Giedion/Kircher is my vehicle for applying art, music and technology to create brand experiences, immersive environments and various other interactive media solutions. In 2024 a primary area for R&D is the application of theories involving the symbolism and meaning of architectural experiences to further digital/interactive narratives.
The Brewery Artwalk is a twice annual open studio weekend at the worlds largest art complex …. The creation of the Brewery Arts Complex began in 1982 at the site of the Pabst Blue Ribbon Brewery. With the passing of the Artist-In-Residence code, artists could rent live/work space in industrially zoned buildings. We rented only […]
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While moving forward on a new body of work in 2023 for Lightspace Modulator — my continuing intermedia art endeavor — I’ve also been taking some time for a look back at the history of the project and a review of some of the conceptual underpinnings of the process.
Music and sound design, words and narrative, a growing set of visual assets, and ultimately a live performance: these are the components of the “postmodern rock opera” The Continual Return of Dr. Ordinaire.
With the release of the new album by the legendary German rhythmic noise act Synapscape (Ant-Zen) comes the official video for “Dirty Deal”: This piece — built around aggressive, dynamic 3D typography — was composed of footage generated entirely (and live, in real time) by the VSx visual synthesizer, making use of the UDP connection […]
Continue Reading →With some communities in rebooted lockdown conditions and movement restricted everywhere else, no one is posting pictures of their sourdough. Zoom cocktail parties have lost their novelty, Netflix can only release so many new series. The news seems worse every day, yet we compulsively scroll through it.
We get distracted by social media, yet have a pile of books unread. We keep meaning to go outside but somehow never find the time. We’re bored, listless, afraid and uncertain.
What is this feeling?
John Cassian, a monk and theologian wrote in the early 5th century about an ancient Greek emotion called acedia.
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Recently it was time for something of an overhaul on the motorcycle. This time, I thought that it might also be a good time to revisit Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (it’s been — well, decades since I last picked it up) … while doing some wrenching!
Continue Reading →“Way back in 2014 Los Angeles’ LabXIV released a really pleasant 12″ of lush but minimal and understated electronics. The strength of the material was in the melancholy melodies and the way each song made the most of the small handful of synth and drum parts, splitting the difference deftly between synthpop, minimal and some […]
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My friends at RabCup here in Los Angeles recently made this cool video that features a number of my designs, seen at venues from Washington DC to Las Vegas and beyond.
Rick Feds x Lightspace Modulator — Los Angeles Spring 2024 via @YouTube
It's coming: The Continual Return of Dr. Ordinaire — a “postmodern rock opera” http://peterjohnson.net/the-continual-return/
After six years, the D&D campaign comes to a conclusion ...
The Helix, Booz Allen’s Center for Innovation
I think you know what this means #nammshow @ Los Angeles, California
I am regularly reminded that this was once Quentin Tarantino's office @ West Hollywood, California
If vinyl is for hipsters and streaming is for everyone else, maybe the forgotten format is for you.
