Silva, Luis. “Interview with Marta de Menezes.” Rhizome. Rhizome, 20 Aug. 2008. Web. 23 Aug. 2014. http://rhizome.org/editorial/2008/aug/20/interview-with-marta-de-menezes/ Portuguese artist, Marta de Menezes, specializes in the collision between artistic and scientific worlds. Along with being an artist, she is founder of Ectopia which acts as both a laboratory and artist residency at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência in […]
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LED Dandelion
Gordijn, Lonneke and Ralph Nauta. Dandelight. n.d. studiodrift.com. Web. 27 June 2014. http://www.studiodrift.com/work/dandelight-1 Artists Lonneke Gordijn & Ralph Nauta have created a lamp made of an LED dandelion connected to a battery. A copper “stem” connects the LED dandelion to a battery at the base of the dandelion. Gordijn and Nauta hand make each lamp and sell them as individual art […]
Digital Tides
Holmes, Kevin. “Installation Uses Sand and Generative Visuals To Create A Digital Ocean.” thecreatorsproject.vice.com. Vice Media Inc., 9 June 2014. Web. 16 June 2014. http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/installation-uses-sand-and-generative-visuals-to-create-a-digital-ocean Michelle Higa Fox’s Strandlines is an art installation that replicates Rhode Island’s tide patterns. The installation uses light projections that mimic the ebb and flow of local tides in Rhode Island. No two […]
Art After Sandy
Wolff, Rachel. “When Storm Is Collaborator.” ARTnews Apr. 2013: 80-85. Print. This article highlights artists who’ve been affected by natural disasters, chronicling their reactions towards the destruction of their artworks. There’s a common trait of both hope and adaptability within each artist’s account of their art being either destroyed or altered by a natural disaster. Overall, the tone of […]
Science Friction and Lunar Geese
Wolff, Rachel. “Science Friction.” ARTnews Mar. 2014: 64-69. Print. German artist Agnes Meyer-Brandis’ exhibition Moon Goose Analogue: Lunar Migration Bird Facility, explores the connection between nature, art and technology. Meyer-Brandis created a flock of lunar geese that have been “stranded for centuries on Earth” and are planning their celestial escape from Earth to the moon (66). Her moon geese […]
Japanese Art Via Excel Spreadsheets
Gonzalez, Leah. “Traditional Japanese Art Created Using Excel Spreadsheets.” psfk.com. PSFK Labs, 22 May 2013. Web. 14 May 2014. http://www.psfk.com/2013/05/japanese-prints-excel.html?utm_content=bufferdf80f&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer#!NrUAh> This article highlights Tatsuo Horiuchi’s artwork and shows the potential aesthetic capabilities of a seemingly “unartistic” digital platform (Microsoft Excel). Horiuchi uses Excel spreadsheets to create traditional Japanese landscapes, citing that “graphic software is expensive.” I think this […]
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