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For more than a decade, museums around the world have been making high-quality 3D scans of important sculptures and ancient artifacts. Many institutions freely share their 3D scans with the public, allowing us to view, copy, adapt, and experiment with the underlying works in ways that have never before been possible. But some museums keep…

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ISHTAR, QUEEN OF THE NIGHT

https://cosmowenman.com/2020/02/10/ishtar-queen-of-the-night/

Published: February 11, 2020 02:04

Download the files at http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:32405 IMAGE “The figure of the curvaceous naked woman was originally painted red… The figure could be an aspect of the goddess Ishtar, Mesopotamian goddess of sexual love and war, or Ishtar’s sister…

MALE TORSO, DIADUMENUS TYPE

https://cosmowenman.com/2020/02/10/male-torso-diadumenus-type/

Published: February 11, 2020 01:17

Download the files at http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:14386 IMAGE “This torso is one of a prolific series of ancient replicas which are generally agreed to echo the Diadumenus (“he who attaches” a band around his forehead), a bronze produced c.440-430 BCE…

FEMALE TORSO, ESQUILINE TYPE

https://cosmowenman.com/2020/02/10/female-torso-esquiline-type/

Published: February 11, 2020 01:13

Download the files at http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:146403 IMAGE “In style the Esquiline Venus is an example of the Pasitelean “eclectic” Neo-Attic school, combining elements from a variety of other previous schools – a Praxitelean idea of the nude…

TATE PROPOSAL, TATE BRITAIN UNBOUND

https://cosmowenman.com/2020/01/23/tate-britain-unbound/

Published: January 23, 2020 21:53

The IK Prize is presented annually by Tate for an idea that uses digital technology to innovate the way we discover, explore and enjoy British art in the Tate collection. My rejected project proposal for the Tate IK Prize 2015: Tell us who you are and what…

THE NEFERTITI 3D SCAN HEIST IS A HOAX

https://cosmowenman.com/2016/03/08/the-nefertiti-3d-scan-heist-is-a-hoax/

Published: March 8, 2016 14:09

[Update, March 15, 2016: After my investigation was reported by multiple news outlets, including Smithsonian Magazine, Popular Science, Instapundit, The Daily Dot, Kotaku, Digital Trends, Fusion,  Gizmodo, Hyperallergic, Mentalfloss, BoingBoing, and…

THE DANCING FAUN OF POMPEII IN POWER AND PATHOS

https://cosmowenman.com/2015/12/29/the-dancing-faun-of-pompeii-in-power-and-pathos/

Published: December 29, 2015 17:04

December 29, 2015 The New York Times calls the J. Paul Getty Museum’s current exhibit of 40 ancient bronzes, Power and Pathos: Bronze Sculpture of the Hellenistic World “one of the best exhibitions of sculpture you may ever see.” For the Los Angeles leg of…

THE GRASSHOPPER LIES HEAVY

https://cosmowenman.com/2015/07/29/the-grasshopper-lies-heavy/

Published: July 29, 2015 13:51

July 29, 2015 Last year for Veterans Day I wrote about my Russian-born grandfather, Boris Krass, a US Army intelligence officer during WWII. In 1944 he interviewed hundreds of Russian slave-laborers whom the Allies had recently liberated from Nazi labor…

THE GETTY KOUROS

https://cosmowenman.com/2015/05/16/the-getty-kouros-published/

Published: May 16, 2015 22:15

“One of those two Zippo lighters was in Franklin D. Roosevelt’s pocket when he was assassinated. And one wasn’t. One has historicity, a hell of a lot of it. As much as any object ever had. And one has nothing. Can you feel it? … You can’t. You can’t tell…

THIS IS BURNING MAN BOOK COVER DESIGN

https://cosmowenman.com/2015/03/19/this-is-burning-man-book-cover-art/

Published: March 19, 2015 18:03

I designed the cover of the 10th anniversary e-book edition of Brian Doherty’s history of Burning Man, This is Burning Man: The Rise of a New American Underground. I used a copyright-free image of cracked desert floor, and superimposed the partial ring…

SMITHSONIAN FOIA

https://cosmowenman.com/2015/03/05/smithsonian-3d-scans-records-request/

Published: March 5, 2015 18:48

Curious if the Smithsonian had any notable unpublished 3D scans, and how the museum is prioritizing its digitization efforts, in 2014 I sent the Smithsonian’s Office of General Counsel a records request. I was hoping for sculptures by Rodin, Degas,…

3D SCANNING AND MUSEUM ACCESS

https://cosmowenman.com/2015/02/28/3d-scanning-and-museum-access/

Published: February 28, 2015 21:16

In my 2015 presentation to the California Association of Museums’ conference panel on access, I advocated that museums begin freely publishing the many archival-quality 3D scans they’ve been accumulating for over a decade, but have not been sharing. I also…

OTHERS’ 3D PRINTS OF MY 3D SCANS

https://cosmowenman.com/2015/02/15/others-3d-prints-of-my-3d-scans/

Published: February 15, 2015 16:40

I’ve put together a Pinterest board collecting photos people have posted online of their 3D prints of my 3D scans. Over 100,000 scan downloads to date, and countless 3D prints all over the world. I’d venture to guess that the 2,500-year-old Acropolis Kore…

THE GETTY CALIGULA

https://cosmowenman.com/2015/02/10/the-getty-caligula-published/

Published: February 10, 2015 18:56

“Although he is now a god, he is still the same lovable young man we’ve always known. I can attest to that. And to enable his relationships with all of us to continue exactly as they were, he has decided, for convenience, to retain his mortal form. Oh and…

MICHELANGELO’S PIETÀ, DETAIL OF MARY

https://cosmowenman.com/2015/02/10/michelangelos-pieta-detail-of-mary-published/

Published: February 10, 2015 18:25

Download the files at http://thingiverse.com/thing:196060 “© 1982 MMA”—Inscription by the Metropolitan Museum of Art This 3D capture was made from a marble resin cast molded directly from the Pietà. A label on the back of the cast reads: “This facsimile…

THE DANCING FAUN OF POMPEII

https://cosmowenman.com/2015/02/10/the-dancing-faun-of-pompeii-published/

Published: February 10, 2015 18:24

Download model files here: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:196048 The lines are drawn, the orders are in, The Dance Commander’s ready to sin. Radio message from HQ; Dance Commander, we love you. —Electric Six, Dance Commander The Dancing Faun was…

ECSTASY, ERIC GILL, 1910

https://cosmowenman.com/2015/02/10/eric-gills-1910-ecstasy-published/

Published: February 10, 2015 18:09

I’m publishing this work as an example for my application for the Tate IK Prize 2015. My project—Tate Britain Unbound—would digitize and publish as many modern-era, public domain sculptures in Tate Britain’s collection as the project’s budget allows, along…

1944 US ARMY INTELLIGENCE REPORT BY BORIS KRASS

https://cosmowenman.com/2014/11/11/1944-us-army-intelligence-report-by-boris-krass/

Published: November 11, 2014 17:06

November 11, 2014 My grandfather, Boris Krass, was born in Russia, and while still very young spent 5 or 6 years as a refugee in Germany with other White Russian families before coming to the US. Fluent in English, Russian, and German, he was an…

REMIXES OF WORKS AT TATE BRITAIN

https://cosmowenman.com/2014/11/07/remixes_of_works_at_tate_britain/

Published: November 7, 2014 16:16

Portraits of a Child I & II I scanned two privately held, traditional busts of children and remixed them with two powerful, otherworldy, and futuristic sculptures I admire: Constantin Brancusi’s 1910 Sleeping Muse at the Met, and Jacob Epstein’s 1915…

THE MEDUSA RONDANINI

https://cosmowenman.com/2014/10/20/the-medusa-rondanini-published/

Published: October 20, 2014 13:17

Download the files at http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:196047 “[T]he mere knowledge that such a work could be created and still exists in the world makes me feel twice the person I was … If I can get hold of a good cast of this Medusa, I shall bring it…

HYPNOS, GOD OF SLEEP

https://cosmowenman.com/2014/10/20/hypnos-published/

Published: October 20, 2014 13:12

Life is a bitch and Death is her sister, Sleep is their cousin, what a fuckin’ family picture. —Lil Wayne, 6 Foot 7 Foot This is my laser scan of the Skulpturhalle Basel’s cast of the British Museum’s 1st-2nd century AD bronze head of Hypnos, the god of…

ALEXANDER AS THE SUN GOD HELIOS

https://cosmowenman.com/2014/10/20/alexander-as-helios-published/

Published: October 20, 2014 13:08

“I am a golden God!”—Robert Plant, overlooking the Sunset Strip This is my 3D capture of the Skulpturhalle Basel’s plaster cast of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston’s marble head of Alexander as the sun god Helios. The Getty Museum describes Alexander as…

EMPEROR AUGUSTUS

https://cosmowenman.com/2014/09/04/augustus-published/

Published: September 4, 2014 19:17

“The problem of leadership is inevitably: Who will play God?”—Frank Herbert, God Emperor of Dune This is my 3D capture of the Skulpturhalle Basel’s plaster cast of the Copenhagen Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek’s 1st-century AD marble bust of a young Augustus.…

ATHENIAN HERO

https://cosmowenman.com/2014/09/04/athenian-hero-published/

Published: September 4, 2014 18:58

“Did I ever tell you about the time I designed a uniform for tank crewmen? It was green leather, it had red stripes, and a row of brass buttons down across here. And topped off by a gold football helmet. The Army rejected it, of course. Goddamn, it was…

PORTRAIT OF THE BLIND POET HOMER

https://cosmowenman.com/2014/09/04/homer-published/

Published: September 4, 2014 18:54

“The trouble with tech: You get tempted to do some seductive but counterproductive things, just because you can … Hokey digital mashups, I believe, run counter to promoting deeper understanding of the works in @MetMuseum’s collection.”—Lee Rosenbaum,…

ACROPOLIS KORE 678

https://cosmowenman.com/2014/09/04/acropolis-kore-678-published/

Published: September 4, 2014 18:20

“[Kore 678] is attired in a travesty of the Ionic costume betraying faulty imitation … The garments fit so closely to the body behind as to suggest absolute nudity. Here again we have unintelligent imitation.”—Guy Dickins, Catalogue Of The Acropolis…

ARES, GOD OF WAR

https://cosmowenman.com/2014/09/04/ares-published/

Published: September 4, 2014 18:11

“It makes no difference what men think of war… War endures. As well ask men what they think of stone. War was always here. Before man was, war waited for him. The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate practitioner.”—Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian This is…

ATHENA OF VELLETRI

https://cosmowenman.com/2014/09/04/athena-of-velletri-published/

Published: September 4, 2014 18:03

“She was the goddess of metis, which means cunning or craftiness … The word that we use today, to mean the same thing, is really technology.”—Neal Stephenson, Cryptonomicon This over-life-sized statue’s original design is thought to be from a lost…

PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FOR PHOTOGRAMMETRY

https://cosmowenman.com/2014/04/27/using-recap-or-123d/

Published: April 27, 2014 15:27

EQUIPMENT For quick shoots, any digital camera will do, including cellphone cameras. But for a controlled shoot, I recommend: – 50mm lens – Tripod (depending on conditions) – Remote shutter release (if using tripod) – Strong, diffuse lighting – Polarizing…

LIFE-SIZE 3D PRINTED PORTRAIT

https://cosmowenman.com/2014/04/11/life-size-3d-printed-portrait/

Published: April 11, 2014 18:35

My client asked for a life-sized 3D printed portrait of his colleague, venture capitalist Brad Feld. Because the portrait was to be a surprise gift to Feld, there was no opportunity to scan the subject. The piece had to be modeled from photos of him culled…

NEXT UP: THE MEDUSA RONDANINI (2013/12/28)

https://cosmowenman.com/2013/12/28/next-up-the-medusa-rondanini-20131228/

Published: December 29, 2013 01:00

“[T]he mere knowledge that such a work could be created and still exists in the world makes me feel twice the person I was. I would say something about it if everything one could say about such a work were not a waste of breath. Works of art exist to be…

WINGED VICTORY, THE NIKE OF SAMOTHRACE

https://cosmowenman.com/2013/12/28/winged-victory-published-update-12282013/

Published: December 28, 2013 22:49

Download model files here: thingiverse.com/thing:196038 “No classical education is needed to appreciate the personification, nor is it hard to grasp the drama of the figure’s action given its superb position–and this is so despite the absence of arms and…

VENUS DE MILO

https://cosmowenman.com/2013/12/28/venus-de-milo-published-update-12282013/

Published: December 28, 2013 22:23

Download model files here: thingiverse.com/thing:196037 “Supreme western works of art, like Oedipus Rex and Hamlet, preserve their indeterminacy through all interpretation. They are morally ungraspable. Even the Venus de Milo gained everything by losing…

3D PRINTED/BRONZE-CAST MATISSE BOOTLEG AT THE LOUVRE

https://cosmowenman.com/2013/11/22/3d-printedbronze-cast-matisse-bootleg-at-the-louvre/

Published: November 22, 2013 18:43

Because when’s the next time I’m going to be alone, after hours at the Louvre, with Vangelisesque muzak playing on the PA system, with my 3D captured, 3D printed bronze-cast bootleg of a Matisse? I found a buyer too… From “3D Printed Lost PLA Bronze…

3D PRINTSHOW COLLECTION, LONDON/PARIS 2013

https://cosmowenman.com/2013/10/27/3d-printshow-collection-londonparis-2013/

Published: October 27, 2013 13:38

October 27, 2013 These pieces will be on display in a gallery space at the shows: Venus de Milo, 130 BCE 1850 plaster cast by the Louvre atelier, 3D captured in the Skulpturhalle Basel museum 9/2013 This print of Venus de Milo is derived from my recent 3D…

THROUGH A SCANNER, SKULPTURHALLE FINDS A SPONSOR (UPDATE 9/14/2013)

https://cosmowenman.com/2013/09/14/through-a-scanner-skulpturhalle-update-9142013/

Published: September 14, 2013 15:03

I found a direct sponsor for my project: Autodesk. When my Kickstarter campaign fell through, Autodesk’s Reality Capture division very generously offered to sponsor my project. All the 3D captures I’ve done over the last 18 months were processed with…

CASABLANCA, OR, THE CLICHÉS ARE HAVING A BALL—UMBERTO ECO

https://cosmowenman.com/2013/07/21/the-archtypes-burst-in/

Published: July 21, 2013 21:55

From Umberto Eco’s essay Casablanca, or, The Clichés are Having a Ball: “Thus Casablanca is not just one film. It is many films, an anthology. Made haphazardly, it probably made itself, if not actually against the will of its authors and actors, then at…

THROUGH A SCANNER, SKULPTURHALLE NOT DEAD YET (UPDATE 7/3/2013)

https://cosmowenman.com/2013/07/03/through-a-scanner-skulpturhalle-update-732013/

Published: July 3, 2013 14:59

My Kickstarter campaign failed to reach its fundraising goal, but that does not necessarily mean my project, Through A Scanner, Skulpturhalle is dead. While the Kickstarter drew support from only 106 backers, those backers were enthusiastic and excited…

THROUGH A SCANNER, SKULPTURHALLE FAILED (UPDATE 7/1/2013)

https://cosmowenman.com/2013/07/01/through-a-scanner-skulpturhalle-update-712013/

Published: July 1, 2013 14:55

You can read all the details about my (now failed) Kickstarter, Through A Scanner, Skulpturhalle here, but here’s the short version: my goal is to 3D scan a selection of plaster casts of important, archetypal sculptures at the Skulpturhalle Basel museum. I…

FIGURE FOR LANDSCAPE, BARBARA HEPWORTH, 1960

https://cosmowenman.com/2013/06/25/figure-for-landscape-by-barbara-hepworth-1960/

Published: June 25, 2013 07:00

Download model files here: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:108641 I scanned Barbara Hepworth’s 1960 bronze Figure for Landscape at the San Diego Museum of Art. The scan’s outer form is fairly accurate, even if the front-facing spandrel is too thin. The…

GEORGES MÉLIÈS, RENATO CARVILLANI, 1951

https://cosmowenman.com/2013/06/23/georges-melies-by-renato-carvillani-1951/

Published: June 23, 2013 07:00

Download model files here: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:104852 Left: the original bronze bust marking Méliès’ grave at Père Lachaise cemetery. Right: my 3D print. I’m sharing this 3D printable scan of Georges Méliès to thank everyone who has supported…

COLOSSAL BUST OF RAMESSES II / OZYMANDIAS

https://cosmowenman.com/2013/06/15/colossal-bust-of-ramesses-ii-ozymandias/

Published: June 15, 2013 07:00

Download model files here: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:103876 I’m sharing this 3D scan and 3D printable model to thank everyone who has supported my ongoing Kickstarter campaign, Through a Scanner, Skulpturhalle If you’re already a backer: Thanks!…

3D PRINTED PORTRAITURE: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE

https://cosmowenman.com/2013/01/08/3d-printed-portraiture-past-present-and-future/

Published: January 8, 2013 08:00

January 8, 2013 MakerBot Industries exhibited a collection of my 3D printed artwork in their exhibit at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show. We have a common interest in demonstrating that with the right finishes and attention to detail, consumer-grade 3D…

PARANTHROPUS BOISEI, KNMER406

https://cosmowenman.com/2013/01/02/knmer406-paranthropus-boisei/

Published: January 2, 2013 08:00

Download model files here: https://africanfossils.org/hominids/knmer-406 KNMER 406 Paranthropus boisei Age: 1.7 million years Element: Cranium Locality: Ileret, East Turkana, Kenya Date of Discovery: 1969 Exploring the then-unknown sites of east Turkana…

HYPNOS, GOD OF SLEEP

https://cosmowenman.com/2012/11/28/hypnos-god-of-sleep/

Published: November 28, 2012 08:00

There’s something surreal about the whole scan/edit/print process that’s hard to describe. Like a dream, it needs to be experienced to be appreciated. But if there are sculptures that resonate with and might be able to communicate some of that weirdness,…

ALISON GOLDFRAPP’S GLAMOUR, GRIT, AND GAZE

https://cosmowenman.com/2012/11/25/alison-goldfrapps-glamour-grit-and-gaze/

Published: November 25, 2012 08:00

Described by The Independent as a “glamorous gold chameleon,” British singer-songwriter Alison Goldfrapp projects strong, stylized imagery in all her performances, whether on screen or on stage. I suspect she’s just showing off here in demonstrating that…

BRITISH MUSEUM SCANS + PRINTS

https://cosmowenman.com/2012/10/20/british-museum-scans-and-prints/

Published: October 20, 2012 07:00

In August 2012 I photographed a number of objects in the British Museum, including “Marble Portrait of Alexander the Great” , and “Head of a Horse of Selene“. I used Autodesk’s 123D Catch application to process my photographs into 3D wireframe models. I…

ANTIKYTHERA MECHANISM

https://cosmowenman.com/2012/10/18/antikythera-mechanism/

Published: October 18, 2012 07:00

Download model files here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:32413 I designed and 3D printed this very loose printable sketch of the two thousand year old, shipwrecked analog computer. It doesn’t tell time or anything, but it looks cool. I made it in…

THROUGH A SCANNER, ANAHEIM

https://cosmowenman.com/2012/08/01/through-a-scanner-anaheim/

Published: August 1, 2012 07:00

Download model files here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27731 August 1, 2012 In response to Thingiverse’s “Capture Your Town” challenge I’ve captured several locations in Anaheim; “my town”, broadly speaking, being Southern California. These are…

SEXYBOY COLLECTABLE ART COLLECTOR ART TOYS

https://cosmowenman.com/2012/07/24/art-collector-art-toys-sexyboy-series/

Published: July 24, 2012 07:00

Download model files here: https://www.thingiverse.com/make:15338 The Sexyboy series of collectable art collector art toys celebrates the world’s most prodigious collectors of fine art. The Sexyboy series features: – Charles Saatchi – David Geffen – Eli…

SCAN REQUESTS

https://cosmowenman.com/2012/07/11/scan-requests/

Published: July 11, 2012 07:00

I’ve published a quadruplet of “Scan Requests” for a few subjects I would like to remix together: Yo-landi Vi$$er, of Die Antwoord The Borghese Hermaphroditus, in the Louvre Ninja, lead vocalist of Die Antwoord Oscar Wilde’s Tomb, a neo-Assyrian art deco…

KPBS TV + RADIO FEATURE

https://cosmowenman.com/2012/07/09/kpbs-tv-and-radio-feature/

Published: July 9, 2012 07:00

Wenman’s growing archive of documented works for 3D printing puts him ahead of much of the museum world. KPBS 3D Printers Allow Home Replication of Famous Sculptures Angela Carone, August 7, 2013 (audio from radio broadcast) There’s a white bust of Albert…

METAL CASTING INTO 3D PRINTS

https://cosmowenman.com/2012/07/09/metal-casting-into-3d-prints/

Published: July 9, 2012 07:00

July 9, 2012 I’ve been experimenting with various metal casting techniques using 3D printing. Here I show how I cast low-temperature Bismuth directly into a 3D printed ABS mold. For the complete, overly-long explanation of the process see this page:…

THE REPLICATION OF VENUS

https://cosmowenman.com/2012/07/02/the-replication-of-venus/

Published: July 2, 2012 07:00

Download the model files here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:26065 My Cosmonaut figure as Venus, on a Replicator, after Botticelli. Archetype meets Renaissance meets 1920s futurism meets bleeding-edge pop culture. She’s getting closer and closer to…

SCAN PRIZES

https://cosmowenman.com/2012/06/25/scan-prizes/

Published: June 25, 2012 07:00

I’ve announced a quadruplet of high stakes, $1 “Scan Prizes” for a few scans I would like to have, just on, uh, general principle: Richard Branson’s magnificent beard Peter Diamandis Challenger Deep Asteroid SurfaceI might be able to swing a couple of…

THE PHYSICAL IMPOSSIBILITY OF DEATH IN THE MIND OF SOMEONE LIVING

https://cosmowenman.com/2012/06/20/tweet-3d-scanning-and-3d-printing-via-cosmowenman-british-museum-scans-and-prints-presented-at-the-2012-london-3d-print-show-portrait-of-alexander-the-great-300-in-lost-bronze-and-head-of-a/

Published: June 20, 2012 07:00

Download model files here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:25339 Shark, glass, silicone, plastic, 1.5% Red Bull solution 30 x 15 x 20 cm This original work is offered for sale directly from the artist’s studio, and will be delivered to the buyer by the…

THROUGH A SCANNER, THE WALKING MAN

https://cosmowenman.com/2012/06/10/through-a-scanner-the-walking-man/

Published: June 10, 2012 07:00

Download model files here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:24997 I spent several hours scanning sculptures at the Norton Simon Museum in Los Angeles in June 2012. I was very happy that their 1905 cast of Auguste Rodin’s 1877 The Walking Man scanned the…

THROUGH A SCANNER, GETTY

https://cosmowenman.com/2012/06/04/through-a-scanner-getty/

Published: June 4, 2012 07:00

June 4, 2012 When The Getty Center first opened its doors in 1997, a local billionaire remarked that it was “too good for Los Angeles.” Luckily, the J. Paul Getty Museum knows better. Nothing is too good for Los Angeles, and no works of art are too good…

3D PRINTED ROBOT PROTOTYPE

https://cosmowenman.com/2012/04/30/makerbot-replicator-robot-prototype/

Published: April 30, 2012 07:00

Here’s my first attempt at troubleshooting a slightly more complex object — an original “Botlet” robot designed by Christopher Romano. Chris sent me the figure’s specs in .obj file format, with the figure broken down a couple ways: as a single…

MAKERBOT REPLICATOR FIRST RUN

https://cosmowenman.com/2012/04/19/makerbot-replicator-first-run/

Published: April 19, 2012 07:00

First run of my MakerBot Replicator, printing a default test object: the spiral box. I took this opportunity to explore the elements of the perfect YouTube video: an unnecessarily long 30-second intro before the action starts, cameras that are both shaky…

PUERTO VALLARTA MIND MELT

https://cosmowenman.com/2012/03/26/puerto-vallarta-mind-melt/

Published: March 26, 2012 07:00

March 3, 2012 This was my submission to one of Andrew Sullivan’s View From Your Window Contests: The view is of buildings overlooking Puerto Vallarta’s Malecon. It’s of a special spot too; a pivotal location in a great movie that helped put Vallarta on the…

ART AND NEUROBIOLOGY IN THE AGE OF INSIGHT

https://cosmowenman.com/2012/03/19/art-and-neurobiology-in-the-age-of-insight/

Published: March 19, 2012 07:00

March 19, 2013 Writing in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Alexander C. Kafka reviews an interesting-looking new book on aesthetics by neuroscientist Eric Kandel: The Age of Insight: The Quest to Understand the Unconscious in Art, Mind, and Brain, from…

SHORELINE SURVEY, ORANGE COUNTY

https://cosmowenman.com/2012/02/11/shoreline-survey-orange-county/

Published: February 11, 2012 08:00

Whenever I hear the opening minute of Loretta Lynn and Jack White’s duet Portland Oregon, I think that’s surf music. I had to set some Southern California beach imagery to it. I shot these photos at San Onofre, because what day at the beach is complete…

CHRIS DODD WITH AACS ENCRYPTION KEY

https://cosmowenman.com/2012/01/23/chris-dodd-with-aacs-encryption-key/

Published: January 23, 2012 08:00

A crude little portrait of a crude little man—MPAA Chairman and CEO Chris Dodd, emblazoned with the 09F9 AACS encryption key. I created this object and published a torrent of it on The Pirate Bay as soon as those crazy bastards announced their “physibles”…

JULIETTE LEWIS + DAFT PUNK + BEYONCÉ MASHUP

https://cosmowenman.com/2012/01/23/juliette-lewis-daft-punk-beyonce-mashup/

Published: January 23, 2012 08:00

I really like the Gap ad with Juliette Lewis and Daft Punk. There’s something very genuine about Lewis’ performance, movements, and expressions—it seems like she was having fun making the ad, and it comes through. Watching the Beyoncé video Single Ladies,…

SKULLS, SKETCHES, AND METHODS

https://cosmowenman.com/2012/01/11/skulls-sketches-and-methods/

Published: January 11, 2012 08:00

A few sketches from life (death, actually). The first batch are very quick outlines done while playing with a camera lucida. The last one was done by eye, over an hour or so, using a rough approximation of Sight-Size method. .

AKKADIAN LION

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Published: January 11, 2012 04:00

Akkadian Lion 86″ x 45″ x 4.5″ Wood, paint A loose line drawing of an Akkadian artifact—a small trinket depicting a lion—faintly peeking out from the multicolored backdrop. .

ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAHPY

https://cosmowenman.com/2012/01/08/architectural-photography/

Published: January 8, 2012 08:00

These are photographs I took of private homes over a decade or so, with a focus on the windows and doors. Most of these shoots were fairly impromptu, with little notice, scouting, or set up time. All but a few—including daylight interior shots—using only…

BLADE RUNNER + VIEW FROM YOUR WINDOW CONTEST

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Published: January 8, 2012 08:00

January 8, 2012 Every week Andrew Sullivan posts a photo and holds a contest to see who can locate the window from which it was taken; the “View From Your Window” contest. This video was my entry for the January 7, 2012 contest. My guess was Budapest,…

GOD EMPEROR CLAUDIUS

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Published: January 1, 2012 08:00

This video shows my process from my original photograph of the Vatican museum’s bust of Claudius, through photo editing, to layout in pencil, and painting in acrylic on canvas (36″ x 48″). The recital of Robert Graves’ “The Sibyl’s Prophecy” is from I,…

“TAKE THIS LOLLIPOP” MASHUP

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Published: November 5, 2011 07:00

This is a mashup of the clever interactive Facebook site Take This Lollipop. Instead of watching the stalker track you down, in my version we watch him experience the full range of emotions that typically accompany first exposure to dubstep: wonder, rage,…