Tobey Crockett PhD ~ Illuminating the Mystery
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My digital artwork has been included in exhibitions at the Beall Center for Art and Technology, the Bremen Kunsthalle and New York University, and in 2001, I received a prestigious New York Foundation for the Arts grant for my virtual world “Tobey Crockett’s Wild Frontier” (TCWF). (see the mini documentary below)
This virtual world as self portrait has been featured in talks at Siggraph, the Refresh conference at Banff, The Society for Cinema and Media Studies and numerous universities as noted on my lectures page.
I am drawn to installation work, performance and other conceptual forms, and hope to do large scale public sculpture at some point in the future.
Yonkers Art Truck (2008)
This was my entry for an art themed garbage truck for Yonkers. It made it to the final round, which was amazing for my first attempt at a public art award.
L.A. Queen G.W.T.W (2008)
This was my contribution to the "Exquisite Crisis and Encounters" show curated by Young Soon Min for the Asian/Pacific/American Institute, New York University.
Digital Fantasia (ongoing)
This virtual world as self portrait has been featured in talks at Siggraph, the Refresh conference at Banff, The Society for Cinema and Media Studies and numerous universities as noted on my lectures page.
I am drawn to installation work, performance and other conceptual forms, and hope to do large scale public sculpture at some point in the future.
Yonkers Art Truck (2008)
This was my entry for an art themed garbage truck for Yonkers. It made it to the final round, which was amazing for my first attempt at a public art award.
L.A. Queen G.W.T.W (2008)
This was my contribution to the "Exquisite Crisis and Encounters" show curated by Young Soon Min for the Asian/Pacific/American Institute, New York University.
Digital Fantasia (ongoing)
Mother of Invention (1984)
My interest in interactive installations began while I was still an undergraduate at Barnard. I made some elaborate viewer activated works, the largest one of which was "The Mother of Invention", shown above in a partial view on the right. The viewer would approach the box, don a pair of headphones, place their hands in giant electricians gloves as if in a bio-hazard containment unit, and follow instructions that it was "OK to pick up the baby." As soon as the viewer picked up the baby doll, lights came on, the television sparked to life and various other elements kicked in, along with an ominous soundtrack that commanded the viewer to "Put that baby DOWN!". It was a part of the 1984 Show at Kamikaze. My collaborators were Cary Hart and Keith deMary.
Lady of the Lake (1995)
The haunting Lady of the Lake sculpture seen above was installed in my garden in Echo Park at Halloween in 1995. Her spooky lights, flowers in her hair and raised sword struck some distinctive Dia de Los Muertos notes for the neighborhood.
Bird Boxes (1985- present)
I created my first cabinet of birds in 1985 with assistance from my then husband Cary Hart. I have recently re-approached this design problem and am working on smaller, more portable and perhaps even solar versions, using vintage birds and digital prints of my own design.
My interest in interactive installations began while I was still an undergraduate at Barnard. I made some elaborate viewer activated works, the largest one of which was "The Mother of Invention", shown above in a partial view on the right. The viewer would approach the box, don a pair of headphones, place their hands in giant electricians gloves as if in a bio-hazard containment unit, and follow instructions that it was "OK to pick up the baby." As soon as the viewer picked up the baby doll, lights came on, the television sparked to life and various other elements kicked in, along with an ominous soundtrack that commanded the viewer to "Put that baby DOWN!". It was a part of the 1984 Show at Kamikaze. My collaborators were Cary Hart and Keith deMary.
Lady of the Lake (1995)
The haunting Lady of the Lake sculpture seen above was installed in my garden in Echo Park at Halloween in 1995. Her spooky lights, flowers in her hair and raised sword struck some distinctive Dia de Los Muertos notes for the neighborhood.
Bird Boxes (1985- present)
I created my first cabinet of birds in 1985 with assistance from my then husband Cary Hart. I have recently re-approached this design problem and am working on smaller, more portable and perhaps even solar versions, using vintage birds and digital prints of my own design.
T.C.W.F. (Tobey Crockett's Wild Frontier) 1999 - 2007
This is my virtual world which I began as a self portrait. Please watch this mini documentary to get an idea of what can be possible once we get away from the constraints of photorealism as an aesthetic to be applied in cyberspace. I have written extensively about why this is an out dated approach to new media. (See the Mind page for more info on my writing about digital media)
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