cuttlefish Tag

06 Feb

Posted at 19:32h in News by
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I’m super excited to be able to share final images and video for my series of Cephalopods commissioned by the Monterey Bay Aquarium!  The pieces are destined for the upcoming exhibit “Tentacles: The Astounding Lives of Octopuses, Squid and Cuttlefishes,” opening April 12, 2014. These pieces will help tell stories about the impacts that pollution, overfishing and habitat destruction have on these animals.  The project has truly been a dream come true for me and I’ll be sure to post images of the pieces once they are installed among real sea creatures in April.  I will also be displaying these pieces briefly at an open house event in my studio Saturday March 15th.  Stay tuned for details to follow.

In the mean time I’ve posted details of each piece individually: Cuttlefish, Octopus, and Nautilus here on my site, and put together a quick video overview of all three (above).  Below is a very cool little video that the Aquarium produced about the making of the pieces as well as a few teaser images of finished pieces:

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18 Dec

Posted at 23:30h in studio by
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IMG_3814Well, the Cuttlefish “tank” is really starting to shape up.  A breakthrough moment came when I decided to throw my whole collection of stove top coffee maker lids at the ground plain.  I’m not entirely sure what kind of plant they are supposed to represent, but their sheer numbers work to suggest some kind of life.  I’m still on the fence about the single color changing spot light.  The idea was to direct it at the large Cuttlefish’s back to suggest their color changing skin.  Once I’ve added in the general “water” lights I’ll make a decision.

 

13 Dec

Posted at 19:50h in studio, work in process by
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IMG_0230While researching the extremely weird Cuttlefish for this project I was stuck by the odd shape of their eyes.  It’s difficult to capture all of the nuances that make these creatures, but its a start (I know, technically the irises are inverted in mine, don’t be so literal!).

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