Ted Lawson
Ted Lawson (born 1970 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a Brooklyn based contemporary artist Ted’s works combine digital technology with traditional sculpting methods to produce conceptual objects that express the underlying analog truth within his subject matter. His working process is an exploration into the human existential experience through imagined models of the universe as physical form.
Work
Ted Lawson's work often uses technology as a way to create organic abstractions, "often teeter[ing] between computer programming and fine art, [and] exploring the moments when human error makes its mark on mechanized perfection." [1] Focusing on form and figure, "Lawson is able to mount a nuanced exploration of human experience in the physical world, and the role art and technology play in our classification and understanding of it,".[1]
In 2011, he started a large-scale sculpture commissioned by Napster and Facebook founder Sean Parker. The piece was finished and installed in Parker's home in 2014
Ghost In The Machine
In 2014, Lawson began working on a series of drawings using his own blood fed to a modified CNC machine. The initial drawing, a life size self-portrait called Ghost In The Machine, went viral after a video of the process was picked up and shared by Huffington Post, Juxtapoz Magazine, and many more. According to the Huffington Post,
"For the life-sized piece, titled 'Ghost in the Machine,' Lawson wrote thousands of lines of code directing a CNC machine to draft his portrait, thus merging manufacturing and artistic processes. He then hooked himself up to a robotic arm intravenously, and spent hours literally pouring his blood into the work. The visceral piece, a collaborative effort between man and machine, challenges those who consider digital or mechanical art to be more removed than traditional fine art fields like painting and drawing."[2]
The piece makes its debut at Lawson's solo exhibition "The Map Is Not The Territory" at the Joseph Gross Gallery[3]
Exhibitions
2014
- The Map Is Not The Territory (Solo Exhibition) - Joseph Gross Gallery, NYC
- Moving Sale – (Group Exhibition) – Two Thirty Gallery
- Scope Art Fair, NYC – ArtNowNYC
- Wynwood Art Fair, Miami - Emmanuel Fremin Gallery
2013
- Scope Art Fair, Miami - ArtNowNYC
- Scope Art Fair, Miami - Emmanuel Fremin Gallery
- Crude (Solo Exhibition) – Emmanuel Fremin Gallery, NYC
- Paper Vernacular (Group Exhibition) - House of The Nobleman/Cutlog Art Fair - NYC
- Happening (Group Exhibition/Auction) - Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, LA
2012
- Entropy (Solo Exhibition) – Emmanuel Fremin Gallery, NYC
- Art Hamptons, New York
- Scope Art Show, Miami
- Scope Art Show, NYC
- The AAF, Contemporary Art Fair, NYC
2011
- Group Exhibition, “Eve” – W.I.P. Gallery, Tribeca NYC
2006
- Memorial – Collaborative exhibit - National Arts Club, NYC
2001-
- Project Organism – Web based Sculpture project
2002
- Drinking with strangers – Performance/Video – The Frying Pan, NYC
2000
- Everything I Own – Solo installation – 358 Gallery, NYC
Fabrication
Ted Lawson owns the notable art fabrication studio, Prototype New York, LLC which has created works for artists such as Ghada Amer, Mariko Mori, Jeff Koons, Terence Koh and Yoko Ono in addition to other well known artists. [4] See fabrication section below for more info.
Bibliography
- Liz Stinson, "This Artist Had a Robot Print His Selfie With Ink Made From His Blood", Wired Magazine, 2014
- Chris Plante, "Human paints nude self-portrait with own blood and a humorless robot", Verge Magazine, 2014
- unknown, "Ghost In The Machine", Juxtapoz Magazine, 2014
- Priscilla Frank, "And Here Is The Selfie Made Out Of Blood You've (Maybe) Been Waiting For (NSFW)", Huffington Post, 2014
- Miles Klee, "Artist paints nude self-portrait using a robot and his own blood", Daily Dot, 2014
- Eduard Andrei, “the Metamorphosis of Eve: Ted Lawson”, NY Arts Magazine, 2012
- Steve Schlackman, “Scope Miami: Art Basel Week”, fotofilosophy.com, Dec 2012
- Arseny Vesnin, “Ted Lawson Sculpture”, Design Collector, July 2012
- JL Schnabel, “The Art of Ted Lawson”, Hi-Fructose Magazine, May 2012
- Michael Corbin, “Ted Lawson: Innovator”, ArtBookGuy.com, 2012
- The Great Nude TV, “Ted Lawson Interview”, www.thegreatnude.tv, 2012
- Romina Cortellucci, “Dripping Bubblegum Installations”, trendhunter.com, April 2012
- Steve Schlackman, “Ted Lawson: A real artist”, fotofilosophy.com, April 2012
- Mary Durante Youtt, “Scope/ Armory Art Review”, NY Metro Art Scene, March 2012
External links
- http://www.tedlawson.com
- http://vimeo.com/103476879
- http://www.prototypeny.com/
- http://josephgrossgallery.com/
- http://www.thegreatnude.tv/
- http://fotofilosophy.com/2012/04/ted-lawson-a-real-artist/
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Frank, Priscilla. Huffington Post. Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/18/ted-lawson_n_5682437.html. Retrieved 5 September 2014. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Frank. "And Here Is The Selfie Made Out Of Blood You've (Maybe) Been Waiting For (NSFW)". Huffington Post. Huffington Post.
- ↑ "The Map Is Not the Territory". Social Alerts. Social Alerts.
- ↑ http://www.prototypeny.com/projects/browse