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June 28, 2003 willowwater permalink
posted by bev
 this is Roger Dean's eggshell-looking house. though it's not really made out of egg shell, it sure looks like it and probably as eco-friendly. it's called Home for Life and in the spirit of Arcosanti, it's part of the Willowwater village designed to be in harmony with the natural environment. more interior pictures here June 26, 2003 touch permalink
posted by bev
 first there was text, then images, then movies, now touch. CBS reports on virtual reality and touch. the playstation 2 game Rez comes with a "trance vibrator." it's a "music shooting" game....uh huh. or you can just get the vibrating mouse which is sound-triggered. at a Siggraph event a few years ago, i tried out a mouse developed by either SensAble or Immersion that could translate the feeling of various textured materials mainly through variations in vibrations. though it was very early in development, i still don't believe that you can mimic the real feeling of a texture through vibration/hardware unless it's wired into our brains. it's just way too hard to simulate what the biggest organ in our body - our skin - can do. June 25, 2003 designer brain permalink
posted by bev
 very good NYT article about transcranial magnetic stimulator, or TMS. it's based on the theory that suppressing one part of the brain will make room for improvement on another. it's the first real step in a neurological brave new world. as one can see, we've got to improve on designs of electrode wear. otherwise, i'm not going to walk around looking like that no matter how good my memory can get. June 24, 2003 new species permalink
posted by bev
 The Yungas 2001 expedition found some new species: two frog species, two snakes, two toads and a lizard. this butterfly is not new but quite spectacular. June 23, 2003 bionics permalink
posted by bev
 smarter prosthetic arms are in the near future. Philip Kennedy is the first researcher to successfully implant and record signals from neural electrodes in humans. the documentary Beyond Human Senses, by Sanjida O’Connell, showed one of his quadriplegic patients "typing" sentences through thought. Kevin Warwick is working towards the day when we are all connected to each other through thought, while Stelarc explores extension of the human body. June 21, 2003 photosynthetic skin permalink
posted by bev
 this tigerskin is really photosynthesized grass. Heather Ackroyd and Dan Harvey are the artists who use grass as their photo paper. they are in a touring show called Paradise Now: Picturing The Genetic Revolution, which will be at the Williamson Gallery at the ArtCenter in Pasadena, CA this coming july. the opening is on july 25. June 18, 2003 ambiguous figure permalink
posted by bev
 a Tony Oursler artifact seen at Metro Pictures in Chelsea, NYC. the show is up until june 21. June 16, 2003 designer fish permalink
posted by bev
 GFP plants, GFP amoeba, GFP fish, GFP mice, and a GFP bunny, and more, have been created in the name of art and science. however, glowing fish as pets is now a reality in Taiwan according to the Observer. glowing aquarium pets seem the most easily acceptable since the bioluminescent gene came from water organisms. this is just a primer for more designer pets to come: allergen-free & shed-free cats, mess-free parrots, you name it....even designer bacteria! June 15, 2003 zoomorphic permalink
posted by bev
 this is the Turning Torso, a new residential building in Sweden, designed by my favorite architect Santiago Calatrava. it is due to open in Spring of 2005. his designs are inspired by anthropomorphic forms, aesthetically as well as structurally. i'm an avid follower of biomorphic design, as you can see from my amazon listmania list. there will be an exhibition about architecture inspired by animal forms, called Zoomorphic, at the Victoria and Albert Museum, in London, opening on September 18. June 13, 2003 neen permalink
posted by bev
 yesterday was the opening of the 50th Venice Biennale. Francesco Bonami, the Director of the Venice Biennial, presents a NEEN DOGMA of PAINTING, written by Miltos Manetas, who started the neen movement. what is neen? it's not telic. what is telic? "Telic is magic through technology. Telic is our relationship with the tools which help us to design the World and to see things in a perspective. Our times are Telic. But we want to see more Neen happen. Neen instead, is Telic that went nuts: you wouldn't believe that it's possible and even who makes neen cannot easily repeat it."more at neen.org ..... June 12, 2003 l'art biotech permalink
posted by bev
 Shana Ting Lipton just announced that she put her latest write-up, "Art Imitates Life-Science," on her site. the topic is one of my favorites: the bio art movement, specifically an account of her experience at the festival L'Art Biotech. this is her with orlan, one of my favorite performance artists. her projects really challenge ideas of what's "God-given" and concepts of beauty. also in Shana's article are bio-art stars Joe Davis, Symbiotica, George Gessert, and Eduardo Kac. June 11, 2003 immortality permalink
posted by bev
 back in the late 90s, news about how telomerase is the answer for immortality exploded on the net and science magazines. so much that installation artists and painters addressed issues of immortality specifically based on this enzyme. basically, cell life is directly related to the life of telomeres and the presence of telomerase keeps telomeres from dying. Geron Corp. holds a patent on telomerase, even though they were not the first to discover its affect on cell aging. because of that, a research project to grow human arteries may not come to fruition. in this picture, the yellow dots are the telomeres at the ends of chromosomes. steel landscape permalink
posted by bev
 this is the model of the new School of Fine Arts at the University of Connecticut, designed by Frank Gehry and Herbert S. Newman, recently announced as the winners of the tough competition against Zaha Hadid and Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects. locally, in Los Angeles, the brand spankin' new Walt Disney Concert Hall also designed by Frank Gehry, will open in october this year. christian science monitor recently featured it. construction photos can be found in the photo gallery of its design & construction site and at archinect. June 10, 2003 cannibalism permalink
posted by bev
 what is up with all the news about cannibalism in recent years? according to Telegraph news two days ago, human flesh is being sold in black markets in North Korea due to the severity of the famine. perhaps Zhu Yu’s “Eating People” controversial performance is literally a commentary on man's dark tendencies. i found an outdated blog devoted to cannibalism, called Meat Box. June 9, 2003 plasma jellies permalink
posted by bev
 i went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium this weekend and saw their awe-inspiring exhibit of jellyfish. my favorite jellyfish are the comb jellies. also in this exhibit were these glass sculptures using plasma discharge lighting made by Cory Marcheschi, who is teaching a neon/plasma sculpture-making class at the famous Pilchuck Glass School. this class will also teach how to use radio frequency to charge up electrodeless neon. June 5, 2003 fashionable computer permalink
posted by bev
 this picture was taken today in japan, found on Yahoo. watch out for this jacket developed by Pioneer that sports a computer display on the sleeves. it has been in development for over 2 years and promises to deliver within another year. it utilizes the bleeding edge organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology that more and more companies are investing more research into. it was originally developed by Kodak and is now in its 3rd generation. an older version, not as cool-looking, of a jacketized computer was announced in 2000. June 4, 2003 james turrell permalink
posted by bev
 there will be a premiere opening of the new James Turrell Skyspace at the Henry Art Gallery in Seattle, WA on Thursday, June 19, at 7:30 PM. another James Turrell exhibition to open soon is at the Sonoma County Museum on June 21, 2003. other Turrell Skyspaces: Roden Crater in Flagstaff, Arizona. Kielder Skyspace in Northumberland, UK, Elliptic Ecliptic in Cornwall, UK. Muhka in Antwerp, Belgium. Scottsdale Museum in Scottsdale, Arizona. Museum für Moderne Kunst in Frankfurt, Germany. Mattress Factory in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. a private one in Houston, Texas. Millennium Dome in London, UK. more in Benesse Island in Japan, Ireland, Israel, Holland, France. June 3, 2003 zaha hadid permalink
posted by bev
 Zaha Hadid's Bergisel Ski Jump is featured on ArchitectureWeek. it's quite a structure. tons more photos, including of the interior, can be seen and purchased at 0lll.com. she currently has a show at MAK in Vienna until aug 17, 2003. June 2, 2003 gecko tape permalink
posted by bev
 new gecko tape inspired by the adhesive nature of the gecko's feet, initially discovered by Robert Full (known as the ~bug~ man), a leading researcher on biological design. in his consultation with Dean Kamen on how to improve the Segway's design, naturally, he suggested that it had 6 legs instead of wheels. June 1, 2003 cremaster artifact permalink
posted by bev
 an artifact from matthew barney's cremaster 4 seen at the guggenheim museum. the show is on until june 11. |
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