In his Sophomore solo exhibition, mixed media Artist Jack Cuellar presents “The Art of The Movie Machine.” A logical if not obvious follow up to his 2023 show, “Codes/ Cyphers/ Secrets.”

With mixed media serving as the physical vestige of the artist's works, the true art is Cuellar’s focus on systems that obscure and gamify data. The Art of the Movie Machine showcases the artifacts of progress for “The Movie Machine,” a human-powered algorithm under development since 2024. 

The Movie Machine is a game show style event employed to help friends come to consensus and select a film through mini games of chance, trivia and ranked choice voting. Through the course of development, Cuellar has created mixed media pieces in response to and for use in “The Movie Machine.” These works will be on display through the month of October.

The Gallery at Uncoded Studio will be open from 6-9 pm Saturday October 4th to display these works and host a special public Movie Machine event starting at 8pm. Past Movie Machine screenings have included Bollywood films, 70’s exploitation movies, modern arthouse classics, and forgotten 80’s direct to video gems.

As a Houston TX grown artist, Cuellar began his journey as a cinephile thanks to his parents, “shockingly lax vetting of films he was allowed to watch as a six year old.” Today Cuellar lives and works with children on the autism spectrum, paints, and “spends too much on streaming services.”

Arts Alive Event

Opening Reception, Saturday, October 4th, 2025 from 6:00-9:00pm. The Movie Machine Experience begins at 8:00

The Gallery at Uncoded Studio is located at 524 5th street in Eureka
Outside of Arts Alive hours please contact hello@uncodedstudio.com to schedule a private viewing.