moto restaurant in Chicago, where food is printed on an inkjet printer using organic, food-based inks … images of maki on pieces of edible paper made of soybeans and cornstarch, the back of the paper flavoured with powdered soy and seaweed seasonings. A picture of a cow that tastes like filet mignon. What does M. C. Escher’s Relativity taste like?

Toshiba has developed a new display technology that allows 3-D images to be viewed on a flatbed display. The display consists of micro-lenses that control the direction of light emission, and supporting software that creates images using 10 or more views of the object. The display employs an integral imaging system that reproduces light beams similar to those produced by a real object, rather than its visual representation. Viewing the display from an angle allows the viewer to experience 3-D images that stand out several centimetres from the display surface. This technology opens up new possibilities for application of 3-D displays, including arcade games, e-learning, simulations of buildings and landscapes, and even 3-D menus in restaurants. Cool! Virtual sculpture maybe.

“Art is the imposing of a pattern on experience, and our aesthetic enjoyment is recognition of the pattern.” Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947), English philosopher and mathematician. Dialogues, June 10, 1943. Continue »

The images from Sculpture By The Sea at Cottesloe Beach look beautiful. And I missed it! Bringing art out of the gallery and into everyday spaces invites a whole new audience.