TEC News
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14 June 2009
Luminous, Sydney Opera House May-June 2009
The Electric Canvas and our project partners, Big Picture, were engaged by the Sydney Opera House to provide high power projections for Luminous, curated by Brian Eno, part of the Vivid Sydney Festival and SmartLight Sydney.
Paintings selected from the artist's significant body of work were displayed in a continuously changing interaction that did not repeat over the course of the 21 day installation.
At Circular Quay, The Electric Canvas used an array of fourteen high powered data projectors from a distance of 450m. The Digital projections were controlled by the OnlyView timeline based media system that took care of all scaling and programming.
The artist insisted on the most energy efficient approach to the projections. The Electric Canvas' solution was demonstrated to provide maximum resolution with minimal lost footprint resulting in optimal brightness for minimum energy consumption.
The eastern side of the building was illuminated by PIGI filmstrip projectors working from an incredible 650m distance. Spectators from Mrs Macquaries Point saw a slowly scrolling montage composed of images from Eno's thirty year archives.
All electrical energy used for the Luminous projection was provided by Bio Diesel silenced portable generators.
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13 June 2009
FACADE -Smart Light Sydney - 26 May - 14 June 2009
As a contributer to the recent Smart Light Sydney festival The Electric Canvas presented "Façade" - a series of architectural projections onto the Museum of Contemporary Art.
Smart Light Sydney set out to create an energy-neutral festival or light and art ideas in the background of the urban lightscape. "Facade" at the MCA is one of many stops along a Light Walk that stretches from Observatory Hill to the Sydney Opera House.
The Electric Canvas adapted several of the artworks of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama whose exhibition "Mirrored Years" was resident at the MCA. With a further five projection designs of its own, The Electric Canvas will confirm the viable role of designed projection as an efficient and flexible technique in architectural illumination.
The eye-catching projections used three scrolling film projectors programmed for a repeating loop that ran from 6.00pm until Midnight each night of the festival.
Link: http://www.news.com.au/travel/gallery/0,23607,5055636-5007153-6,00.html
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25 May 2009
Smart Light Sydney - Light Walk
Fizzing virtual reality displays of animation, projection and video will cast Sydney's past, present and future in a spectacular and inspiring new light.
Link: http://www.timeoutsydney.com.au/aroundtown/event/smart-light-sydney---light-walk.aspx
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13 May 2008
Telecom NZ XT Network Launch
The Electric Canvas will stage projections onto the Auckland Town Hall as part of the launch ot Telecom NZ new XT network.
Fantasy transformations will bring the exterior of the Auckland Town Hall to life with a large scale multimedia production using synchronized architectural and high powered digital projections. From a licorice house filled with people dancing and partying to a windswept Cape complete with lighthouse and crashing waves, the installation is set to mesmerizse from 15th to 19th May.
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29 February 2008
Northern Lights
The Electric Canvas has been commissioned by the Adelaide Bank Festival of Arts to illuminate seven iconic historical buildings along the city's North Terrace. Several colourful decorative and transformative treatments can be seen in continuous sequence nightly from February 29 until March 16 2008.
The buildings include the State Library of South Australia, the Institute Building, South Australian Museum, as well as the Art Gallery of South Australia, and three landmark university buildings including the Mitchell Building, Bonython Hall and Elder Hall.
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1 February 2008
Northern Lights by the Electric Canvas
Adelaide's cultural institutions will become even more illuminating when their architectural facades are transformed with a kaleidoscope of projected images in Northern Lights.
Link: http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,,23284511-5016446,00.html
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1 February 2008
Color From The Adelaide Festival: Northern Lights
Light projection installations have been filling dark nights with radiant colors a lot in the past year. With the previously mentioned exhibit Evoke, by Usman Haque, who wrapped the facade of York Minister with projected colors that were sensitive to the sound waves created by people in the immediate area, to the recently ended Adelaide Festival exhibit, Northern Lights.
Link: http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2008/04/14/color-from-the-adelaide-festival-northern-lights
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1 November 2006
15th Asian Games Opening Ceremony
Khalifer Stadium, Doha, Qatar 2007
For the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2006 Asian Games, The Electric Canvas utilized forty-four PIGI projectors from France and almost a kilometre of PIGI film. This represented the largest number of PIGI projectors ever used on a single screen surface, with a total of 254 kilowatts delivering 350 000 lumens of light output.
The ceremony featured a fourteen thousand square metre image area displaying images and effects designed and tested with a PIgI simulator in Sydney, Australia. The show was installed and maintained by a crew of eight specialized technicians who syncronised the projection to the show using time-code.
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30 March 2006
Louis Vuitton Party - Taipei
Taipei, Taiwan April 2006
To celebrate the opening of a new store in Taipei, LV threw one of their famous parties by taking over Chang Kai Shek Square.
A large party structure was built in front of the Memorial Hall to house over 2000 invitees who partied into the small hours. Guests were greeted on arrival by decorative architectural projections onto the 70m wide entrance gate. The centre-piece of the CKS site is the Memorial hall. Scrolling and decorative projection transformed the hall and the party structure set in front. Images featured Louis Vuitton branding as well as chrysanthemum motifs designed by local artist Michael Lin.
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13 August 2005
2005 ISES ESPRIT Award Winner
The Electric Canvas has won the "Creative Solution" category of the 2005 ISES (International Special Events Society) Esprit Awards.
Our entry in the category was our projection for the Louis Vuitton 150th Anniversary Party in New York, where we overcame site limitations and obstructions using a variety of innovative techniques.
Winners were announced at ISES Esprit Awards Gala on August 13, 2005 in Los Angeles California.
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15 December 2004
Cartier Store Launch
Shanghai China December 2004
When Cartier opened their latest store on the historic Bund in Shanghai, China, The Electric Canvas was asked to project some logos onto the building for the occasion. Using our custom built survey camera, we were able to do much more.
Details:
A template that accurately captured the intricate details of the building’s facade was created, and a series of 12 highly decorative treatments were prepared. Each was branded with the Cartier logo, and used Cartier jewellery as decorative elements.A media awareness was generated by commencing the projection several nights before the opening party and inviting press to view this imposing Cartier light sculpture.
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30 August 1999
Petronas twin towers
The world’s tallest building came alive when it was presented to the world amidst a display of scintillating fireworks and a spectacular light and sound show in an opening ceremony that was filled with pomp and splendor. Situated in a prime location in the capital, the gleaming 420m Petronas Twin Towers, a symbol of the nation’s soaring success, exemplified Malaysia’s sky-high ambitions towards the new millennium.
Link: http://nait5.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/petronas-twin-towers/
