http://cargocollective.com p e r c e p t i o n Tue, 30 Oct 2012 00:29:27 +0000 http://cargocollective.com en http://cargocollective.com/mackbudd/Space-Studies http://cargocollective.com/mackbudd/following/mackbudd/Space-Studies Tue, 30 Oct 2012 00:29:27 +0000 p e r c e p t i o n 4345169 <img src="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4345169/bigbang.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="1600" height_o="1200" src_o="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4345169/bigbang_o.jpg" data-mid="22971027" border="0" align="left"/> Unintentional study of the stages of the Big Bang. When stacked, each roundel seemed to imitate the general stages of the current Big Bang model. <img src="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4345169/bigbang2 copy_2.jpg" width="670" height="893" width_o="1200" height_o="1600" src_o="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4345169/bigbang2 copy_2_o.jpg" data-mid="22971607" border="0" align="left"/> Detail of roundels. <img src="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4345169/newspaper.jpg" width="670" height="893" width_o="1200" height_o="1600" src_o="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4345169/newspaper_o.jpg" data-mid="22971059" border="0" align="left"/> Subsequent study of the Big Bang. Each newspaper was burned with a specific form imitating stages of the Big Bang. The piece became a performance of stacking the newspapers on top of each other, allowing each "stage" to overlap. <img src="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4345169/newspaper4.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="1600" height_o="1200" src_o="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4345169/newspaper4_o.jpg" data-mid="22971076" border="0" align="left"/> Blown forms stacked on top of the newspapers. <img src="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4345169/shift.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="1600" height_o="1200" src_o="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4345169/shift_o.jpg" data-mid="22971162" border="0" align="left"/> Study of red shift phenomenon using overlapping roundels with a light projected through the forms. <img src="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4345169/shift3.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="1600" height_o="1200" src_o="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4345169/shift3_o.jpg" data-mid="22971163" border="0" align="left"/> Detail of light projection. Unintentional study of the stages of the Big Bang. When stacked, each roundel seemed to imitate the general stages of the current Big Bang model. Detail of... http://cargocollective.com/mackbudd/Unseen-Studies http://cargocollective.com/mackbudd/following/mackbudd/Unseen-Studies Mon, 29 Oct 2012 23:27:08 +0000 p e r c e p t i o n 4345002 <img src="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4345002/unseenss3.png" width="670" height="433" width_o="951" height_o="616" src_o="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4345002/unseenss3_o.png" data-mid="22969936" border="0" align="left"/> Screenshot from video piece (shown below). <img src="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4345002/unseenss1.png" width="670" height="428" width_o="953" height_o="609" src_o="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4345002/unseenss1_o.png" data-mid="22969944" border="0" align="left"/> Screen shot of light orb moving. Video piece abstracting the eye to focus only on the orb produced from the reflection of light. <img src="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4345002/IMG_3120.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="1600" height_o="1200" src_o="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4345002/IMG_3120_o.jpg" data-mid="22970138" border="0" align="left"/> Study of the unseen connection between ourselves and nature. Glass and light were used to make this connection visible. <img src="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4345002/IMG_3124.jpg" width="670" height="893" width_o="1200" height_o="1600" src_o="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4345002/IMG_3124_o.jpg" data-mid="22970174" border="0" align="left"/> Detail of overlapping glass cane in the trees after a rainfall. <img src="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4345002/IMG_2945 copy.jpg" width="670" height="893" width_o="1200" height_o="1600" src_o="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4345002/IMG_2945 copy_o.jpg" data-mid="22970355" border="0" align="left"/> Close up of a mirror-sized grid of unseen white dots. Inspired by Yayoi Kusama. <img src="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4345002/DSC_0262 copy.jpg" width="670" height="444" width_o="2024" height_o="1344" src_o="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4345002/DSC_0262 copy_o.jpg" data-mid="22970357" border="0" align="left"/> Detail of grid. The piece involved a performance of running water over the unseen grid to create an almost invisible connected "net" of water. <img src="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4345002/IMG_2860.JPG" width="670" height="502" width_o="1600" height_o="1200" src_o="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4345002/IMG_2860_o.JPG" data-mid="22970411" border="0" align="left"/> Study of caustic reflections and displacement of a projection. Video shown below. Video showing the movement and disjointed reflection of light projected through hanging roundels. Screenshot from video piece (shown below). Screen shot of light orb moving. Video piece abstracting the eye to focus only on the orb produced from the... http://cargocollective.com/mackbudd/Light-Experiments http://cargocollective.com/mackbudd/following/mackbudd/Light-Experiments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 22:53:00 +0000 p e r c e p t i o n 4344916 <img src="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4344916/IMG_3627.jpg" width="670" height="893" width_o="1200" height_o="1600" src_o="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4344916/IMG_3627_o.jpg" data-mid="22969520" border="0" align="left"/> Experiment in light perception and the blending of wavelengths of light. Inspired by Robert Irwin. <img src="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4344916/IMG_3639.JPG" width="670" height="502" width_o="1600" height_o="1200" src_o="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4344916/IMG_3639_o.JPG" data-mid="22969528" border="0" align="left"/> Detail of fluorescent light fixture. <img src="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4344916/IMG_3634.JPG" width="670" height="502" width_o="1600" height_o="1200" src_o="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4344916/IMG_3634_o.JPG" data-mid="22969552" border="0" align="left"/> Detail of light merging on walls. <img src="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4344916/twilight.jpeg" width="670" height="893" width_o="960" height_o="1280" src_o="http://payload102.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4344916/twilight_o.jpeg" data-mid="23506354" border="0" align="left"/> Experiment in creating a transitional perceptual experience. Inspired by the affect of twilight, this tunnel of fabric is transversed from light to dark. Inside, the light changes from a slight blue glow to a disorienting darkness. Inspired by Olafur Eliasson. Experiment in light perception and the blending of wavelengths of light. Inspired by Robert Irwin. Detail of fluorescent light fixture. Detail of light merging... http://cargocollective.com/mackbudd/Metalwork http://cargocollective.com/mackbudd/following/mackbudd/Metalwork Mon, 29 Oct 2012 01:48:18 +0000 p e r c e p t i o n 4338612 <img src="http://payload101.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4338612/lcb-03.jpg" width="670" height="866" width_o="966" height_o="1250" src_o="http://payload101.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4338612/lcb-03_o.jpg" data-mid="22934860" border="0" align="left"/> Goldfish formed from one 6"x6" sheet of copper; cold connections; patina. <img src="http://payload101.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4338612/lcb-04.jpg" width="670" height="866" width_o="966" height_o="1250" src_o="http://payload101.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4338612/lcb-04_o.jpg" data-mid="22934866" border="0" align="left"/> Detail of goldfish. <img src="http://payload101.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4338612/lcb-46.jpg" width="670" height="517" width_o="1000" height_o="773" src_o="http://payload101.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4338612/lcb-46_o.jpg" data-mid="22934871" border="0" align="left"/> Vessel raised from one 10"x10" sheet of copper; patina. <img src="http://payload101.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4338612/lcb-13.jpg" width="670" height="866" width_o="966" height_o="1250" src_o="http://payload101.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4338612/lcb-13_o.jpg" data-mid="22934883" border="0" align="left"/> Two spoons forged from copper flat and round stock. <img src="http://payload101.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4338612/lcb-20.jpg" width="670" height="478" width_o="1000" height_o="714" src_o="http://payload101.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4338612/lcb-20_o.jpg" data-mid="22934896" border="0" align="left"/> Collapsible shrine made to fit in a cigar box given to me for my metal scraps. Each compartment is labeled with braille to reference the Rochester Institute of Technology, the place I first learned to work with metal. <img src="http://payload101.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4338612/lcb-38.jpg" width="670" height="478" width_o="1000" height_o="714" src_o="http://payload101.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4338612/lcb-38_o.jpg" data-mid="22934924" border="0" align="left"/> Detail of compartments, each containing a piece I made previous to attending college and making this shrine. <img src="http://payload101.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4338612/lcb-27.jpg" width="670" height="517" width_o="1000" height_o="773" src_o="http://payload101.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4338612/lcb-27_o.jpg" data-mid="22934929" border="0" align="left"/> Detail of compartment with lotus. Each compartment's inside is customized to fit the piece. Goldfish formed from one 6"x6" sheet of copper; cold connections; patina. Detail of goldfish. Vessel raised from one 10"x10" sheet of copper; patina. Two... http://cargocollective.com/mackbudd/Nature-Studies http://cargocollective.com/mackbudd/following/mackbudd/Nature-Studies Mon, 29 Oct 2012 01:23:39 +0000 p e r c e p t i o n 4338604 <img src="http://payload101.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4338604/IMG_3497.JPG" width="670" height="502" width_o="1600" height_o="1200" src_o="http://payload101.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4338604/IMG_3497_o.JPG" data-mid="22934439" border="0" align="left"/> Exploration of kiln casting geodes. Wax, lead crystal, and pate de verre versions shown. <img src="http://payload101.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4338604/IMG_3480.JPG" width="670" height="502" width_o="1600" height_o="1200" src_o="http://payload101.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4338604/IMG_3480_o.JPG" data-mid="22934448" border="0" align="left"/> Detail of pate de verre geodes. <img src="http://payload101.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4338604/IMG_3442.JPG" width="670" height="502" width_o="1600" height_o="1200" src_o="http://payload101.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4338604/IMG_3442_o.JPG" data-mid="22934461" border="0" align="left"/> Detail of lead crystal geodes. <img src="http://payload101.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4338604/IMG_3507_4.JPG" width="670" height="893" width_o="1200" height_o="1600" src_o="http://payload101.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4338604/IMG_3507_4_o.JPG" data-mid="22969307" border="0" align="left"/> Exploration of kiln casting nature objects. Soda lime versions of mushrooms, crystals, shell, teeth, bones, and dried fruit shown. <img src="http://payload101.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4338604/IMG_3512.JPG" width="670" height="502" width_o="1600" height_o="1200" src_o="http://payload101.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4338604/IMG_3512_o.JPG" data-mid="22934523" border="0" align="left"/> Detail of soda lime mushrooms. <img src="http://payload101.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4338604/IMG_2728.JPG" width="670" height="502" width_o="1600" height_o="1200" src_o="http://payload101.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4338604/IMG_2728_o.JPG" data-mid="22934846" border="0" align="left"/> Exploration of nature of glass flow and site-specific installation in the canal to observe the similarities in water and light movement. <img src="http://payload101.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4338604/IMG_2772.JPG" width="670" height="502" width_o="1600" height_o="1200" src_o="http://payload101.cargocollective.com/1/8/259002/4338604/IMG_2772_o.JPG" data-mid="22934854" border="0" align="left"/> Detail of glass object at low tide. Exploration of kiln casting geodes. Wax, lead crystal, and pate de verre versions shown. Detail of pate de verre geodes. Detail of lead crystal geodes. ...