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QR codes woven into blanket in Native American style

07/08/201307/06/2013 Julie Campbell

The artist of the piece is Guillermo Bert and is bringing tradition and technology together in his work. Los Angeles artist, Guillermo Bert, is bringing the tradition of Native American blankets and the high tech style of QR codes together to create a textile piece that can be scanned by smartphones. The artist noticed that the geometric patterns in the blankets and tapestries look somewhat similar to the barcodes. This allowed Bert to bring together QR codes and this artwork’s traditional to help to better tell the stories behind them.…

QR codes worked into a tapestry by Guillermo Bert

11/02/201211/02/2012 Julie Campbell

The work of art is displayed at The Brewery art studio. Guillermo Bert has announced that his art studio, The Brewery, is now the home of a tapestry that he has woven, which combines older traditions with the latest technology through the use of a pattern that displays QR codes. This tapestry was woven in order to create a harmonious fusion of the old and new technologies. Bert has called his exhibition of QR codes on tapestries “Encoded Textiles” and it is now on display at the Pasadena Museum of…