Tag Archives: art
In Focus: Solar Art
In the current issue of Artforum there is an article entitled, “Material Differences: Nikoloz Japardize On Georgian Architecture” and by Georgian they mean Eastern European Georgia and not dudes sodomizing other dudes while making them squeal like a pig Deliverance Georgia if you know what I mean. Since nothing exists in a vacuum the article delves [...]
Stair-Scape Cubes by Michael Jantzen
Stair-Scape Cubes are large public art structures made of steel. They are designed to encourage people to gather together and exercise by climbing on the stairs that weave through the giant support frame grids. As people climb the stairs, electricity is generated for the communities in which the Stair-Scape Cubes are installed, through the piezoelectric [...]
The Original Silicon Valley
San Francisco’s South Bay- Many of the world’s phattest (I’m including East Bay here) tech corporations & most intriguing startups are right here. One third of all venture capital investors in the US come here to prospect, if Wikipedia is to be trusted on such stats. First the Gold Rush, now the Cash Rush…or should [...]
Sun Boxes Hit the Big Screen
Sun Boxes at Vermont Parks are amazing! If you remember – in June – we posted about the awesome Sun Boxes at Vermont Parks. Well good news for those of you who want more. Installation artist Craig Colorusso has finished his film featuring Sun Boxes, Cubemusic, and MB 89. The film will be premiering at The Camden International [...]
Romney + Ryan = RIP Clean Energy
Despite pledging to protect American employment, Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney opposes critical clean energy policies that will encourage investment and create jobs on American soil. Gov. Romney wrote in a Columbus Dispatch op-ed that, “In place of real energy, Obama has focused on an imaginary world where government-subsidized windmills and [...]
Recent India Power Blackout Reinforces Need for Solar
600 million people without power – and those were the ones expecting to have power. I’m not going to join the chorus of critical voices reacting to two of the world’s largest power black-outs this week in India. While surely there is ample blame to go around, it’s not really clear what happened. It could [...]
The Solar Eclipse Pavilion from Michael Jantzen
The Solar Eclipse Pavilion is a design proposal for a large steel public art gathering-place that converts energy from the sun into electricity for the community in which it is built. This solar energy conversion takes place through a 7000 square foot array of photovoltaic solar cells, which are mounted on the top of the [...]
The Sun-catcher Solar light sculpture
Sun-catcher sculpture is an innovative way to illuminate a street using solar energy. Artist Dee Dee Morrison and her Morrison Studio have designed and installed this solar powered sun-catcher sculpture at Clearwater in Florida, U.S.A. Built with integrated solar panels at the top, the sculpture can produce light for the street when it is dark. [...]
Energy Harnessing Art
Artists and researchers all over the world are constantly working to create such masterpieces that can promise a greener future and also inspire others to adapt an eco friendly lifestyle. To compliment the people who are working for this great cause, here are some of the most creative pieces of art that have the capability [...]
SCHOTT Solar PV and Berkshire Photovoltaic Services announce new solar art installation
SCHOTT Solar PV Inc. and Berkshire Photovoltaic Services (BPVS)announced the completion of a Photovoltaic (PV) installment for a newexhibition at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (Mass MoCA).The exhibit, "All Utopias Fell" opened on October 24. "SCHOTTSolar is committed to being part of a strong solar industry and thisexhibition is a great example of solar [...]
The Solaris Sculptural Art Installation Proposal
Solaris is a stunning sculptural art installation proposed for the2010 Land Art Generator Initiative Design Competition. Designed by OlegLobykin, this unique artwork brings renewable energy and visualrepresentation of traditional images having cultural significancetogether by installing hundreds of photovoltaic panels in interestingpatterns. Picking the name from Stanislaw Lem’s novel “Solaris” thatdepicts the relationship between people of [...]
Building a World at the Intersection of Art and Technology
Imagination sparks creativity so when innovative artists join togetherto rethink the future of our world, the possibilities are boundless,participatory, and thought provoking. Think about interactive solar power charging stations for electric bikes and mobile electronics located on corners throughout your neighborhood – with a sense of irony that taps into the symbolismof the American car [...]