Sun Boxes http://www.sun-boxes.com/blog A solar powered sound installation by Craig Colorusso. Mon, 20 May 2013 15:21:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 ARTOSPHERE http://www.sun-boxes.com/blog/artosphere/ http://www.sun-boxes.com/blog/artosphere/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 00:16:02 +0000 MUUD http://www.sun-boxes.com/blog/?p=551 More →]]> Facebook_Image1_Option2

Sun Boxes will be taking part in the 4th annual ARTOSPHERE this year.  Placing the Boxes in several locations during May and June throughout Northwest Arkansas.  More details below.

MAY 9 Tyson Plaza, at Walton Arts Center, 4pm-Sundown

MAY 13 &14Tyson Plaza, at Walton Arts Center, 9am-1:30pm

MAY 18Spiral Wetland, Lake Fayetteville. 9am-Sundown

MAY 19Block Street Block Party, 9am-Sundown

MAY 20John Brown University Quad (front lawn) 10am-Sundown

MAY 22Tyson Plaza, at Walton Arts Center, 4pm-Sundown

MAY 23Tyson Plaza, at Walton Arts Center12noon-Sundown

MAY 25Tyson Plaza, at Walton Arts Center, 12noon-Sundown

MAY 26Tyson Plaza, at Walton Arts Center 12noon-Sundown

JUNE 2Botanical Garden of the Ozarks, 8am-10am

JUNE 5 &6University of Arkansas campus 12noon-Sundown

JUNE 8Trail at Pinnacle Hills-behind Taco Bell, 12noon-Sundown

JUNE 9Trail at Pinnacle Hills-behind Taco Bell 12noon-4

JUNE 13-15Tyson Plaza & Rose Garden, at Walton Arts Center, 12noon-Sundown

JUNE 16Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, 1pm-3pm

JUNE 20Tyson Plaza, at Walton Arts Center, 4pm-Sundown

JUNE 22Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Sunrise-Sundown

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LexArts Announces New Public Art Initiative 
Artist Craig Colorusso’s Sun Boxes Blends Music and the Power of the Sun 
Temporary Installation at CentrePointe
May 3-5 Lexington, KY 
 
 Craig Colorusso will bring his solar powered sound sculpture, Sun Boxes, to Lexington for a weekend-long Installation.  Colorusso’s work will be available to the public on May 3rd, 4th and 5th at CenterPointe. Sun Boxes, sculptural experimentation with sound and solar energy, is made up of twenty wooden “sun boxes” that are equipped with solar panels, speakers and amplifiers and electronic sound modules. Each Sun Boxes is preloaded with recorded guitar notes an Sun Boxes collectively create unique melodies that vary infinitely throughout the day depending on the amount of clouds and sun and even shadows of the spectator.
LexArts CEO Jim Clark noted, “Colorusso’s work fits with the aesthetics of the public art program we are building here in Lexington- a temporary sonic piece which is akin to the Bill Fontana work, Surface Reflections, which continues to perform in our downtown.
This installation is the latest in a program that provides a platform for non-traditional and/or alternative forms of public art.  Like Fontana, Colorusso began his artisitic career as a musician and has evolved to join a growing number of artists that borrow ambient sounds and real-world noise as an integral part of their work.”
 
Colorusso, a self-described “recovering musician” added, “Sun Boxes is really my way of improvising with Mother Nature.  The sounds are both soothing and energizing, not unlike the sounds that might accompany yoga or meditation.
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SUN BOXES at AMOA-Arthouse at Laguna Gloria

Saturday April 27th and Sunday April 28th

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3809W 35th ST

Austin, Texas

Co-Presented by Fusebox Festival

Artist Craig Colorusso’s solar powered sound sculptures, Sun Boxes, will be installed on the grounds. Twenty independently-operated speakers preloaded with recorded guitar notes collectively create harmonious chords, which continually overlap and evolve into new, unique melodies. For each day the Sun Boxes are on view, Colorusso will mix up the sculptures’ arrangement to invite a more organic, atmospherically responsive interaction. The artist will be on hand throughout the weekend to engage with visitors in this pop-up meditative space. Free with museum admission.

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I guess we’re in the film biz now.  INSTALL premiered at the 8th annual Camden International Film Festival and we brought Sun Boxes and CUBEMUSIC.

Chasing the sun in Camden.

People waiting in line for INSTALL.

A Cube.  1 0f 6.  CUBEMUSIC.

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The film premieres at The Camden International Film Festival on Sunday September 30th at The Strand Theater Camden Maine.  Sun Boxes, CUBEMUSIC, artist and Director Kevin Belli will all be present.

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We spent 5 weeks in Vermont and met tons of new people, captured some audio, and took some photos.  More on that soon.  Below are some links of SB in Vermont State Parks.  More soon.  Thanks VT.

Burlington Free Pess: http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012307280005

Stuck In Vermont: http://youtu.be/qWqPqvFDqNc

Culturally Weekly: http://www.culturalweekly.com/art-installation-environment-sun-boxes-light-into-sound.html

Vermont Public Radio: http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/95276/sun-boxes-installed-at-vermont-state-parks/

 Next Up: INSTALL at Camden Film Festival.


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July 13-15  Grand Isle State Park in Grand Isle

July 20-22 Knight Point State Park in North Hero

July 27-29  Silver Lake State Park in Barnard

Aug 2-5 Camp Plymouth State Park in Ludlow

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July 5th August 5th Sun Boxes heads North

5 Days

15 Locations

20 Boxes

To help pay for some of the expenses we have started a Kickstarter Campaign

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sun-boxes/sun-boxes-in-vermont-state-parks

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photo by Heidi Greenwood

I’m pretty sure I was conceived at the Brooklyn Naval Yard.

Shortly afterwards I ended up in Brookfield, Connecticut for a while.

Then back to Brooklyn for a few years.  So…

 

Saturday June 2nd Sun Boxes will be at The Brooklyn Botanical Gardens as part of AMBLE  On The Cherry Esplanade Noon-6PM FREE

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Sunday June 3rd at The Brookfield Town Hall Sponsored by Brookfield Parks and Recreation, Conservation Commission and The Arts Commission Noon-6PM FREE

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The Last Time I was at The Cherry Esplanade I danced in Corinna Hiller’s Butoh  army.

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I usually shy away from Festivals but had a hunch about this one.

I was right.

Communikey was incredible.  All Festivals should be like this.

The staff took great care of me and Boulder is beautiful.

Morton Subotnick spoke and played.

And for some reason tons of old friends from the East Coast were there.

Day Five started quietly.

People just kept coming.

And coming.

And staying.

The amazing Milieu in the background.

On Route.  Thanks Communikey it was great.  Really.

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