An ‘OpenEnded Look At Techno Art
It all depends on how you interpret the work, it should be art.
The new Techno Art Museum, which features steampunk artworks that represent genre works from the industrial era and modern computers as a ubiquitous presence in our society, will open on Saturday, October 7, during an open day at the Miner Center downtown . Eugene:
So what is techno art? Steve Larichia, a longtime member of the New Zone gallery, which is moving to the Museum of Techno Art (MTA), laughed at the question.
“Everyone has a different perspective on this,” he says. “It’s kind of open.”
For Laricia, that means going back in time, “carrying Victorian science and technology into the future, and reusing something old to create something new,” she noted in a 2014 segment on Oregon Public Radio’s Oregon Art Beat show . .
These include functional works such as Farnsworth's Dilemma, which contains elements from every decade of the 20th century; “Wozniak’s Dilemma,” which combines an 1897 Remington typewriter with a classic Mac computer; And “The Babbage Lovelace Conspiracy” is simply a must-see.
La Riccia explains that MTA was born a year ago during a visit from fellow artist Glenn Smith and was influenced by the steampunk art in his home. “It’s like a museum,” Smith told La Riccia.
The MTA's mission is to exhibit works of art on technological or industrial themes that reflect the history of human invention, a futuristic future, or an imagined machine of the future.
Smith has his own work at the MTA, which La Recha says is modernist in that it allows existing computers to be combined to create art. Other artists featured in the museum include Eugene artists Barbora Bacalova and Max Rink, and Joe Moss of Eugene Archival Design. Additionally, two historical publications and an article by famous British computer industry pioneer Paul Brown are offered.
MTA's lease for the Miners building is only for six months, and the remaining term of that lease is only three months. La Rica said he hopes to eventually find a showcase space for the new gallery, similar to the New Zone gallery.
The Techno Art Museum, Eugene's new exhibition space for technology-themed art, will host an open house on Saturday, October 7, from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Miner Building, 132 E. Broadway, Suite 212. Memberships are available and donations are welcome. The museum is open every Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. or by appointment at 541-517-1488.
