic Arts) Basel, the Supernova festival in Denver, and at the FILE Festival in São Paulo.
In 2019, he was awarded the Basel Media Art Prize.
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Placing an emphasis on the role of experimentation, He has likened his working process to a moving painting.
Dirk is a graduate of the Academy of Art and Design in Basel (HGK Basel) where he studied Visual Communication. He worked at KMS-Team Munich in graphics and moving image in 2003-2005.
During this period he was involved in the development of the cross-media Corporate Design for Porsche Design, acclaimed by ADC Deutschland and recipient of a Red Dot Communication Award.
Placing an emphasis on the role of experimentation, Dirk has likened his working process to a moving painting. Over the past decade, he has also created animated music videos, title sequences and animations. In 2012, his work “The City” was distinguished with an Honorary Mention at the Prix Arts Electronica, and won first prize at the 2015 Visual Music Awards.
Dirk co-founded the visual communication office Equipo in 2007, which encompasses graphics, animation, video, and interaction.
He has lectured at the Institute of Visual Communication of the HGK Basel in Time Based Media (moving image) since 2011.