Visual artist Alex Dodge lives and works in Brooklyn, New York and Tokyo, Japan. His studio practice has consistently explored the promise of technology as it intersects with and shapes human experience. His work is deftly located between new media and traditional fine art disciplines including painting, printmaking, and sculpture. His work is in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. He holds degrees from the Rhode Island School of Design (BFA Painting) and New York University, Interactive Telecommunication Program (MPS).

I spoke to Alex about early days in his noise band, figuring out how to make paintings, working in a gallery, going back to school and much more.

Why I Make Art. the book based on the Sound & Vision podcast is now available. Many thanks to all those who have preordered the book. It’s 336 pages filled with quotes by the many artists on this podcast, words of wisdom, features on 30 artists, some of the guest book artist sketches, color images of the work an introduction by Hrishikesh Hirway of the Song Exploder podcast.

It’s out on Atelier Editions, distributed by Artbook DAP and available on their websites as well as Amazon, Target, Barnes & Noble and other p[laces you can get books. It’s 25 dollars and in my opinion well worth it. Order a copy today. You can find it at atelier-editions.com or artbook.com.