Dazzle camouflage was a method use din World War I to confuse German U-boat officers when peering through a periscope. The use of stark zigzag lines and geometric forms was the brain child of Norman Wilkinson, a painter/illustrator/graphic designer, who became a Royal Navy volunteer reserve lieutenant.
The design was created by Jason Kulp and Indubitable Design assisted with the installation.
CONCEPT
Galactic Cable Force Field X5 is inspired by science fiction and the concept of creating force fields to offer a safe space between the participant’s soft space and the hard space environment. The data cables are bright red to contrast the stark black hardware and to be visible to contrast the bold geometric pattern. This is a privacy partition wall to create a transitional barrier between the office and lounge spaces in the building.
The Institute of Fabrefaction is located at The Compound Gallery & Studios in Oakland, CA. Fabrefaction is a Victorian term used to describe the process or act of creating or developing, as of a work of art. In this mural we incorporate a contemporary reinterpretation of The Great Seal of the United States, including the Zenith Eye. In place of the olive branch and arrows, the tools of the studios are illustrated including renderings of right angles, plumb, nails, cutting torch, brayer, brushes, a mouse, and blacksmith hammer. The latin phrase E Pluberus Unum (out of many, one) is replaced with A Posse Ad Esse (From possibility to actuality), this reinterpretation of the latin phrase speaks to the process that artist use to transform an idea to a physical art piece.
The Institute of Fabrefaction
The Great Seal of the Department of Artisans.
6” diameter (mini)
Red Glazed Particle (no legs available upon request)
6” x 2” x 6”
lasercut mdf, relief ink
2016
Plain Proton
6” x 6” x 7”
lasercut mdf, polyurethane, forged steel
2016
Dwarf Chocolate Cake Paradox
6” x 6” x 10.5”
lasercut tempered hardboard, relief ink, linseed oil, forged steel
2016
Hyperbolic Sprinkles
6” x 6” x 4”
laser cut pdf, silver leaf, spray paint, forged steel
2016
8” diameter (small)
Quasistellar Custard
8” x 8” x 11”
lasercut mdf, latex paint, forged steel
2016
2-Vector Jelly
8” x 8” x 9.5”
lasercut mdf, latex paint, forged steel
2016
12” diameter (medium)
Powdered Gamma Ray
11” x 11” x 15”
lasercut mdf, lasercut stencil, spray paint, relief ink, acrylic paint, forged steel
2016
16” diameter (medium)
Neutronic Accelerator Cruller
16” x 16” x 14”
lasercut mdf, lasercut stencil, spray paint, relief ink, forged steel
2016
Powdered Meteorite
16” x 16” x 18.5”
lasercut mdf, lasercut stencil, spray paint, polyurethane, forged steel
2016
Frosted Gravitational Collapse
16” x 16” x 21”
lasercut pdf, relief ink, forged steel
2016
CONCEPT
A 24 ‘ x 18’ multi-layered mural with geometric and organic forms with architectural motifs with a modern twist that compliments the existing plywood structure. This mural is composed of the existing plywood, stained and painted with the addition of multi-layered components. The multi-layered components are painted of a marine plywood to keep the aesthetic of the clean edge and surface. The mural incorporates a silhouette of the greater bay area, suggestions of a blueprint, and the native madrone. The black silhouette spans across Berkeley, Oakland, San Francisco, Redwood City, and San Jose, all related to major projects fulfilled by estructure. The seal at the upper right notes the certification seal of all designs issued by estructure. Reading top left to right and top left to bottom left are translation of the president’s hand writing. The madrone is a hearty native species to the California coastline that depicts the strength, structural integrity and longevity that estructure applies to their projects for new building and earthquake retrofit.
DIGITAL INSIGHT – TELLER EXPERIENCE NICHE
This niche is located in the Marketing department, the first stop on the short tour.
CONCEPT – This niche incorporates mounted wall graphics, a low wood relief bank teller and counter, and accessories that illustrate the experience at a 1960’s era teller window. The teller will be mounted on a panel behind 2 swinging doors attached to a three-dimensional wood/laminate bank counter. A name placard, a perpetual desk calendar, and the notable customer pen attached to a ball chain decorates the teller desk. The viewer stands as the awaiting customer in line to have the “personal teller experience.”
DIGITAL INSIGHT – PAYMENTS NICHE
This niche is located in the Marketing department, the second stop on the short tour.
CONCEPT – This niche incorporates mounted wall graphics of various checks acquired by Digital Insight approximately 10 artifacts collected and displayed on individual shelving. The wall graphics will be scanned and mounted directly onto the wall, several scanned and printed checks of various sizes will be mounted on wood panels of varying depths to create depth and shadows to the wall mounted graphic. The shelving will be customized to the artifacts size, this shelving with protrude from the wall with either a check or credit card mounted on its face. There is an optional acrylic case for each artifact that could be placed over the shelves to provide protection.
DIGITAL INSIGHT – MONEY MOVEMENT NICHE
This niche is located in the Marketing department, the third stop on the short tour.
CONCEPT – This niche incorporates the historic artifacts for money movement and transfers acquired by Digital Insight and Huntsman Architectural Group. (with the addition of a switchboard operator plug/accessories and a possible smartphone/tablet ) The wall graphic will be monochromatic image of a 1950’s era telephone switchboard operator. Mounted to the wall are the following components starting from bottom to top: Postal Mail, Telegraph Line, Telephone, Clear Bank Transaction Tubes, Cat5 Network Bundle, and an optional Tablet with Money Transfer Animation. The telegraph will be displayed on a shelf along with the wire and glass insulators. The mail envelopes can either be the originals or scanned and printed on various sizes and will be mounted on wood panels of varying depths. The transaction tubes will be made of acrylic and mounted on custom metal hardware for a clean finish. In the tubes are the bank carrier tube that will display checks or cash. The cat5 cables are mounted on the wall with a similar custom metal hardware as described with the carrier tubes.
DIGITAL INSIGHT – MARKETING NICHE
This niche is located in the HR and Product development departments, the fourth stop on the long tour.
CONCEPT – This niche incorporates mounted vintage marketing ad wall graphic, a faux CRT TV with vintage ads, along with the displayed vintage marketing ads from various magazines. The TV is composed of a real 80’s or earlier model CRT, which serves as a facade to house a flat panel or monitor. The monitor will display a loop of old advertisements in the banking industry. The 10 marketing artifacts will either be mounted on panels in an archival format or floated/framed.
DIGITAL INSIGHT – WELCOME TO THE VAULT
This piece is located in the elevator lobby as you exit the passenger elevators .
CONCEPT – This niche emulates a bank vault in which the elevator lobby doubles as a vault. The viewer enters the lobby with wall graphics simulating security boxes. To the far left is a large reconditioned bank door supported by a working frame. The frame will be constructed of 5 x 5’ square tube structural steel. The vault door will swing on its hinges. The swing of the door will be limited by a built in stop. There is a large 22” x 50.5” x ½” steel plate that the square steel tube doorframe is anchored to. The plate will be anchored to the concrete floor per the engineer’s recommendations. Near the base of the frame are money bags or stacked gold bars to hide the anchors.
CONCEPT
A 23’ sculpture of unfinished wood trunks evoking a sense of vintage travel with a crisp modern twist. This whimsical 16’ sculpture is composed of a stack of unfinished wooden trunks on a 3’ high pedestal. Approximately 20 trunks of various dimensions will be stacked creating a mighty tower of travel. The structure will be supported by an unseen central steel column with a steel plate base which will be anchored to the concrete floor. Additional anchoring will be done with one or more steel braces to the second story mezzanine. Trunks will be secured to one another in addition to the central post.
This sculpture is located at a tech firm in Mountain View. A 16’ sculpture of unfinished wood trunks evoking a sense of vintage travel with a crisp modern twist. This whimsical sculpture is composed of a stack of unfinished wooden trunks on a 5’ x 5’ x 3’ high pedestal with an internal steel support built from 4” x 4” 1/4” steel square tubing. Approximately 23 trunks of various dimensions are stacked creating a mighty tower of travel.
These awards were given to the graduate at ex’pressions college that left the program with high academic marks. This was a fun job in which we incorporated screen printed awards that were hand fabricated from start to finish. Some of the pictures include the process.
CONCEPT
Nobel Peace Prize Scientists Chemistry
no VOC paint, recycled bond laser print, wheat paste
14’ x 25’
2012
The South Bay mural is located in the a tech firm in Mountain View. This mural was designed digitally and was translated to a combination of 12 Nobel Prize winning chemists in pen and ink style, reminiscent of old etchings, but with a fresh modern aesthetic. Floating objects and elements relating to individual chemists discoveries and the filed of chemistry as a whole (molecules, test tubes, geometric forms, and of course, a periodic table of elements) will surround the chemist portraits.
Neil’s Galactic Adventure – ex’pressions college
no VOC paint, recycled bond laser print, wheat paste on walls, panel and and desk
24’ x 9’
2012
The mural is located in the main entrance to ex’pressions college in San Jose. This mural was designed digitally and was translated to a combination of half-toned photographs complimented with illustrations are translated to large format digital prints. References from the 1960‘s attempts in lunar landings and historical game references is the central theme for this mural.
