3D Light Sculpture Created by Spinning a Flat Panel Monitor at High Speed

Now this is something I haven't seen before.

Funnel Tunnel

Public art that doesn't suck, what a novel idea? It's in Houston, no less!

Karl Junker House

Detail upon detail upon detail... It would probably be overwhelming to actually live in a house such as this... One of those incredible life-works of an eccentric mind.

Robot Art: Harvey Moon's Drawing Machines

Another great video from The Creators Project. I personally know a few artists who work in this manner, but I don't think any of them have taken it quite this far.

Walk Through Rain Without Getting Wet | Rain Room at MoMA

This is pretty amazing. From The Creator's Project:

Using sensors to detect and track visitors in the room, the piece lets you enter a downpour. As you timidly move forward, the rain around you ceases to fall overhead, allowing a glimpse into what it might be like to control the rain.

DNA Portrait

This short documentary is about the intersection between visual art and cutting edge science.

From TED Blog:

 DNA Portrait is a lovely short documentary shot by TED's own Kari Mulholland. It features the work of the artist Heather Dewey-Hagborg, who spent time collecting hairs shed in public spaces... and then sequencing the DNA therein to print 3D sculptures of what those hairs' owners might look like. Whoa. The film is also the secret story of the lab run by TEDGlobal 2012 speaker, Ellen Jorgensen. At Genspace, people are able to experiment with DNA-based technology, regardless of their scientific knowledge or experience. As Jorgensen comments in the film, Dewey-Hagborg's work is super interesting, not to mention searingly contemporary. "It's a very accessible way for the public to engage with this new technology. It really brings it to light how powerful it is, the idea that a hair from your head can fall on your street and a perfect stranger can pick it up and know something about it," she says, adding: "With DNA sequencing becoming faster and cheaper, this is the world we're all going to be living in."

New Artwork- Commissioned Sculpture

As I've been busy working on pieces for my upcoming solo exhibition I've also been working on a sculptural wall installation piece commissioned by the Deborah Hankinson Lawfirm in Dallas. After a few hundred hours of prep work and then a twenty hour install on location last weekend, the piece is finally finished and I can now get back to my work on the solo show. Here are a few shots of it.

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Detail- Side View

The Junk King

Only in Austin... I have no idea where in Austin this place is, but I'd love to see it in person. It reminds me a little bit of being a kid on my grandfather's farm. He was a junk hoarder on a massive scale. After my grandfather died they towed 39 cars and trucks off of his property in various states of decomposition.

Vince Hannemann, A.K.A. the Junk King, has spent much of his life constructing the Cathedral of Junk in Austin, TX.

In 2010, the city of Austin requested a building permit and Vince was forced to tear down nearly half of his creation.
Despite this traumatic event and with the help of many supporters, Vince was still able to keep the Cathedral alive and continue its legacy.

Ferrofluid- Liquid Magnetic Sculpture

I've never seen anything quite like this. I am normally a bit skeptical of artwork that relies too heavily on new technologies. After the wow-factor wears off, you are left with something that is purely decorative. But I have to throw all that skepticism aside with this one and just sit mesmerized after I pick my jaw up off the floor. The sculpture apparently uses electromagnets to control an iron/oil-based liquid called ferrofluid.


From the website:

The body of the tower was made by a new technique called “ferrofluid sculpture” that enables artists to create dynamic sculptures with fluid materials. This technique uses one electromagnet, and its iron core is extended and sculpted. The ferrofluid covers the sculpted surface of a three-dimensional iron shape that was made on an electronic NC lathe. The movement of the spikes in the fluid is controlled dynamically on the surface by adjusting the power of the electromagnet. The shape of the iron body is designed as helical so that the fluid can move to the top of the helical tower when the magnetic field is strong enough.

Multimedia Designer and Architect- Muti Randolph

It's often difficult to tell what you're looking at when you see this person's work. He works with lighting, architecture and projected imagery to create very strange spaces.

New work in Houston

A recent exhibition of the work of Simeen Farhat and myself at the Anya Tish gallery in Houston. Here are some of my images from the show.

Balloon Form: Spiral #2 (Side View) 2009
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Balloon Form: Spiral #2 (Detail) 2009

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Black Arrows: Circular Column  2009

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Red Arrows: Two Clusters (Detail)   2009

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Amber Bars: Sloping Structure   2009

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Blue Rectangles: Waveform #4    2009

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