Balsa Man projects complete!

I have completed my projects for Balsa Man.  They are the culmination of more than four hours of work (which, at the 1/16 scale of Balsa Man, is equivalent to over 64 hours of work on an actual burningman project!) 

The first project is the epic 24 inch construction, Cruder Awakening. 

   
 

Coincidentally, it bears a certain resemblance to the most impressive project anyone ever did at Burning Man:

My second project, Infinite City, is meant to explore the nature of human existence in a world that is very finite yet infinite at the same time. 
Technological possibilities offer an unbound dream of future progress, yet all-too-real resource constraints force us to confront our own limitations.  In addition, as we navigate this mirror-like maze of possibilities and limitations, we often go on long journeys and travel to distant places, both physical and conceptual, only to find a reflection of ourselves.  Ultimately, can humanity escape from our increasingly self-created hypercomplex fractured prison of self-reflective function?  Only time will tell.  Don't believe everything you read in an art blurb.

 


Come to Balsa Man!  It'll be fun!  It's this evening pre-sunset at an unnamed beach in San Francisco!  Call me for exact location. 

Fractal decorations on my car

Now that I have a new car, I want to make it uniquely mine.  I've been playing around with various fractal designs for vinyl decals that I can apply to the side.

Here's one concept (photoshopped):

Today I did a small test piece using some scrap vinyl lying around Techshop.  The scrap vinyl was gold, and despite not being a fan of the color gold in general, I found it actually looks quite good against the reddish purple of my car.  Note that the reflection of the other car in the photo makes the 8" test piece look way bigger:



I'm going to decide on a final color when I have the full catalog of options in my hands.  I'll definitely need help adhering the full-size version, so If you have any interest in helping me, I'd totally appreciate it, and I'll teach you as much as I can about working with vinyl.