March – April

The Group are in the process of finding more artists for the project and experimenting with all the tools we have to use, such as TouchOSC, Flash and Ableton live. As of the time of writing we aim to have at least 8 different art pieces from separate artists. We have sent out numerous emails and have received a number of replies. At the moment we have around 5 pieces and we are in regular contact with different artists, in particular Diana Muller from Brushwood studio’s in Kerry, who has showed a distinct interest in our project. Diana is in the process of sending us some hi res pictures of her paintings and she has also told us that other painters in Brushwood studio’s were willing to work with us also which was great to hear. As well as that, we have also been in touch with NCAD student union and they are putting out details of our project in their weekly newsletter. Fingers crossed we will be getting some replies from interested NCAD students or alumni, as well as exhibiting and promoting our own project, a big part of this project is also promoting the exceptional standard of art that exists within Ireland today.

We have been in contact with more and more artists from around Ireland. In terms of art we expect to have pieces from at least 8 different art pieces from a number of artists. As a group we have been conferring and we all know the style of art we think we suit best for the project. As the objective of the project is to have the user create audio from interpretation of the art, we have been looking a lot of abstract art pieces as we feel people will bring the own interpretation from more abstract pieces. Ciaran has been researching and making a short list of Irish artist, of whose work would be ideal for our project.

We sent out a lot of emails to various Irish artists whose pieces we liked. The list of artists in this project is are as follows:

• Diana Muller
• Erin Treacy
• Ken Browne
• Ben Readman
• Eoin Mac Lochlainn
• Sean Cotter
• Anne Muller
• Susan McEvoy

The artists we have short listed have been getting back to us and all seem very interested in the project and are willing to work with us. Ciaran has collected 8 hi res images of the paintings we want to use in the project from all 8 artists. The next step is David creating the interface for the project with all 8 art pieces included.
The group has been working hard to ensure that we are all up to date with our different roles. Ros has been over-seeing the entire project to make sure everything has been getting done and making sure we are ready for the upcoming deadlines which include the demo on the 6th of May and 2 exhibitions before our main FIS exhibition, one of which will be held in Dundalk and the other in Dublin. David and Pauric have been working tirelessy with the design and audio aspects of the project.