Gerry Fialka brought highlights from PXL THIS TEN north to San Francisco for a special onenight potlatch of all the gorgeous pixels you could eat.PXL THIS is maker and curator Fialkas 10yearold festival, based in Los Angeles, devoted to the celebration of the PXL 2000, the now discontinued toy camera by FisherPrice.The camera, which features infinity focus and black and white images, is stripped down and simple, and was originally marketed to kids.But the black and white images, with their dreamy, gothic cast, have art school written all over them.The great thing is that its not an exclusive art school Originally going for less than $100, the Pixelvision camera can still be acquired used for a few hundred less if you really look and can record on an audio cassette, as well as a few other types of tape. Infinity focus means that you dont have to fiddle with lenses, everything from your eyelashes to the horizon line is in focus. And the pixels only 2,000 per screen, as opposed to TV, which averages around 150,000 200,000 make up a beautifully awkward mosaic, as if the camera had left brush marks behind on the tape.The limited palette and the small number of pixels heighten contrast and painlessly encourage dramatic compositions.

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