MetaFilter posts tagged with Technology and art

Basic Sounds

Babblesort — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:50:34 -0800

Basic Sounds is a blog of art and technology blending. Lots of enhanced photos, art installations, modern sculpture, and A/V performance. Modern, abstract, hi-tech, and surreal. Lots of shiny pretty things to look at while you digest. Monthly archives go back to 2003. Nothing NSFW on the main link but I did come across a smattering of NSFW images in the archives.

Analog Art (mostly)

Miko — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:33:25 -0800

The Museum of Forgotten Art Supplies

Radiology Art

Rinku — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:01:33 -0800

In the summer of 2007, artist and medical student Satre Stuelke started the Radiology Art project. Dedicated to the deeper visualization of various objects that hold unique cultural importance in modern society, this project intends to plant a seed of scientific creativity in the minds of all those inclined to participate.

People doing strange things with electricity

funkiwan — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:59:04 -0800

Dorkbot is a "monthly meeting of artists (sound/image/movement/whatever), designers, engineers, students, scientists, and other interested parties who are involved in the creative use of electricity." Started in NYC in 2000 by Douglas Repetto, Director of Research at the Columbia University Computer Music Center as well as one of Wired's 10 Sexiest Geeks, there are now dozens all over the world. Past presenters have been featured here on the blue. For instance Jeff Han presented his multi-touch interface at dorkbot-nyc in April of 2006. Miru Kim presented her naked city spleen at dorkbot-nyc in October of 2006. Bummed that there's not one in your own city? Start your own! The NYC meetings (first Wednesday of the month) are very casual and draw an eclectic range of presenters. A great mix of software and hardware mixed with various artistic influences. Would love to hear how they are run in other cities if anyone's been.

"No, Miss Vega. Consider the Black Box theory!"

Blazecock Pileon — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:04:09 -0800

"So, that’s my long and winding history of a little postcard from the Upper West Side of Manhattan!" Suzanne Vega writes about writing the hit song Tom's Diner, coping with its numerous remixes, and its part in the birth of the MP3 music compression format.

That giant fountain projection thing

Artw — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:39:58 -0800

Primal source at GLOW (video), Burble London (an implementation of Open Burble) (video), Evoke (video) - the transformative artworks of Haque Design and Research. Interview with Usman Haque. Previously.

Stainless Steel Ondine

Blazecock Pileon — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 02:18:18 -0800

Steve Mann's hydraulophone with sculpture gallery and performance video snippets: [1] [2] [3]

The world is thinking

localhuman — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 08:04:19 -0800

Fora Tv is a good place to watch videos of lectures and discussions on topics ranging from politics and science to religion and the arts. Whether you'd like to see Jim Lehrer talk about politics and prose, or watch Brian Eno and Will Wright discuss the joys and techniques of generative creation, you might find something here to like

American Dream

Dantien — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 13:02:16 -0800

Rob Fisher's combination of computer technology and art was a pioneering fusion in sculpture. His work has been exhibited all over the world. He died last week of sudden cardiac death.

Being and Seeming: the Technology of Representation

MetaMonkey — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 10:20:53 -0800

Being and Seeming: the Technology of Representation an essay by novelist Richard Powers

10 great beat-making videos

nthdegx — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 11:09:10 -0800

10 greatest beat-making videos ever* "*Or, you know, today." A Music thing thing.

Empathic Painting

Tlogmer — Sat, 05 Aug 2006 05:27:54 -0800

Don't worry. The painting understands. :)

Good Web Design

Tlogmer — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 16:05:36 -0800

Good Web Design

Why the iPod looks clean.

Tlogmer — Tue, 13 Sep 2005 21:17:53 -0800

Why does the iPod look so clean?

The table that cooks ~ A train that can calculate ~ The alarm clock that physically drags you out of bed

anastasiav — Thu, 27 Jan 2005 08:28:08 -0800

We Make Money Not Art :: art meets science and technology in the near near future and begets some cool and scary toys.

Better art through computing

LinusMines — Fri, 26 Nov 2004 11:19:06 -0800

Setpixel has undergone several revisions since last it appeared here. A little leaner, more focused on Processing, but still a lab for interesting, impressive and downright funky technological art (QuickTime, Flash required to view demos).

Pig Wings Project

taz — Tue, 28 Sep 2004 03:43:52 -0800

The Pig Wings Project: "Rhetoric surrounding the development of new biological technologies make us wonder if pigs could fly one day. If pigs could fly, what shape their wings will take? The Pig Wings Project presents the first use of living pig tissue to construct and grow winged shape Semi-Living Objects."

Electroluminescent thingers

majcher — Sat, 28 Aug 2004 14:47:31 -0800

Rachel Wingfield does all sorts of cool stuff with electroluminescent technology. I want some.

filtering the filters

amberglow — Sun, 29 Feb 2004 12:34:49 -0800

reBlog -- A web site republishing the best blog posts on art, technology and culture from around the web. Brought to you by Eyebeam, a multimedia atelier here in NYC, and run by a rotating cast of reBloggers.

Contemporary Danish Art

hama7 — Tue, 03 Feb 2004 17:45:14 -0800

Artnode: Contemporary Danish Art

Investigating the Renaissance

plep — Tue, 23 Dec 2003 13:54:25 -0800

Investigating the Renaissance. 'This interactive program demonstrates the ways in which computer technology can be harnessed to add to our knowledge about Renaissance paintings and how they were made.' Analysis of paintings using x-ray, infrared and ultraviolet technology.

moz — Fri, 25 Oct 2002 13:41:52 -0800

Glitch Art. When software fucks up, their display on-screen sometimes goes with them. Beflix finds the art in these glitches, and in all kinds: glitchy circuit design printouts and electron scans, for example.

anathema — Sat, 24 Aug 2002 21:50:39 -0800

The British Museum has put together a beautiful interactive display system they call "Turning the Pages" for some of the rarest books in their collection, including the Sherborne Missal. The technology has been developed to realistically replicate the physical act of turning the pages of each individual book.

liam — Thu, 21 Mar 2002 08:12:12 -0800

A new temple for new technology (NY Times). The digital arts organization Eyebeam have chosen a design by the web-savvy firm of Diller+Scofidio to build their new Museum of Art and Technology, from a shortlist of thirteen. Any thoughts on architecture for new media? And iMac-colored buildings?

Su — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 14:35:37 -0800

[re]distributions is a collection of art software and essays centering on PDAs and information appliances. Glad I cleaned out my Jornada at work today. Most of the artists have various other projects at their own sites, if you follow their links.