~’SPECIAL FX’ . . incl LUKE MURPHY / SUSQUEHANNA ART MUSEUM, PHILLY / OPENS FRI NOV 9
‘SPECIAL FX’ . .
with AMBER HEATON, BRIAN WIGGINS & LUKE MURPHY
OPENS FRI NOV 9
the show runs . . thru FEB 24, 2019
S. WILSON & GRACE M. POLLOCK EDUCATION CENTER GALLERY
MARTY & TOM PHILIPS FAMILY ART CENTER
SUSQUEHANNA ART MUSEUM
1401 NORTH 3rd ST., HARRISBURG, PA 17102
‘SPECIAL FX’ . .
“features works that explore pattern, optical illusion, and the art of Dazzlement.”
“During WW1 a team of artists and military strategists conceived of a new way to camouflage naval vessels, known as ‘DAZZLE CAMOUFLAGE’. Instead of blending in like typical camouflage, D.C. overwhelmed enemies with overlapping patterns, contrasting colors and optical illusions. German U-Boat operators had difficulty identifying the type of naval vessel they were targeting and its course of movement.
At present, D.C. remains an influential aesthetic in art and design. Though no longer weaponized, the physical sensation of dazzlement can be pleasurable, unnerving, and even a tad painful. The artists in this exhibition similarly harness a combination of pattern and optical illusion in their work, as they both create and destroy systems of form and color, our eyes as viewers become overwhelmed or .. dazzles.” (!!!)
read more: ‘SECIAL FX – SUSQUEHANNA ART MUSEUM
check out: AMBER HEATON – ARTIST PORTFOLIO WEBSITE
check out: BRIAN WIGGINS – ARTCLOUD
check out: LUKE MURPHY – ARTIST PORTFOLIO & PROJECTS WEBSITE / aka LUKELAB
LOOK BACK !!
THE OPENING of . . . ‘LUKE MURPHY: ‘EVERY PIXEL BRIGHT’, CANADA GALLERY, NYC / JUNE 1 – JULY 21, 2018
LUKE MURPHY at the opening,
his programmed ribbon of LED lights / ‘I thought it was a ladder, she said it was a serpent’, 2018 / wriggles and shimmies on the floor behind him / very hard to ‘read’ what’s flat and . . what’s not.
detail, ‘I thought it was a ladder, she said it was a serpent’.
digital ssculpture comprised of LED panels programmed by the artist.
LUKE MURPHY, ‘LOG CABIN QUILT’, 2018
Python scripts and software running on Intel based PC with Linux Variety OS, LED matrix panels.
62 x 41 x 5 in.
PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH
NOTES: interesting to note that with this exhibit, LUKE . . finds himself in Amish quilt country !!
this LOG CABIN pattern, patterns in general & esp those that resulted in optical illusions / had a great moment – over there.