Interview an Artist

I have selected one of the artists I may (hopefully, if they accept) interview.  His name is David Bowen and he makes kinetic, robotic and interactive sculpture.  I know; why does a photographer want to interview a sculpture?  Well, I’d like to find a way to make my images interactive, perhaps by using processing, electrical components and sensors.  I think that we can learn allot and become inspired by artists who have a different concentration than our own.

I met David Bowen a few weeks ago, when he was in Philadelphia for the opening of his solo show Data Sweep at The Esther Klein Gallery.  Through my job at NextFab Studio, I helped print and mount some of his 3D scans of sand shaped by water, which were part of the show.  He also showed his Growth Rendering Device, which is a hydroponic plant system. It reacts to the plant growth by drawing the plant every twenty-four hours.  It’s wild and I dig it.

 

To-Do List

1. Catalog old negatives.

• scan, organize and archive old negs.
• watermark & post images.

2. Research symbolism / allegory/ narrative

• begin a list of words.
• begin collecting objects to use as props.

3. Create a website.

• find websites to guide and inspire my design choices.
• design a watermark.

4. Research an artist/gallery to connect with and interview –  consider artists using arduino/ processing.

• narrow down to 3 and email to connect.
• explain why I am interested in them.
• create a list of questions that may help me get where I want to be.

First Things First:

Create a blog. check.