Installation for the 30 year celebration of Space Invaders.  From what I understand, this was built on technology that Stanley had previous made.  The video also looks to be over a year old.  The installation features Space Invaders attacking the Twin Towers in New York.  I don’t have to tell you that this guy is getting a lot of attention, but I felt I needed to post it to our audience.

artist & website: Douglas Edric Stanely - http://www.abstractmachine.net/blog/

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• Artist Explanation
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Blown and hot sculpted glass

artist & website: Kimberly Haugh -  http://www.prismcontemporary.com/Artists/HaughK/HaughKinventory.html

Stoneware with oxides, glaze and underglaze

artist & website: Steve Hansen - http://www.functionart.com/AM/Artists/HansenS/HansenS.html

artist & website: Johnny Kelly - http://www.mickeyandjohnny.com/

Allow me to geek out for a moment as I highlight some cool drawing/animation tool concepts.  The video below demonstrates some possibilities on a smart board.   While the example itself is no artistic wonder, it does exhibit ways we may be able to interact with digital tools in the near future.

An open source desktop version of this, Phun, is available free to download.  Fair warning, this is an addictive little toy.

artist & website: Chewie - http://www.skelewags.com/

On a formal level, “Ghost Writer” can be seen as a three-dimensional Pointillist structure. Conceptually, the artwork is a “portrait” of imagination and learning, a metaphor for the creative process.

Over 3,000 varied cast metal forms are precisely located on 900 descending cables. Each element is a sculpture in itself; en masse they articulate a large head within an abstract spiral form.

The head is comprised of 1,500 silver letters, some of which align to spell various out words.

artist & website: Chris Taylor, Denise Ting, Chris Nardone, Peter Andruchow, Phil Chapnik - http://www.handsart.net/ghostwriter.html

polyvinyl, polyurethane foam and polyester resin. glass eyes, horns - 120 x 80 x 50cm

artist & website: Carsten Höller - http://www.airdeparis.com/holler.htm