My final event I attended for this course is Sarah Rosalena Brady's
Coyotes in Two Directions. At the first glance of the gallery, I was admittedly confused as to what the piece was about. There were metal rods with animal features, with one moving and transforming in the center. However, a conversation with the artist lead me to have a great appreciation for both the piece, and the artist's use of technology.
She described her inspiration for the piece was to translate the great symbols of the desert that have been woven into many spoken history stories, in to today's world of technology. She was particularly interested of the trickster-like qualities of coyotes, the national symbol and endangered species of the bald eagle, and the defense mechanism of the rattlesnake. Utilizing a 3D printer, she scanned a to scale model of coyote feet and eagle claws, and a scaled model of a snake's rattle. The transforming piece of the eagle is to depict how these symbols have transformed over time.
By using technology and robotics, this artist has combined the two cultures to show a story of how the great symbols of the past have transformed over time. Her use of the motor mechanism in the piece, as well as using a 3D printer shows the paradigm shift toward the use of technology, especially when it comes to artistic pieces. Once again, it was amazing to personally experience how to blend both technology and art to produce a moving installation.
My final event I attended for this course is Sarah Rosalena Brady's Coyotes in Two Directions. At the first glance of the gallery, I was admittedly confused as to what the piece was about. There were metal rods with animal features, with one moving and transforming in the center. However, a conversation with the artist lead me to have a great appreciation for both the piece, and the artist's use of technology.
She described her inspiration for the piece was to translate the great symbols of the desert that have been woven into many spoken history stories, in to today's world of technology. She was particularly interested of the trickster-like qualities of coyotes, the national symbol and endangered species of the bald eagle, and the defense mechanism of the rattlesnake. Utilizing a 3D printer, she scanned a to scale model of coyote feet and eagle claws, and a scaled model of a snake's rattle. The transforming piece of the eagle is to depict how these symbols have transformed over time.
By using technology and robotics, this artist has combined the two cultures to show a story of how the great symbols of the past have transformed over time. Her use of the motor mechanism in the piece, as well as using a 3D printer shows the paradigm shift toward the use of technology, especially when it comes to artistic pieces. Once again, it was amazing to personally experience how to blend both technology and art to produce a moving installation.
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