Mike Booth
At art college back in the mid 1960s Mike Booth was exploring all sorts of different ways to create movement in Art.
At the Royal College of Art he developed ways in which the spectator could become the motivating factor. He exhibited electronic musical boxes that responded to how they were manipulated, and, working with textile designer Claire Boyd, a range of musical clothes, that responded to the movement of the wearer (inhibiting for the average member of the public – but professional dancers loved them!).
In the years that followed he produced illuminated paintings of urban landscapes that used computer programmed lighting to progress the images through a 24 hour day and night cycle.
The current project uses Solar Power to transform a two dimensional image. These pictures have been designed as a domestic product, and are available to purchase from the web site www.suntraps.net where eight examples can be seen.
OXYGEN: Artist Membership Programme
The above artist has enrolled in Kinetica Museum's artist member programmeKinetica's membership scheme was launched in November 2010, and aims to provide Kinetica with the opportunity to extend it’s artist network whilst fostering emerging talent. Oxygen members are entitled to a profile on the Kinetica Museum’s website, and gain access to Kinetica's interim exhibitions as well as our networks. This year Kinetica is focusing on an international tour, our artist members will have the opportunity to be involved and submit work for the following tour. In December 2013, a group of Kinetica’s Artist Members will be selected for a member’s exhibition in 2014. For more information on our artist membership scheme, please visit the MEMBERSHIP section on this website.