Public Arts / Interactive Design / Creative Coding
Role: Digital Designer, Art Director, Creative Code
After over 20 years of teaching interactive design and 12 years as an art director and researcher, I made the deliberate choice to leave academia and focus on a new career in both Fine, Public arts, and digital design. This transition allows me to apply my experience and expertise in interactivity, interdisciplinary research, and collaboration to large-scale installations and community-engaged projects, further expanding my vision of fostering connections and provoking meaningful change through art and design.
Just recently, Some of my creative coding works were accepted to participate as part of a prominent public art initiative in Downtown Houston that merges immersive Innovative Projection Mapping, with community storytelling. This opportunity, alongside a 4 story water wall created by Scott Justice at One Experiential and a kiosk by Alex MaGee at AEM Creations, reflects my dedication to crafting impactful works that transform spaces, engage diverse audiences, and foster meaningful connections through art and design.
As a project, Brightlights is a project that fuses diverse creative practices with an experimental mix of coding languages—OpenGL, GLSL (OpenGL Shading Language), and HLSL (High-Level Shading Language)—while incorporating traditional motion design techniques. The original score and soundtrack integrate input from audio sensors through the Web Audio API, dynamically shaping the aesthetics and motion in real time.
Acknowledgements: Shout out to several organizations and Individuals who’ve also led this public art direction: Ann Taylor, the selection team, and everyone at Downtown Houston+; Scott Justis from One Experiential for leading the production and Projection Mapping; and AEM Creations, led by Alexander Magee, for their technical and Kiosk development. Thank you all!!
