Interactive Art (W.I.P.)
Purpose
Art Echibit Installation
Year
2022
Category
Interactive Projection
Time Spent
~ 40 on-screen hours
Scope
Learning TouchDesigner
Exploring Interaction
Sound augmented art
Altering physical art digitally
Tools
Touch Designer
Result - (In Progress)
Step 1 : Collected paintings
Diane Relf, an artist based out of Christiansburg, VA, invited independent artists to collaborate on an altered art project to be exhibited in Spring 2023. I collected 2 paintings from her and decided to alter them digitally in the exhibition space with projection mapping.
Step 2 : Moodboarding and Ideation
Both paintings speak to the idea of confinement, with the flowers being restricted and cropped by the frames. I decided to propose the idea of freedom. In the meanwhile, I was inclining towards generative and interactive art pieces. I discovered TouchDesigner.
Step 3 : Experimenting with Touchdesigner
Experimenting with Touchdesigner, I was intrigued by its ability for real-time interaction.
Step 4 : First Draft
1. Digitally traced the petals of the flower in photoshop
2. Developed the first draft of the final projection constituted of Particle GPUs in TouchDesginer,
3. Broke the frame of the painting
4. Exhibited the work so far in Video & Compositing class with Prof. Nathan King. He has been directing and supporting me with this project.
