deadbeat summer

John Muir's Hangnest

i recently fabricated a life size replica of John Muir's "hangnest", a small shack that was built off the back side of a sawmill in what is now Yosemite National Forest, for the Oakland Museum. this was a really fun build, staying true to traditional building techniques but still making the structure itemized and movable. i used mostly reclaimed lumber but still had to scenic some rough sawn douglas fir to look weathered. i'm really pleased with the way this turned out.

shots from3rd st

Unicorn painting for Jilly

Creating the Nebula online

link to site http://www.wired.com/video/nebula-part-2-main--final21280x720-mp4/931028473001

the amazing process of making public art and "Meet Schuyler Robertson" in section II. Thanks for watching ninjas.

pure views: a new instalation at the asian art museum

Gizmo recently took on the challenge of building, and installing temporary walls in the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco CA to display the work of a handful of contemporary Chinese artists. the work deconstructs traditional Chinese art, pulling from modernist and postmodern concepts of the last 30 years to experiment with a new view of Chinese painting. a few notes from the curators Lui Pang and Bui Hau:

"Entering the new century, contemporary Chinese artists are now navigating more difficult terrain: they are seeking to win the right to both inherit and comment on traditional civilization. Earlier contemporary artists had neither the authority nor the interest for this...The works in this installation exemplify this turning point in contemporary Chinese art, one that not only expresses rediscovery of traditional artistic values but also signals an artistic renaissance in tandem with the rise of the nation."

kurt vile - smoke ring for my halo - runner ups
black moth super rainbow - dandelion gum - forever heavy

sic alps - u.s. ez - gelly roll gum drop

thee oh sees - warm slime - i was denied
atlas sound - bedroom databank vol. 2 - here come the trains