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Art Center in the news, August – September 2013

Mego Lin and Jon Jon Augustavo on the set of “Same Love.” Photo by Craig Nisperos.

Art Center students, faculty, alumni and staff have been busy racking up awards, giving interviews and making news. Here is a selection of some recent coverage.

MTV.com, “Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Smash Hip-Hop Competition With VMA Knockout”
Two music videos directed by Art Center alum Jon Jon Agustavo with cinematography by Grad Film student Mego Lin earned some shiny Moonmen awards at the 2013 Video Music Awards.

SciArt in America
October issue featuring ACCD faculty Lita Albuquerque’s Stellar Suspension (from OBSERVE, Williamson Gallery, 2008) on the cover and a 4-page interview with Williamson Gallery director Stephen Nowlin.

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For Deezmaker’s Diego Porqueras, the Path to 3D Printing Began With a Film Course

Diego Porqueras, along with Bukobot-printed 3D objects, at his Deezmaker store in Pasadena.

These days 3D printing is everywhere. Creatives are using this emerging technology to make everything from fashion gowns to gummy replicas of themselves. Even the President mentioned it in his most recent State of the Union address.

One man who’s made quite a name for himself in this burgeoning arena is Diego Porqueras, inventor of the BukoBot 3D printer and the president and founder of Deezmaker, a 3D printer store and hackerspace in Pasadena. Surprisingly enough, the path that led Porqueras into this brave new world began with an Art Center at Night (ACN) film course he took 13 years ago.

“I took Basics of Film with Robert Mehnert and that ended up being a big turning point in my career,” says Porqueras, who said he already had some experience making movies prior to the class but that the course provided him with a better grasp of the basics.

But that wasn’t the turning point. That happened when an ACN classmate who was working as a production assistant told the class he was leaving the country for two weeks and asked if anybody would be interested in taking his place on a few productions. “I was the first guy to raise my hand for that,” says Porqueras with a laugh.

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Art Center in the News, March 2013

In case you missed it, Dotted Line brings you a monthly roundup of media coverage.

From the success of the student-led Dot Independent Film Festival (DIFF | LA) and the rise of 3D printing, to reflections on the life of Mike Kelley and the connections between art and science, catch up on any news you may have missed with our March media roundup.

“In 1987, [Mike Kelley] began teaching at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, a sign among his peers that he had ‘arrived.’”–Kelly Crow writing in the Wall Street Journal. Photographs of Kelley by Grant Mudford in 1989, left, and by Tyler Hubby on December 7, 2011, right.

Pasadena Magazine, “Dieter Rams: The Innovator,” March/April, 2013: Mark Breitenberg’s feature on legendary designer Dieter Rams includes announcement of the Honorary Doctorate Degree he will be awarded by Art Center. Republished by International Council of Societies of Industrial Design, March 18, 2013.
Variety, “Zack Snyder Credits Lasting Friendships, Filmmaking Practice to Art Center Education,” March 17, 2013.
Hollywood Reporter, “Zack Snyder to Hail New Filmmakers at Dot Independent Film Fest,” March 13, 2013.
Movies.com, “‘Man of Steel’ Countdown: Early Reviews, Sequel Rumors, Running Time and a Minor Spoiler,” March 5, 2013: Story includes excerpts of our own feature story, “Re-designing movies: How Art Center educates the next generation of filmmakers,” originally published in Dot Magazine (Winter 2013) — including the interview with Art Center student Jack Foley, an actor in the film who is also a fledgling filmmaker.
KCRW DnA: Design and Architecture, “What Will We Do With 3D Printers?,” March 19, 2013: Interview with Graduate Industrial Design Chair Andy Ogden about using 3D printers in the home.
Los Angeles Times, “3D printing produces a fresh creative outlet for artists,” March 10, 2013: Art Center’s Director of Rapid Prototyping and Model Shops, David Cawley, is quoted.
The Wall Street Journal, March 14, 2013: “The Escape Artist,” Kelly Crow’s in-depth story about late former faculty member Mike Kelley, “his extraordinary life — and his troubled last days.”
ARTnews Magazine, “Under the Microscope: In museums, schools, and research facilities, scientists and artists are swapping methods to illuminate natural phenomena and solve global problems,” March 2013: Suzanne Muchnic quotes Vice President and Director of the Williamson Gallery Stephen Nowlin and features the Williamson Gallery as a contributor to the growing art/science movement.
STEAM Journal, “Art Meets Science! Get over it . . .,” March 13, 2013: Stephen Nowlin’s essay is featured in The Claremont Graduate University transdisciplinary, international, theory-practice, peer-reviewed online journal focusing on the intersection of art and science.

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At The Intersection of Design and Science

Williamson Gallery Director Stephen Nowlin discusses the interconnection between art, science, design and technology in a recent Pasadena Star-News article profiling Nowlin and the two current shows in the gallery, The Future of Objects and The Curious World of Patent Models.

From the article: “Nowlin sees the exhibit as a perfect fit for the gallery because Art Center students are learning product design and ‘every object that is made is conceived within the technology of its era.’ The Curious World of Patent Models shows how people were thinking at the time, but to make it more relevant, he looked to David Cawley, director of Rapid Prototyping and Model Shops at the school. The two came up with The Future of Objects, an exhibit focused on 3D printing.”

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Tag Archives: David Cawley

Art Center in the news, August – September 2013

For Deezmaker’s Diego Porqueras, the Path to 3D Printing Began With a Film Course

Art Center in the News, March 2013

At The Intersection of Design and Science