This is a photograph of artist Colin Goldberg in Hearst Tower, NYC, with his work Kneeling Icon. Kneeling Icon is an example from the artist's Metagraph Series, a body of vector-based digital drawings begun in 1999. The piece was digitally drawn in 2004 and produced as a large-scale physical work in 2022. Kneeling Icon has an AR (augmented reality) component, in which the physical work animates when viewed through an AR app on a mobile device, transforming into a 23-second-long animation that was minted as an NFT in 2021. Both the physical work and the NFT were acquired by Hearst as part of their corporate collection in 2022.
Colin Goldberg with his augmented reality work Kneeling Icon.

Colin Goldberg (b. 1971, Bronx, NY) is an American artist whose work bridges painting, digital media, and augmented reality. His practice explores the use of technology as a tool for personal expression, a hybrid approach he termed Techspressionism in 2011. The concept has since developed into a global artist community with representation in over 40 countries and broad use across social platforms.

Goldberg studied painting with Abstract Expressionist Angelo Ippolito while completing his BA in Studio Art, and later earned an MFA in Computer Art on full scholarship at Bowling Green State University. He is a recipient of grants from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation and the New York State Council on the Arts.

His recent work includes the Metagraphs series, augmented reality works based on his digital drawings. A Metagraph was acquired by the Hearst Corporation for permanent display in Manhattan. Goldberg lives and works in North Bennington, Vermont.

His first solo museum exhibition will open at the Cape Cod Museum of Art in Summer 2027.