scott roberts' ubutopia
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artworks



NEWTON MEMORIAL (attempt to float a mountain)
chipboard, flocking, balloons, helium, 96" x 60" x 84"
2007

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CAMUS MEMORIAL
Acrylic paint on cardboard boxes, 30" x 30" x 84"
2007

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Untitled (Cliff)
17 drawings (pen on paper, 9" x 12") and 1 video (continuous loop)
2006

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Untitled (Roots)
14 drawings (pen on paper, 9" x 12") and 1 video (continuous loop)
2006

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Untitled (Grotto)
20 drawings (pen on paper, 9" x 12") and 1 video (continuous loop)
2006

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NIETZSCHE MEMORIAL (Office Project #1 - phase two)
site-specific sculptural installation
cardboard, acrylic paint, paper tape, nails
approximately 10' x 9' x 10'
2006
An aesthetic intervention/interuption/inconvenience in the office area of Bucket Rider Gallery, Chicago, Illinois.

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OFFICE PROJECT #1
(phase one)

site-specific sculptural installation
cardboard, paper tape, nails
approximately 10' x 9' x 10'
2005
An aesthetic intervention/interuption/inconvenience in the office area of Bucket Rider Gallery, Chicago, Illinois.

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STILL LIFE #1
augmented reality video projection installation
16" x 30" x 28"
2005
Stop-motion animated still life, projected onto a wooden corner platform (to be mounted at eye-level, either in a corner or attached to a wall, with the projector hung from ceiling).

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TREE/HOUSE: RENOVATION
sculpture, 137" high, 77" wide, 58" deep
materials: cardboard, paint, wood, wallpaper, Solarian flooring, brass fixtures
2005
The boolean intersection of a tree and a domestic interior.

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DEVIL CAT: RENOVATION
sculpture, 4 feet high, 5 feet wide by 4.5 feet deep
materials: mat board, wallpaper, wood, metal brackets
2005
The boolean intersection of a giant cartoon cat head and a stairway.

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DIMENSIONAL RIFT
video sculpture
2004
A mirror with an extra-dimensional tear in the space-time continuum.

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MAQUETTE for a LANDSCAPE PAINTING
mat board and wood-patterned contact paper
72” x 48” x 42”
2004

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CROW SHADOW
augmented reality video projection installation
2004
Animation of a circling crow casting shadows from two lights into a corner, minus the crow itself, projected into a ceiling corner.
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MAQUETTE for a BLACK HOLE
sculpture
materials: cardboard, fluorescent vinyl tape, latex paint, paper tape, duct tape, wire, wood
2004
This 10 foot-high, 16 foot-wide sculpture is a mock-up for planning a black hole, similar to the maquettes used by God and Frank Gehry.
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CUBE SHADOW MAQUETTE
mat board sculpture
2004
A maquette for the projection of shadows by an object (a hollow cube) onto a cave wall.
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MAQUETTE for a WATERFALL
sculpture
materials: mat board, holographic vinyl, wood patterned contact paper, tape and glue
2004
This sculpture is a life-size mock-up for planning a waterfall, similar to the maquettes used by God and Frank Gehry. It was created as a temporary installation at Art Chicago 2004 as a project for 1R Gallery, Chicago, Illinois.
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CEREAL BOOLEAN
digital print sculpture
2004 work in progress

A first attempt at creating a boolean sculpture combining three "variety pack"-sized cereal boxes.
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STEELY
video projection sculpture
2004
Single channel video rear-projected onto 1 foot diameter plastic dome, surrounded by 2 foot square mirror.
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LOW-POLY CHILI
digital print sculpture
2003
A low-res version of the family dog created using the methodology of computer game modeling, texture-mapped with high-res digital photos.
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ARCHES OF TRIUMPH
site-specific augmented reality video projection installation, 2003
Video projection sculpture atop the roof of Galeria Comercial, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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RUBY
augmented reality video projection installation, 2003
Single channel video projected onto three-dimensional construction.
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SKYLIGHT
augmented reality video projection installation 2003
A projection of an idealized wall corner, with a cycle of sunlight and moving clouds.
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LUCKY
augmented reality video projection installation, 2002
Single channel video projected onto three sides of a box constructed to the same dimensions as a Lucky Charms cereal box. The video is a ten minute loop of myself living out the fantasy of becoming a cereal mascot.
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"MY FAVORITE CHARACTER IS A WIZARD"
animation, 2002
In the summer of 2000 I visited Gencon, the largest gaming convention in the world, with a video crew. We interviewed thirty "gamers" about role-playing, and their favorite characters. This animation brings those idealized alter egos to life, but also reveals the mannerisms, speech patterns and idiosyncrasies of their creators.
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VIOLA
video sculpture, 2002
This magic mirror provides the viewer with a better version of themselves:
my loving grandmother Viola.
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DEVIL CAT
augmented reality video projection installation, 2001
"Projected onto a corner wall and floor, Scott Roberts’ Devil Cat (2001) is a dark-humored installation whose three-dimensional illusion coalesces only when viewed from the proper angle." -- Barry Blinderman (read more)
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POLYHEDRON
digital print sculpture
2003
A 20-sided folded paper construction of an eyeball impaled by a dagger, including shadow. The sculpture was computer modeled using the methodology of computer games, and then texture-mapped with a high-res image.
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LIMBO
multimedia installation, 2003
A pitch black room with four pairs of living, glowing eyes.
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LITTLE BUDDHA MATRIX
single channel video, 2002
A reconstruction of two Keanu Reeves films in which he portrays the Buddha.
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UBUTOPIA 1.0
multimedia installation, 1999
A real-time 3D animated installation incorporating a giant projection screen and 3D sound space. Viewers explored the video game-inspired landscape using giant joysticks.

 
SKETCHBOOK
video projection, 2000
A series of animated doodles created on a Palm Pilot while traveling.

 
ARMADA
multimedia installation, 2000
An installation in an abandoned storefront that gave the passer-by a view of a kinetic sculpture of a fleet of aircraft, as well as a live video feed of the same event.


 

 

 


2000 (+/-30)
multimedia installation, 2000
Hidden in the back of the gallery was a kinetic sculpture of the future, constructed from toys. A security camera broadcast video of this world to the main gallery.


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