Tuesday, January 29, 2008
SUS = BNP
BNP has become SUS, or Shared Urban Space. A tentative template for this project has been created and can be viewed by clicking here. Information about this new project can be found by visiting the site.
Laverne Krause Gallery: Made in China
The reception for my first exhibition at the University of Oregon went off without a hitch last Monday (January 28, 2008). The exhibition featured myself and a small group of students who all participated in the University's study abroad China program. The show featured work inspired by our trip overseas.
Having only the weekend and a budget of $100 to set up the show, I'd say it ended up looking pretty awesome. A large moon gate with Chinese lanterns was built to the entrance of the gallery, with bamboo on either side. Inside the gallery were many plants, rocks and a few bowls of water. We also constructed a red movable wall for the entry. The rest of the gallery was painted with different shades of gray. The gallery was carefully lit to create a peaceful and intimate mood.
My piece was of a giant city that I spent over 100 hours creating in Adobe Illustrator. I used only the pen tool, photographs from my trip, my imagination and every color Adobe had to offer. It was a fun project that I enjoyed working on.
To make the piece more engaging for the viewer and to try and really bring the work off the page, I utilized 4 television sets that flashed random images based on my illustration. Randomly, one of the TV's would go into a frenzy and flash nearly 100 images per second. With the four TV's flashing in front of the giant mural I had painted (41"x 85") I was trying to create a sense of chaos, a sense of being overwhelmed by flashing colors and the frenzy of a fictitious but very real urban landscape. The piece was primarily dealing with urban sprawl and the crowdedness of our cities. I liked the idea of using TV sets because I thought of them as televising our tragedy of over population, like a message from the emergency broadcasting association.
The show will be open at the Laverne Krause at the University of Oregon from January 28th - February 1st. The Laverne Krause Gallery can be found near the main entrance of Lawrence Hall.
To view the video documentation for this installation, please click here.
To view the video documentation for this installation, please click here.
Having only the weekend and a budget of $100 to set up the show, I'd say it ended up looking pretty awesome. A large moon gate with Chinese lanterns was built to the entrance of the gallery, with bamboo on either side. Inside the gallery were many plants, rocks and a few bowls of water. We also constructed a red movable wall for the entry. The rest of the gallery was painted with different shades of gray. The gallery was carefully lit to create a peaceful and intimate mood.
My piece was of a giant city that I spent over 100 hours creating in Adobe Illustrator. I used only the pen tool, photographs from my trip, my imagination and every color Adobe had to offer. It was a fun project that I enjoyed working on.
To make the piece more engaging for the viewer and to try and really bring the work off the page, I utilized 4 television sets that flashed random images based on my illustration. Randomly, one of the TV's would go into a frenzy and flash nearly 100 images per second. With the four TV's flashing in front of the giant mural I had painted (41"x 85") I was trying to create a sense of chaos, a sense of being overwhelmed by flashing colors and the frenzy of a fictitious but very real urban landscape. The piece was primarily dealing with urban sprawl and the crowdedness of our cities. I liked the idea of using TV sets because I thought of them as televising our tragedy of over population, like a message from the emergency broadcasting association.
The show will be open at the Laverne Krause at the University of Oregon from January 28th - February 1st. The Laverne Krause Gallery can be found near the main entrance of Lawrence Hall.
To view the video documentation for this installation, please click here.
To view the video documentation for this installation, please click here.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
BNP: Going Global!
In Borrowed Navigation Project (BNP) I explored a random city using random directions given to me by anyone willing to participate. To push this project further and in a new direction, I'm making plans to take BNP to a global scale. My concept for this project is to create a simple list of navigational directions. Participants for this project, including myself, will film their experience of following these directions. For the final presentation I will play the videos of those who participate side by side. Finding participants from other countries will really make this project successful.
Above: Fictitious video still from the final project.
Above: Sketch for the project (click to enlarge)
Above: Fictitious video still from the final project.
Above: Sketch for the project (click to enlarge)
Monday, January 14, 2008
Borrowed Navigation Project: Revisited
I have an opportunity to explore my previous project, "Borrowed Navigation" on a more in depth level. I want to work with an art student from somewhere else in the world. My idea is that both of us will follow the same set of directions to explore our surrounding environment. We will both film our experience with following the same list of directions. The final piece will show both of our videos side by side. This project would be particularly interesting if I was able to work with someone from another country.
Monday, January 7, 2008
Recent Ideas and Goals
Urban sprawl... why is it significant? How can I represent this? Urban sprawl is significant because it leads to overcrowding of spaces. I am now interested in representing overcrowding through actual installations in the urban environment. I plan on studying and researching more on population growth, building expansion rates and psychological issues pertaining to claustrophobia and personal space.
For the video installation that will be played in combination with my still image, I want to experiment with having the video play through an old black and white TV. The video represents my version of the ending of the world, which occurs due to an over expanse of human population. It would make sense that such an event would be televised. Using a TV set will hopefully help to secure the video (which is very abstract) within this context. I am not quite sure how to connect a laptop to a TV (especially an older set) but I will most likely leave the laptop exposed.
For the video installation that will be played in combination with my still image, I want to experiment with having the video play through an old black and white TV. The video represents my version of the ending of the world, which occurs due to an over expanse of human population. It would make sense that such an event would be televised. Using a TV set will hopefully help to secure the video (which is very abstract) within this context. I am not quite sure how to connect a laptop to a TV (especially an older set) but I will most likely leave the laptop exposed.
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