Cool new retro-tech
Artist
Rufus Butler Seder developed a fascination with old optical toys and looked for a way to incorporate them into his work. We have all seen little ribbed pieces of plastic with an image embedded which changes as the plastic is moved.
Rufus is putting these on walls. Amazing videos. Gorgeous artwork, check out the installation for
California Science Center (2.6MB WMV video)
His company
EyeThinkInc calls these LifeTiles and has this to say about them:
Years ago, a fascination with antique optical toys led Rufus Butler Seder to wonder if he could create motion pictures on a grand scale using no electricity, moving parts, or special lighting. After some experiment he developed an 8" square, lens-ribbed glass tile that was to form the building block for his dream come true. He called it a LIFETILE.
LIFETILES enable Rufus to create "Movies for the Wall": optical glass-tiled murals that appear to come to life, move, and change when the viewer walks or rides by. The medium is durable, maintenance-free, and lends itself to almost any subject or location, outdoors or in. Since 1990 Rufus has created scores of sizeable works for museums, aquariums and other public places around the world.
Rufus says, " I love to capture the kinetic thrill of a dancer's leap or the elastic coil and spring of a running cat, and I also like to see people react to my work. Kids run back and forth, making the pictures move. Adults stop, stare, smile to themselves, and sway from side to side. The people can be as fun to look at as the work itself."
Fun website to poke through...
Posted by DaveH at May 24, 2005 10:31 PM
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