Mouseworks Lighted Sculptures

Here are some of the cool lighted sculptures created by Mouseworks, AKA Mark Wilson.

"Capsule"

"Doctor Caligari's Cabinet"

"Casablanca"
See more at his website here.

Introducing: Mark Wilson

From me:

I have a good friend Bob, and he has an older brother Mark who I know, who makes incredible lighted sculptures (think very fancy art lamps) and digital art. Bob is always telling me about things his older brother has made, including intricate board games as well fixed up old computers.

From his website:

Born in the United States, and trying to escape the asylum ever since.
Influenced by the world I have lived in as well as the Masters of the past. My Sculpted works are heavily influenced by Steam Punk, as well as the Edwardian and Victorians eras. My digital work is especially influenced by the works of Francisco de Goya and Diego Velázquez. My favorite real world medium for painting is Egg Tempera, which I endeavor to replicate in the digital medium.

His Website

Sculptures by Guy

Great new industrial sculptures by Guy. Made from scraps at work.

Gratitude

Walking down by the Mill river a month or two ago, I saw this display of flags. There was a container with instructions to write something about what you are thankful for or wish for on a piece of cloth and add it to the display, but they were out of cloth, so I just read the other ones. It was peaceful and interesting. The flags were put up by some people called The Keepers, and I liked that.

For years I’ve had this fantasy

For years I’ve had this fantasy.
I’d like to say a bunch of nonsensical things
through a megaphone,
maybe downtown.
My dying wish…
get me a megaphone!


-John Bauman

What passes for entertainment?

What passes for entertainment much of the time? Stereotyped, formulaic dogma that aims to keep people sedated in social roles which are too narrow, and support oppressive ends. Or, distracting fantasies that keep us preoccupied so we don’t turn our attention elsewhere, like to the fact that many people are oppressed for the economic gain of others, or that actually, we are not happy with our crappy job or the crappy situation we are in of being massively in debt.

How about doing something creative instead?

Found Stencil

I saw this on the corner of a building, in downtown Northampton, on Pleasant St.