New World City

This is a new drawing/study for a potential forthcoming AR (augmented reality) project. I have several of those in production, and they will be featured on this blog when they are ready, hopefully soon. More anon.

New World City, 2020, brush & ink on paper, 14" x 11".

Sneak peek AR project

Here is a teaser for my next intended AR (augmented reality) project. Early days yet & this may change in the process (it most likely will)...

New Babel AR Official Launch & Salon

Hot off the presses, the official New Babel AR launch flyer (both sides) including handy QR codes. You do have to be in Union Sq. New York to be able to see the installation (having previously downloaded the appropriate app to your phone). New Babel is the first in a series of large-scale, site-specific augmented reality installations, mostly dealing with social issues.

New Babel QR code for iOS App

Here it is at last:

QR code for NewBabel iOS App

Or use this link: https://apps.apple.com/app/id1481288714

New Babel AR poster & flyer

Here are the promotional items produced by Maya Georgieva & the XReality Center at the New School in NYC to promote the New Babel AR installation/activation:

New Babel AR flyer

New Babel AR poster

App links
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.TheNewSchool.NewBabel
iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/id1481288714

New Babel XReality Center Page

Here is a link to a feature on the New School's XReality Center's web site about the New Babel project, which is part of the New School's 100th Anniversary "Festival of New":

https://xrcenter.newschool.edu/projects/ar-art-on-the-square-new-babel/

Thanks to Maya Georgieva of the XReality Center for all her help & support.

New Babel images courtesy of XReality Center / The New School

Multiple Views of New Babel Tower

Views of tower & globe from New Babel

Above is a composite image made of different screen grabs (outside & inside) of the AR image of the New Babel Tower & Globe...these were actually taken in Union Square Park, NYC. Thanks to Minhye (Min) Kwak for development & programming.

New Babel short video

Here is the latest iteration of New Babel, the AR (augmented reality) installation for Union Square Park in NYC:

 The video is very short & without sound. The four images are my (intermediate, unfinished) versions of FDR's Four Freedoms. The installation will fill a large portion of Union Square.

Art (including textures) by me, development & programming by Minhye (Min) Kwak.

New Babel

This is a teaser preview of a forthcoming augmented reality (like virtual reality, but combined with actual visibly real elements and viewed via a handheld device such as a mobile phone or tablet) installation intended for Union Square Park, NYC for October 2019. More information & images to follow. Below is a simulation of the piece inserted into Google Earth 3D view. My daughter, Lizzie, created the tower (Tower of Knowledge) in Fusion 360, btw, based on my original drawing. The globe hovering (rotating) above the tower is textured with the painting we used on my wife's book, A New Global Agenda. In the final version, the tower will not have the golden texture seen below, but a painted one.

New Babel, simulation of augmented reality installation

The Fisher Kings...

In a strange & unexpected coincidence I seem to have 2 drawings on the subject of the Fisher King (from Arthurian/Grail mythology) coming out in published books shortly. There is no apparent connection between the 2 books, which I will feature here when I get them. Stay tuned on that...meanwhile, here are the images. The second one has been digitally colored.

The Fisher King, 2011, brush & ink on paper, 10" x 8"

The Fisher King, 2012, ink on paper with digital coloring, original size 14" x 11"

New Dawn Fades

A new oil painting on panel. The title is borrowed from a Joy Division song, & I think they might have borrowed it from William Burroughs (?). Reality dissolves. I might do more work on this.

New Dawn Fades, 2019, oil on panel, 20" x 16"

Storm Over Mountains

Another small new oil painting on panel (the canvas textured kind). I'm trying to extend the creation time of my paintings to give more depth to them...using liquin to speed up drying time & also put glazes on the work.

Storm Over Mountains, 2019, oil on panel, 6" x 8"

The One Who Couldn't Stop Evolving

Another new oil painting on plywood panel, this figurative piece depicts a being in a constant state of evolution...which might not be a bad idea for all of us (?)

The One Who Couldn't Stop Evolving, 2019, oil on panel, 20" x 16"

Venus Melancholy

This is a new small painting on canvas panel, hence the visible texture in the photo. I want to give this painting a day or two, as it may be done or may need more work. It's often better to sleep on it rather than overdo (or underdo) a painting.

Note: I've updated this posting with the final version (upper image).

Venus Melancholy (final version), 2019, oil on panel, 10" x 8"

Venus Melancholy, 2019, oil on panel, 10" x 8".