ArtPrize September 19 - October 7, 2012 | Grand Rapids, MI
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David Bowen
Duluth, MN
Education
MFA
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David Bowen

Artist bio

David Bowen was born in the United States in 1975 He is an award winning studio artist and educator. His work has been featured in numerous group and and solo exhibitions and publications nationally and internationally. He received his BFA from Herron School of Art in 1999 and his MFA from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis in 2004. He is currently an Associate Professor of Sculpture and Physical Computing at the University of Minnesota, Duluth.
About the work
Title: tele-present water

Art form: 3-D

Medium: mixed

Year created: 2011

Description of work: This installation draws information from the intensity and movement of the water in a remote location. Wave data is being collected and updated from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data buoy station 51003. This station was originally moored 205 nautical miles Southwest of Honolulu on the Pacific. It went adrift and the last report from its moored position was around 04/25/2011. It is still transmitting valid observation data but its exact location is unknown. The wave intensity and frequency collected from the buoy is scaled and transferred to the mechanical grid structure, resulting in a simulation of the physical effects caused by the movement of water from this distant unknown location.

Height: 18 feet
Width: 10 feet
Depth: 10 feet
David Bowen is showing at:

Site:Lab + U of M School of Art & Design Site:Lab + U of M School of Art & Design
2 East Fulton Street
Grand Rapids, MI 49503

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