CNC bending work of Matthias Pliessnig
Matthias Pliessnig has been getting a lot of attention lately for his bent wood furniture and sculpture. And with good reason. For me his work exemplifies a perfect combination of a data driven computer aesthetic with the human touch you only get from hand crafted items. Matthias first creates a 3d wireframe. He then uses [...]
Spamghetto
Spammers put random words together to beat email filters. With the right frame of mind some of it is pretty good. Makes you wonder if the internet has achieved self awareness. I found Italian studio ToDo’s Spamghetto project recently on flickr. According to them, a quick glance at spam mails gives fresh inspirations, bizzare subjects. [...]
Reading in the Garden
Nora, Eric Noonan and I cohosted a poetry reading at my studio featuring poets Sara Larsen and Jason Morris. We hope to make this a regular event either at my studio or by roping in other local artists. Pictured are Sara Larsen reading and Jason Morris post reading.
Fixed Landscape 2
I’m just getting started on the second piece in a new series called Fixed Landscapes. Here’s the drawing it’s based on. And here’s where it stands now. I’m adding in the landscape before overlaying the drawing.
Maya Lin
One of my favorite artists right now is Maya Lin. Nora and I went to see her recent exhibit Systematic Landscapes at the DeYoung then a few months later we saw her talk through City Arts and Lectures. She seems to effortlessly create emotion-laden yet simple forms. Taking seemingly sterile data she’s able to humanize [...]
Getting started
“Every human being is interested in two kinds of worlds: the Primary, everyday world which he knows through his senses, and a Secondary world or worlds which he not only can create in his imagination, but which he cannot stop himself creating.”—W.H. Auden I’ll be trying to tease out some of my ideas and my [...]
