Wednesday, June 02, 2004
Orphans of Beauty (the art of Paul DeMarinis)
Unmarketable inventions, often called orphan technology, are generally considered useless. Paul DeMarinis considers them precursors to art.
Silke Tudor writes a terrific review of this amazing artist who recently had a show in San Francisco. He has created installations where electrical fields modulate gas flames so that they in turn create sound. One of my favorites is an umbrella that plays “Singin’ in the Rain” when streams of water hit it.
He has also been featured on public TV station KQED’s Spark program. Check it out for broadband video of the segment.