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Chicago + Art + Science

3/23/2018

Detail of "Mother Earth" by Salvador Vega

We came back this week from a great trip to Chicago. Of course we had to visit the Art Institute and the National Museum of Mexican Art to get our art fix. Our third always inspirational visit was to the Museum of Science and Industry.

The Art Institute needs no real introduction if you have visited it. It contains a wealth of art that is astounding. It's current special exhibit is the works of Auguste Rodin.

The National Museum of Mexican Art is an incredible example of combining art, history, and political dissent from Mexican artists. Our first visit was last year and we were stunned by the quality of work that is presented. If you find yourself in Chicago don't miss this great museum.

The Museum of Science and Industry with its changing exhibitions is a wonder of technology from the past to the present and for me artistically inspiring.

The Art Institute of Chicago

Puériculture
Man Ray

Broken and Restored Multiplication
Suzanne Duchamp

Bottle Rack
Marcel Duchamp

The National Museum of Mexican Art

Caught in the Turmoil of Illusion “More Is Less”
Maria Castillo

Broken Promises
Luis Tapia

Chichen Itza Relief
Jean Charlot

Museum of Science and Industry

Fluxing My Fluxus- Video Collage
Video Clips I took at the Museum
Music - ArtotemArt

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The Wunderkammer - Art & Science

2/10/2018

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Wunderkammer - Showcasing Digital Media

Satellite Information

Anniversary of Brown vs. The Board of Education

Design

Height 6 Feet

The Wunderkammer is built of oak and mirrors the design of the actual German made Arts and Crafts clock that inspired it’s creation. It’s design presents the viewer with the material enveloped in a case that gives a sense of a protected shelter and a sense of greater importance just as the original clock provided. In order to preserve it’s orginal nature a series of multimedia digital clocks are included within the presentations that can be experienced by the viewer with a the press of a button.

Controls - Button Panel

A button panel allows the viewer to select different works that are available as well as interact in unusual ways with the material contained in the kiosk. Having written the software to control the experience as well as display and generate the visuals and sound it has given me an opportunity to experiment with ways to present digital information in a way that is not typical and stretches the idea of materials from a distant time. Some of the digital elements work in a straightforward fashion and others are designed to include random elements that are not predictable.

The Wunderkammer and a few of my works at Verde Gallery.

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