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Art Gallery

08.18.11

Geekdown ’11 Art Gallery, Photobooths | (0)
The second annual, Geekdown at 92Y Tribeca opened Friday. As you can tell by the photo above, the Autobooth made an appearance. Checkout thefull set on flickr. In addition to all of the great installation art and tech-savvy fashion pieces, there were some amazing performances by Eric Mika, Winslow Porter III, and Sxip Shirley. The performance vids will be online soon. In the meantime, NY1 and GrungeCake covered the opening.
08.18.11

Skin Tight an Interactive Installation Art Gallery, Interactive, Max/MSP, Video Installation | (0)
What happens when you manipulate a traditionally hard surface so that it behaves like fabric? Vito Acconci studio’s installation in the Bronx museum, “LOBBY-FOR-THE-TIME-BEING,” is a wrapping, and twisting installation that coerced Corian—a typically hard, flat surface—to behave in ways otherwise expected. In response to their call for an interactive projection in conjunction with their installation, my partner Angela Chen and I created “Skin Tight,” orchestrating a series of abstract gestural movements to be projected onto the Corian surface to render what was once inflexible as malleable. Cut it open & slit it into strips (it can be pulled now & stretched ...
08.17.11

Grand Illusion for Anthony Sneed Art Gallery, Installation Art, Interactive | (0)
Brooklyn based artist, Anthony Sneed, commissioned a kinetic piece for his gallery show Grand Illusion at the Shooting Gallery in San Francisco. I worked with fellow ITPers, Shahar Zaks & Luis Violante, to design, engineer and fabricate an interactive version of Anthony's canvas or wood paintings. There were a few design challenges along the way: Fabricating custom linkages to convert radial motion of a motor into a linear drawer motion. As the middle-ground is static, design a mechanism to move two drawers (top and bottom) with one motor. Ensure the drawers retain smooth travel in and out of the cabinet. Colin Day and Anthony put this great ...
08.11.11

Geekdown | Gallery Opening | Aug 13th Art Gallery, Happenings, Installation Art, Interactive, New Yawk, Photobooths, Video Installation | (0)
If you're in the city this weekend, stop by the Geekdown opening. In addition to a great selection of gallery pieces, there'll be live musical performances and interactive installations (including one of my photobooths) for one night only! More info at Geekdown. Poster by Elise Porter.