In an effort to establish new platforms for public art and performance, the multimedia duo SWEATSHOPPE (Bruno Levy and Blake Shaw) has developed a new interactive technology that enables them to explore the relationship between video, mark making and architecture.
Dubbed “video painting”, this technology allows them to essentially “paint” video onto any surface.
Shooting in Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan, the duo spent weeks documenting their work in urban settings to create ‘The Landing’ the first in a series of episodes that showcases their work as artist, technologist and performers.
The paint roller doesn’t actually paint anything onto the wall. Instead it is made from green LEDs which work in conjunction with a camera next to a projector which is programmed with software that tracks its movements. The software then outputs the X-Y position of the roller projecting a textured video image of the strokes the duo are drawing on a wall.
