I was excited, but not surprised, to learn recently that India predates China by many years for their mastery of iron work. I had always thought that the Iron age had begun further east around  700 or 800 BC. As … Continue reading →

Saturday Feb. 18th Five Ton Crane (represented by Alan Rorie, David Shulman, and Sean Orlando) will share their retro-futuristic large installation projects, such as their Raygun Gothic Rocket All activities and workshops run from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm and are on a first-come, first-serve basis. A collaboration between the Exploratorium, MAKE Magazine, and Pixar [...]

As an artist interested in things like movement, energy,  and sound it is always inspiring to look at Rubin Margolin’s work.
No CAD, no CNC, mostly handmade, always captivating.
He is undeniably a master.
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The Science section of the ABC news blog posted today what science fiction, alternative news and other fringe blogs have been posting (much more thoroughly) for several weeks. A mysterious, large, round object was found at the bottom of the … Continue reading →

One way to make a living as a professional artist is to apply for things such as grants, residencies and public commissions. This can be a very competitive and daunting process as you might imagine. There are, after all, seven … Continue reading →

  My friend and collaborator Max Chen Built these quirky and awesome custom bikes for the upcoming ODC Dance Company’s – Dance Downtown production this March. Max is known for embedding his dark sense of humor into his work. I … Continue reading →

  My friend and collaborator Max Chen Built these quirky and awesome custom bikes for the upcoming ODC Dance Company’s – Dance Downtown production this March. Max is known for embedding his dark sense of humor into his work. I … Continue reading →

Last summer SFMOMA  sent an open call out to Bay Area game designers, experience designers and conceptual artists.  They asked for inventive but low-cost ideas for games SFMOMA’s visitors can play in the galleries and other public spaces of the … Continue reading →

  Last summer SFMOMA sent an open call out to Bay Area game designers, experience designers and conceptual artists.  They asked for inventive but low-cost ideas for games SFMOMA’s visitors can play in the galleries and other public spaces of … Continue reading →

This video was featured today on Io9, one of my favorite blogs. A few other videos of  similar events have been floating around the internet for a few months now. I saw the one shot in Canada first; It was posted … Continue reading →

This video was featured today on Io9, one of my favorite blogs. A few other videos of similar events have been floating around the internet for a few months now. I saw the one shot in Canada first; It was … Continue reading →

Last summer SFMOMA  sent an open call out to Bay Area game designers, experience designers and conceptual artists.  They asked for inventive but low-cost ideas for games SFMOMA’s visitors can play in the galleries and other public spaces of the … Continue reading →

The Basement Gallery in Oakland has offered me my first solo show this coming July. I am going to make some upgrades to this piece and maybe even collaborate with a composer and use a specific tuning system. I am … Continue reading →

Pro Arts website
2 x 2 Solos is a series of solo exhibitions featuring new work commissioned from four accomplished emerging artists based in the Oakland/Bay Area. The program recognizes artistic excellence and supports the freedom to create challenging and noncommercial work.

One of the reasons I like living in a city so much is because you never know when you might turn a corner and see something like this.