Archive for the 'School' Category

Strange Attractor in NorCal

Posted by mang on July 2nd, 2007 filed in Biology, General, Thesis, Trip Report

I moved back to San Francisco (though currently in Vancouver en route to Alaska… see the next post). Had the chance to take Strange Attractor to a meadow full of wildflowers in Northern California. The meadow was filled with several species of butterflies. There were white butterflies (positive ident forthcoming) feeding on the minerals in [...]

Strange Attractor Butterfly Release

Posted by mang on June 27th, 2007 filed in Biology, General, Thesis

Natalie Jeremijenko and I released two dozen butterflies in the OOZ garden. We helped them feed from some watermelon in the Strange Attractor artificial flowers then observed their behaviour. The Monarchs stayed at Strange Attractor longer and were more likely to leave, fly around the garden a bit and return to the flowers. The Painted [...]

Blue Flower in MAKE Magazine

Posted by mang on June 12th, 2007 filed in Electronics, General, Living Art, School

My Blue Flower was featured in the Art Work column in MAKE Issue 10. The article is called Illuminated Circuits and focuses on artists who use electronic circuits for both their form and function. I’m in there along with Peter Vogel (one of my personal heroes).

First Day of The Show

Posted by mang on May 8th, 2007 filed in General, School

Wow, the ITP Show just keeps getting better and better. Haven’t had a chance to really go through the projects yet, since I’ve been docent for my Strange Attractor. Rhizome calls Strange Attractor a highlight and it’s nice to be in the company of the other projects they mention! Been very happy with the response [...]

ITP in the news

Posted by mang on May 8th, 2007 filed in General, School

There was a great writeup in the New York Times about ITP this past Sunday. The core of ITP is its open and collaborative atmosphere. I’m quoted in the article Interactive design blooms in NYU hallways on CNET a few weeks ago. They also quote Clay as calling ITP “the center for the study of [...]

ITP Show May 8-9, 5-9PM

Posted by mang on May 6th, 2007 filed in General, School

Wow… what a crazy semester. The ITP Spring Show 2007 is this Tuesday and Wednesday from 5-9PM at 721 Broadway. It’s going to be jam packed with a new record of 140+ projects. More interactive arty goodness than a brain can comfortably comprehend! My Strange Attractor will be there.

Strange Attractor

Posted by mang on May 6th, 2007 filed in School, Thesis

My thesis project presentation is online. Make sure you make it past the first few minutes of silent sparkles (the videos are archived automatically and the sparkles are when I was setting up).

Bio-Art Conference Report

Posted by mang on April 17th, 2007 filed in Biology, Thesis, Trip Report

I took some pictures at the Biology and Art: Two Worlds or One? conference presented by the New York Academy of Science. I hadn’t realized that Theo Jasen had used a genetic algorithm to get the lengths for his beach animals. There are 11 sections in each leg that contribute of the shape of the [...]