Estrangement
Coffee, Ink, Turp Transfer, Translack on Paper
5″ x 7″ – framed 8″ x 10″ – 2007
Available – Reserved for Show
Obsession
Coffee, Ink, Turp Transfer, Translack on Paper
5″ x 7″ – framed 8″ x 10″ – 2007
Available – Reserved for Show
These pieces can be seen at:
Quart Valentine’s Day Art Show
Opening Reception
Friday, Feb. 2nd 6-8p
@ The Q Center
69 SE Taylor, Portland OR
www.quartpdx.com
Show runs through February
Tsunami Media told by Dan A.
The Pinky Shield told by Becki V.
Shit by Craig T.
Raincoat Capers by Rebecca S.
Yesterday’s 169 Hairs
a sculptural installation
Project Description
Can we tell a story from the stuff that sheds off our body each day?
What do 169 hairs sound like? What does work stress sound like?
Can you recycle something dead into something functional?
16 days of collected hair that has fallen off at work.
16 acrylic light boxes with cast resin hair block
16 iterations of 1 Java program
1 CD player per box, or 1 CD player with all 16 simultaneously.
16 boxes / 1 note per box = 2 octave scale hair composition.
Visual Documentation
Collected hair cast in polyester Resin
A black and white line scan of the cast block
Processing sketch to analyze each pixel of the line image for color.
When the color is black the program will play one note, when it is
not black the program will be silent.
A prototype box construction.
Media Requirements
CD Player
Electrical power
The Cubicle Project
an interactive video installation
Project Description
“The gods had thought with some reason that there is no more dreadful punishment than futile and hopeless labor.” – Camus on the Myth of Sisyphus
This project explores the everyday dilemma of life vs. work vs. the workplace. A workplace can contain dozens of “alternatives” to work. The outside creeps in through phone conversations, breaks, mail deliveries, gossip, toys, books, music, and windows. A constant bombardment of external stimulae. The much coveted window can often be a large source of distraction, a thing of beauty, or a curse.
A video plays behind a window on the far side of an office. Scenes flash by – mere glimpses of things occurring on the outside. As the viewer approaches the window to get a closer look the video slows down, allowing the viewer to get a clearer glimpse. But if they step too close, the video stops, and they see a still of the room they are in. When they step away the video begins again.
This installation seeks to explore that boundary that working artists are always pushing against in ‘art vs. life’. The external is always taunting us, but the reality of life always pulls us back.
Installation Set-Up
Visual Documentation
Technical Requirements
A space to resemble an office/cubicle
A computer running Max/MSP/Jitter
A microcontroller
An IR or Ultrasonic Distance Sensor
An LCD monitor
A window
A desk and chair
Connective wires
Prototype Movie
Martinis in the Iceshack
Gouache and acrylic gloss on cardboard coffee clutch
6″ x 5 3/4″ – 2004
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T Minus 30: Flight of the Sugar Plum Ferry
Found objects on cardboard with graphite drawing.
4 1/2″ x 8″ – 2004
Collected Artwork
Wide Eyed, Bushy Browed and Missing Minimalism
Found objects on cardboard
5 1/2″ x 9″ – 2004
Personal Collection
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Bolt bound softcover book of phone cam shots set to words.
5″ x 5″ – 2004
Edition of 1
Collected Artwork
