Recent Mixed Medium Tactile Art Exhibit Acceptances

Mike Kolitsky

 

Two Tanka poems share same middle line and are attached to a black platform with an audio button near the point of attachment so that when pressed, audio is generated to read the poetry line aloud. Because two Tanka poems share some middle line, they form an X and this can be felt upon touching the mixed medium art.

Talking Tactile Art - Two Tanka poems share same middle line.  Small buttons on black surface when pressed play audio of the Tanka line projecting up near button.  Dimensions = 4.5 inches wide x 7 inches long and 7 inches high.  Accepted for display as part of art exhibition titled RED at Novado Gallery in Jersey City, NJ from Feb. 14 - March 21, 2020

 

.Two Tanka poems share same middle line to form an X shape and this image shows a view from above which emphasizes the X shape and also shows the audio buttons at base of acrylic cut poetry lines which when pressed read the poetry lines aloud.

Talking Tactile Art - view from the top with clear view of audio buttons at base of each Tanka line.

 

Eight acrylic pages with poetry lines cut into them are arranged in a "concertina" shape with handles on the outer edge so that the acylic pages can be opened and closed line a concertina. One side of the concertina pages is in laser cut English text and the opposite side of each acrylic page is a Braille version of each poetry line making the art work accessible and tactile. This view shows the text side.

Concertina Poem - poem can be read by using blue handles to unfold closed mixed medium art piece to display laser cut poetry lines.  Dimensions - 5 inches x 5 inches x 2 inches long in closed state but 5 x 5 x 42 inches long in open form.  Accepted for display as part of art exhibition titled RED at Novado Gallery in Jersey City, NJ from Feb. 14 - March 21, 2020

 

 

Eight acrylic pages with poetry lines cut into them are arranged in a "concertina" shape with handles on the outer edge so that the acylic pages can be opened and closed line a concertina. One side of the concertina pages is in laser cut English text and the opposite side of each acrylic page is a Braille version of each poetry line making the art work accessible and tactile. This view shows the Braille side.

Concertina Poem - is designed as a tactile work with reverse side showing Braille which permits poetry lines to be read by blind or visually impaired art exhibit attendee.  Dimensions - 5 x 5 x 42 inches long in open form. 

Sagittarius A* Tanka X1.0 shows a black platform with nine Tanka poetry lines cut out of red acrylic and arranged in vertical position so that they all attach to the black platform. The two Tanka poems share the same middle line so that they form an X shape. At the point they attach to black platform, there is an audio button which when pressed reads aloud the Tanka poetry line. This art work is designed to be tactile. Sagittarius A* is the name of the black hole at center of out galaxy and since science tells us that information in the Universe is never lost, just changed in form, this piece suggests that poetry once read doesn't disappear and possibly can be stored on the surface of a black hole to retrieve in the future when poem is again read

 

 

Sagittarius A* Tanka X1.0 - Work shows two Tanka poems sharing same middle line.  Buttons at base of red acrylic poetry lines may be pressed to hear line being read aloud.  Other buttons can be pressed simultaneously with a button at base of the Tanka line so a new voice or poetry line can be added.  The possibility of adding new poetry lines makes this work unfinished.   Sagittarius A* is the name of the black hole at center of out galaxy and since science tells us that information in the Universe is never lost, just changed in form, this piece suggests that poetry once read doesn't disappear and possibly can be stored on the surface of a black hole  to retrieve in the future when poem is again read.  Dimensions - 15 inches high, 10 inches wide and 12 inches long.  This work was accepted for inclusion in an art exhibition titled "Core New Art Space" in Loveland, CO from Feb. 14 - March 1, 2020.