Aloha Mr. Drew
Hey y’all. Meet Mr. Drew, an Arduino-based drawing machine or (even better) “drawbot” that is driven with an application written in a program called Processing. Mr. Drew was created especially for artist Judith Cottrell, whose 12.1 Window Works exhibition here at Artpace will feature the smart little device.
Cottrell’s drawbot was built (and named) by Darcy Whyte, who also wrote the code for the particular type of “scribble” line used in this window project. Whyte is an inventor, artist, and programmer who runs his own model airplane business in Ottawa, Canada.
To learn more about drawing machines, check out the mobile site Cottrell developed to accompany her exhibition, which opens next Thursday, January 12 in Artpace’s Main Avenue windows. (Scan the QR code from your phone. It’s fun.)
Image credit: Photo courtesy of the artist
Wendi Kimura
Wendi Kimura is the Publications Coordinator at Artpace, editing and managing our written and printed matter, as well as our social media. She enjoys a proper pronoun-antecedent agreement and is an absolute serial comma devotee. Wendi hearts Hi-Chew candy, Texas Monthly magazine, The Rub on Brooklyn Radio, and internet cats (like these).
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[...] Artpace’s upcoming Teacher Workshop on Saturday, February 25 is designed to present tools to engage students with a variety of learning styles in an assortment of disciplines, including art, English language arts, science, and history. Educators will be introduced to the work of 12.1 Window Works artist Judith Cottrell, who will focus on the incorporation of drawing processes in the classroom. She will discuss contemporary approaches to drawing that integrate various types of media and technology à la In the Window, her exhibition currently on view in our Main Avenue windows, which features a custom drawing machine. [...]