Reception Saturday, April 11, 5-7pm, Exhibition April 11 - May 23, 2015
Our first solo exhibition of work by Kal Spelletich features approximately seven robotic sculptures, each representing an actual person influential in Spelletich's life and artistic career. Several photographs of the sun, which Spelletich took with a digital camera modified with various apparati, will also be presented as part of the exhibit. In his capacities as an artist, Zen philosopher, ardent activist, inventor and musician, Kal Spelletich has spent his creative career exploring the powerful possibilities of combining art and mysticism with the rigors of science and technology. Spelletich is well known for his mechanized, fire-ensconcing robotic art, but his latest work leans away from pyrotechnics and towards a spiritual vein. Intention Machines features seven headless robots-avatars of friends, mentors and heroes who have profoundly influenced the artist's life. Each robot is titled for its namesake, and wears unwashed work clothes previously owned and worn by the person embodied by the work. Emory Douglas, who worked as the Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party in the 1960s, as well as poet and artist Lawrence Ferlinghetti are among those represented by Spelletich's machines. His mechanical models genuflect, clasp hands in prayer and whirl like Sufi dervishes. Viewers activate the robots by touching an interface sensor that enables the machine to 'read' the viewer, and react with a responsive gesture. Sensors on the robots are programmed to detect a variety of inputs: proximity, touch, force, breath-alcohol content, polygraph metrics, and ambient sound. The exhibit will close on Saturday, May 23 with a musical performance from 3 - 5 pm featuring Spelletich's robots, as well as Bay Area painter, street artist and performer Chris Johanson who will make a special guest appearance at the turntables.
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