Artistic expression has been prevalent within society, from the early cave paintings, right up to the celebrated graffiti of Banksy; with countless artists translating their own creative energy through a variety of mediums and styles.
The process of creation can be described as a transcendence from the imaginative and sometimes dreamlike metaphysical reality that resides inside a person's own individual mind, into a tangible experience within the shared reality of the world; which can then evoke ideas and emotions from somebody else's mind.
Dance portals attempts to capture the way that both graffiti and breakdance are able to manifest a connective moment in time for audiences; who are seemingly transported to another reality as the environment in front of them is transmuted, as if by magic, into a work of art.
Meanwhile, each of the 5 animated scenes also represent the abstract and instinctively raw creative thoughts that connect a dancer to their environment through the wild freedom of the dance.
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The inspiration behind Dance Portals came from my own experiences as a dancer whereby the difference in environment has often fueled my mind, creating a synergy with the movements of my body.
Dance portals was first installed and exhibited at Erewash museum in 2017 as a screen based version; however, I have since redeveloped the piece from the ground up to be a truely magical augmented reality experience.
An earlier online version of the installation titled "Breaking The Mould", which was split into a series of individual pieces, was covered both online and in the paper by the Newark advertiser.
Mark Nathan Willetts is a creative entrepreneur from Nottingham, England. His artistic work has been exhibited internationally. And he has worked as an educator and senior editor at companies such as Experian and Velawoods.