The Sheldon Museum of Art is being transformed into "The Naked Museum" to celebrate its 50th anniversary.
During June, visitors to the Naked Museum will experience Sheldon through a variety of performances and activities, including digital interactions, architectural tours, craft circles, dance, music, poetry, theater and yoga. All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. A complete schedule of events is available on the Sheldon website, http://www.sheldonartmuseum.org.
The Kinection Project is one of those special activities. It connects contemporary technology and modern art. Through the use of gesture-detection software, the installation allows participants to create action paintings reminiscent of Jackson Pollock’s famous drip canvases of the 1950s. Kinection mimics the essence of action painting where users not only create a Jackson Pollock-like painting, but also immerse themselves in the process of creating the artwork through their body movements in the spirit of action painting. As the viewer gestures, they can watch the canvas (i.e., the projection) transform into their personal work of art. After finishing their painting, the user can save their artwork on Flickr as a keepsake.
Kinection was developed by UNL Assistant Professor of Computer Science Anita Sarma and her team including Megan Jensen, Luan Pham, James Sukup, and Josh Raef.
The Kinection Project will be available to visitors during normal museum hours June 5 through June 28 and during the First Friday reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on June 7. Sheldon is open free to the public Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. The museum is closed on Mondays.
More details at: http://www.sheldonartmuseum.org