Gizmodo: gadget art

Art: Goonies' Data In Full Gadget Attack Mode

Jason Chen — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:00:00 EST

I had no idea his name was Dick Wang. Here's an interesting story.

My parents told me that when I was really little, I played with the actor who played Data from the Goonies and Short Round from Indiana Jones. REALLY little, as in, from a time from which I can't remember. Of course now, looking at his IMDB page, I realize he's about 10 years older than I am, so this story is probably one of three things: a lie, a misrecollection, or a super weird play date. [FNAOK via Digg]

Naolab ChargerFrame Turns Your Charging Gizmos into Work of Art

Kit Eaton — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:00:00 EDT

Shanghai-based designers Naolab have turned their creative talents towards the universal gadget charging station, and come up with ChargerFrame. It's designed to put your charging gadgets on display... in a chaotic, randomly wiry, Pollock-meets-cats-cradle kind of way. It has sockets built all around the frame, a single on-off switch and pegs for you to drape electric wires and gadgets around. Of course every time you add or remove a device, the "picture" changes, and that's kind of interesting. Maybe I like it 'cause it's the sort of thing I dream up when in a creative mood, maybe because it's actually cleverer than the Sanctuary. Just a concept. [Dezeen]

Crazy Gadget Art For Geeky Snobs

Sean Fallon — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:30:21 EST

You don't have to be the kind of guy who wears sweaters around his neck, owns tiny dogs and has friends named Chazz to enjoy great art. With the world of electronics expanding at such a rapid pace, it is no wonder that more and more artists are using gadgets as a medium for their work. That means that even the biggest gadget geeks can enjoy a little culture now and then. There are tons of works out there already, so consider the following 10 pieces as an introduction into the world of crazy gadget art.

Pierre Matter's Steampunk Sculptures Belong in Batman's Art Gallery

Charlie White — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:58:04 EST

French artist Pierre Matter has a steampunk sensibility when he pounds out these copper sculptures, exploring Gothic themes while mixing up man and machine in a postmodern maelstrom. He's been creating these crazy sculptures for the past couple of decades out of copper, aluminum, resin and other metals, and the suckers are big—some weighing more than 1.5 tons. These sculptures are not something you'd want to have sitting in your living room, but the prize-winning work has been deemed good enough to occupy prestigious galleries around the world. Speaking of galleries, click through our gallery below for more examples of Matter's work, some of which might be NSFW if you're working in a church or nursery school.

[Opera Gallery, and Influks]

Working Gadget Paintings Decorate Your Nerd Cave

Jason Chen — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 12:07:07 EDT

When normal people think of art for their walls, they think of something aesthetically pleasing. When nerds think of art for their walls, they think functional and electric-powered, which is exactly what these Flat Light and Flat Time pieces are. The Light is actually a light and the Time is actually a clock, both thanks to the embedded LEDs. If he could have only hidden the power cord instead of displaying it proudly, this might have been tasteful enough for a normal person's wall. [FinnMagee via Technabob via Things of Random Coolness via BBG]