Changing Your Genes
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007 Posted in YouTube, Documentaries (small files), Video, Technology, Media Art, Visual Art, Wood Street Galleries | No Comments »[youtube]qzFehz2pEQM[/youtube] This past fall, as part of the Australia Festival in Pittsburgh, Penn., Wood Street Galleries hosted a survey exhibition of contemporary video and installation artists from Australia. Participating artists included Tracey Moffatt, John Gillies, Denis Beaubois, Christian Bumburra Thompson and ...
Edwin van der Heide
Thursday, September 20th, 2007 Posted in Video, YouTube, Documentaries (small files), Technology, Visual Art, Cultural District, Media Art, Wood Street Galleries | No Comments »[youtube]ffXRcgocAcg[/youtube] In the spring of 2007, Wood Street Galleries in Pittsburgh's Cultural District hosted three installations by Dutch artist Edwin van der Heide. The exhibit featured "Sound Modulated Light #1," a participative environment in which visitors were invited to explore and ...
We’ll Keep the Lights on for You
Friday, June 29th, 2007 Posted in Visual Art, Media Art, Cultural District, Events | 5 Comments »photo credit: Anthony Musmanno Pittsburgh: The City of Lights? In celebration of the Year of Glass, Pittsburgh is keeping its lights on for visitors with a unique public lighting design by French artist Lucette De Rugy. By transforming buildings in downtown Pittsburgh ...
Thread
Tuesday, February 20th, 2007 Posted in Video, Vlog, YouTube, Technology, Visual Art, Wood Street Galleries, Cultural District, Media Art, Sculpture | 1 Comment »[youtube]5bQ7xES20_0[/youtube] "THREAD" is the latest installment at Wood Street Galleries. Guest curated by Michele Thursz, the exhibition features participating artists: Michael Anderson, Andy Deck, Ursula Endlicher, Tal Hadad, Yael Kanarek, Knitta, Guthrie Lonergan, Cat Mazza, Anne-Marie Schleiner, Devorah Sperber, Carlo Zanni, ...
Everybody’s got 3-D Pipes
Saturday, February 3rd, 2007 Posted in Visual Art, Media Art, Cultural District, Sculpture | No Comments »[youtube]qq1c1mhVY5A[/youtube] Pittsburgh-based artist Keny Marshall talks about the life-size, analog version of "3-D pipes" in an interview filmed in December 2006. Part of the exhibition, Apophenia, at SPACE.
Keny Marshall on “Apophenia”
Monday, January 29th, 2007 Posted in SPACE, Visual Art, Media Art, Cultural District, Sculpture | No Comments »[youtube]AxgnSK_MCpw[/youtube] Last December, ARTSINPGH talked with artist Keny Marshall about his exhibition, "Apophenia," at SPACE, an art gallery in Pittsburgh's Cultural District. Described by Adam Grossi in Pittsburgh's City Paper: "The heart of Apophenia...is a fantastic contraption titled "electro-acoustic experiments." The ...
The Interactive Garden (Chevalier on Ultra-Nature part III)
Friday, December 22nd, 2006 Posted in Technology, Visual Art, Media Art, Cultural District, Wood Street Galleries | No Comments »[youtube]xzuRmpc78PI[/youtube] In part three of a three part interview, Miguel Chevalier explains and interacts with Ultra-Nature; the organic, interactive digital garden installation that premiered in the US on November 17th.. The Ultra-Nature exhibit runs from November 17 to December 31st at the ...
The Interactive Garden (Chevalier on Ultra-Nature part II)
Tuesday, December 19th, 2006 Posted in Technology, Visual Art, Media Art, Cultural District, Wood Street Galleries | No Comments »[youtube]_N9uCfODWvg[/youtube] In part two of a three part interview, Miguel Chevalier discusses the early days of computer. The Ultra-Nature exhibit runs from November 17 to December 31st at the Wood Street Galleries.
Ultra-Nature
Friday, December 15th, 2006 Posted in Visual Art, Media Art, Cultural District, Wood Street Galleries | No Comments »[youtube]9fFvTr6FDrI[/youtube] Miguel Chevalier's Ultra-Nature (with software designed by Music2eye) is an organic and interactive digital garden. While in town for the installation's U.S. premier, Miguel spoke to ArtsInPittsburgh.com. In part one of a three part interview, Miguel discusses the developments in ...
New works by Steve O’Hearn
Monday, December 11th, 2006 Posted in North Shore, Visual Art, Media Art | No Comments »In 2004, the The Heinz Endowments granted Steve O'Hearn, co-founder and artistic director of Squonk Opera, a Creative Heights Award to produce new work that fostered collaboration. Two years later you can see an exhibit of Steve's new work at ...