We were once again invited to create a large scale interactive piece for the Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s Day of the Dead Celebration. This event is one of our favorites as we get the chance to make work with hundreds of participants from all over the area. This year we stretched canvas over the […]
The Exquisite Video Corpse an interactive installation for the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
Public Flag Pole Santa Barbara’s famed State Street remains one of the grandest strolling boulevards on the west coast. My family and I walk it daily. We wanted to find more ways to interact with the street on top of the obvious commerce of shopping. The Public Flag Pole is intended to add another access […]
Online portfolio. 1) Build an Axe Workshop – participants assembled an axe and sheath, then learned to split wood. 2) How We Carry – Fabric and wood wall hangings installed at Elephant Project in Los Angeles. 3) Author’s Hammer – a new hammer half submerged in 126lbs of concrete that the artist then unsuccessfully attempted […]
Funk Field Station: Oct 6th 2012 On Saturday Oct 6th artist Patrick Melroy, working with young artists from Santa Barbara’s Museum of Art, in collaboration with the Santa Barbara County Arts Commission and Youth Interactive, with support from Montecito Bank and Trust and the Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club transformed a standard shipping container into public art […]
On July 5th, artists Patrick Melroy, Samantha Fretwell, and Katy McCarthy from the Uppur Bunk Collaborative Art Space orchestrated an experimental performance that humorously merged the art world with the digital gaming world. At CAF, guests wandered through an interactive art experience progressing through the show by gathering tokens and talismans along their journey to the […]