Eric Forman
| Eric Forman | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 4, 1973 Philadelphia, PA |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 🏫 Education | ITP, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University Vassar College |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 🌐 Website | www.ericforman.com @ericformanstudio |
Eric Forman is a New York-based artist and designer best known for his installation Heart Squared (2020) [in collaboration with MODU], and his sound object TreeShell(2013). Heart Squared was selected by the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum as the winner of the Times Square Heart 2020 Design Competition.[2] Throughout February 2020, Heart Squared was seen by over 300,000 people a day.[3] TreeShell was selected by the Museum of Modern Art Design Store for its 2013 “Destination: NYC” series.[4]
Biography[edit]
Eric Forman received his B.A. from Vassar College in 1995, where he devised an interdisciplinary independent major called “The Philosophical Ramifications of Computer Technology.”[5] His academic output there included his thesis “Virtual Reality: The Refiguring of Space, Real, and Subject”(1995), which investigated the conceptual impact of VR on media theory and philosophy.[6] In the mid-1990s, he was one of the early members of Pseudo Programs, one of the world's original online streaming content services[7], where he worked on creating virtual environments for the early internet service provider Prodigy.[8] Forman received his Masters from ITP at Tisch School of the Arts (NYU) in 2002. His thesis work there was a colony of robots that used flocking algorithms to harmonize with color and sound.[9]
Eric Forman Studio was founded in 2003, and his work since then has been primarily sculpture and installation art concerned with the intersection of technology and human, using “playful interaction to reveal issues of language, simulation, and perception.”[6] In 2012 his studio became a founding member of Newlab, an innovation space in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.[10]
Forman is at the forefront of teaching “Physical Computing” to artists and designers[11], starting in 2003 at SIGGRAPH [12], then most notably at RISD MFA Digital+Media from 2005-2013 [13], and at the School of Visual Arts from 2007 to the present.[5] Currently he acts as the Head of Innovation at SVA MFA Interaction Design in New York.[14]
Selected achievements[edit]
| Achievement | Location | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Times Square Heart 2020 Design Winner[3] | New York, NY | 2019 |
| Invited to present retrospective on career[15] | University of Delaware Department of Art & Design | 2018 |
| Træna artist residency[16] | Tenk Træna, Nordland, Norway | 2016 |
| Autodesk Pier 9 artist residency[17] | San Francisco, CA | 2014-2015 |
| Jerome Fellowship and Franconia Sculpture Park artist residency[18] | Shafer, MN | 2014 |
| Spotlight Series Visiting Artist lecture[19] | University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA Spring | 2013 |
| Selected for MoMA Design Destination: NYC collection[20] | New York, NY and Tokyo, Japan | 2013 |
| Invited speaker for “Creativity and Innovation” panel[21] | CreateTech, Brooklyn, NY | 2013 |
| Invited by New York City EDC to present artwork made locally with new technologies | NY Design Week, BMWi Ventures, New York, NY | 2012 |
| Invited to present work and participate in panel “Slowness: Responding to Acceleration”[22] | ISEA (International Symposium on Electronic Art), Istanbul, Turkey | 2011 |
| Toyota HEYA Artist Innovation Grant | New York, NY | 2008 |
Selected exhibitions and works[edit]
| Work | Place | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Heart Squared (with MODU)[23] | Times Square, New York, NY | 2020 |
| UnBuilding[24] | Citygroup Gallery, New York, NY and New Lab, Brooklyn, NY | 2019 |
| Un-Urban Experiment[25] | DOGA (Design & Architecture Norway) | 2018 |
| Under Dytte Lyset [Under This Light] [16] | Bodø Biennial, Norway | 2016 |
| Sculptural Light Installation | Motherboard New York, Brooklyn, NY | 2016 |
| Radiolarian[26] | Sunsychronous orbit around Earth | 2015 |
| Auto-Surveillance Encounter II[27] | Art Souterrain, Montreal, Canada | 2015 |
| Scale/Scape Light Panel series II | Autodesk Pier 9 Gallery, San Francisco, CA | 2015 |
| Radioscape[28] | Franconia Sculpture Park, Shafer, MN | 2014 |
| Futur Absolu (with Stephan Breuer)[29] | Château de Compiègne, Oise, France | 2013 |
| Consensual Navigation Shirt | Conflux Festival, New York, NY, part of “Test Dérive” curated by Seth Carnes | 2010 |
| Constrained Flight Structure[30] | Solar One, New York, NY | 2010 |
| What the Rain has Seen[31] | DUMBO Art Under the Bridge Festival, New York, NY | 2008 |
| Untitled (performance)[32] | 24HrsNonStopArt, Tigh Fili Cultural Centre, Cork, Ireland | 2008 |
| Every Drop Counts (with Cynthia Lawson)[33] | Exit Art, New York, NY | 2006 |
| Auto-Surveillance Encounter | Show & Tell Salon curated by Leejone Wong, New York, NY | 2004 |
| Autonomous Harmonizing Robotic Sculpture[34] | The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY | 2003 |
| branch/ing | Thomas Street Gallery, New York, NY | 2002 |
| Drop | ITP/Tisch, New York, NY | 2002 |
| TransLink | ITP/Tisch, New York, NY | 2001 |
| SoundBot | ITP/Tisch, New York, NY | 2000 |
Other professional works[35][edit]
Eric Forman Studio’s design practice also specializes in the latest interactive experiences and fabrication techniques for various clients. In 2015, he was the interactive technology consultant for Air Wave, an installation designed with MODU for The Architectural League of New York.[36] Forman also co-designed a next-generation one-handed blood sugar meter in collaboration with Line Healthcare Design Studio of Denmark in 2013.[37] In 2011, he contributed technology and visualisation consulting with neuroscientist Suzanne Dikker for Marina Abromović's Mutual Gaze project.[38] In 2009, he created a new interactive interface for artist Anthony McCall to visually manipulate mathematical equations for his world-renowned Solid Light: Coupling installation.[39] In 2008, Forman developed an installation for Kate Spade and J. Crew to play sound experiences by dialing vintage rotary phones.[40] In 2007, Forman designed and programmed the lighting and electronics for The Living’s River Glow water pollution sensor.[41]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Contact". SVA MFA Interaction Design. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ↑ "MODU and Eric Forman reveal the 2020 Times Square Valentine's heart". The Architect’s Newspaper. 2020-01-31. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Faver, Viviane (February 3, 2020). "A mirrored heart lands in Times Square". CNN. Retrieved 4 July 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Destination NYC: MoMA Store | New York Design Agenda". 2013-06-11. Archived from the original on 2013-06-11. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Eric Forman - Faculty bio". SVA MFA Interaction Design. Retrieved 2020-07-04. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Eric Forman - About". Eric Forman Studio. Retrieved 2020-07-04. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "SUDDENLY PSEUDO - Nymag". New York Magazine. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- ↑ "SUDDENLY PSEUDO - Nymag". New York Magazine. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- ↑ "Autonomous Harmonizing Robotic Sculpture". Eric Forman Studio. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- ↑ McGeehan, Patrick (2013-05-08). "Amid Navy Yard's Ruins, Space for a Comeback in Manufacturing (Published 2013)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- ↑ O'Sullivan, Dan; Igoe, Tom (2004). Physical Computing: Sensing and Controlling the Physical World With Computers. 25 Thompson Pl. Boston, MA, United States: Course Technology Press. pp. Acknowledgements. Search this book on
- ↑ "SIGGRAPH 2003 Courses Provide Instruction on Innovations and Research in the Art, Science, and Engineering of Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques". www.businesswire.com. 2003-03-20. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ↑ Rhode Island School of Design. "Course Announcement (2007 Fall - 2008 Spring)" (PDF). Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Contact Us page". SVA MFA Interaction Design. Retrieved 2020-07-09. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Event Details". University of Delaware. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Under This Light – New York based artist Eric Forman at Træna". AIR TRÆNA. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ↑ Nordstrom, Charlie (2015-02-04), AiR Presentation: Eric Forman, retrieved 2020-07-09
- ↑ Tishman, Rebecca. "AT THE INTERSECTION OF ROBOTICS, DESIGN, AND ART-THAT'S WHERE YOU'LL FIND ERIC FORMAN". Franconia: Sculpture Park. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ↑ "School of Film Spotlight Series: Eric Forman | The University of the Arts". 2015-10-01. Archived from the original on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ↑ NYDAGENDA, NY Agenda. "Destination NYC: MoMA Store". NY Design Agenda. Archived from the original on 2013-06-11. Retrieved 9 July 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 4AsVideoChannel (Oct 18, 2013). "Creativity & Innovation Panel - CreateTech 2013 (Part 2)". Retrieved July 9, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "[ISEA2011] Panel: Eric Forman-Too Quick: The Challenges of Interactive Art -ISEA Symposium Archives". Retrieved 2020-07-09. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ tsq_sasha (2020-01-09). "2020 Valentine Heart: Heart Squared". www.timessquarenyc.org. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ↑ "Exhibition: NaN - Not a Number". Data Through Design. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ↑ "Un-Urban Experiments: Træna". Tenk Traena. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ↑ Nordstrom, Charlie (2016-01-28), Art in Space, retrieved 2020-07-09
- ↑ "Auto-surveillance Encounter". Art and Surveillance. Retrieved 6 July 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Eric Forman". Franconia Sculpture Park. 2019-01-29. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ↑ "The installation of Futur Absolu Exhibition by Stephan Breuer at Palais de Compiegne". Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ↑ "Eric Forman - SVA". School of Visual Arts | SVA | New York City. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ↑ "Dumbo Arts Center presents The Under The Bridge Festival 2008". 2008-09-27. Archived from the original on 2008-09-27. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ↑ Curators, Angelique Dos Santos And Frances Murphy (2007-07-24). "24 hrs non stop art". 24hrs Non Stop Art. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ↑ "Exit Art's "Drop" Show on Water Rights, New York City, April 2006 | InterActivist Info Exchange". dev.autonomedia.org. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ↑ "Exhibitions". New Museum Digital Archive. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ↑ "Eric Forman Studio WORK". Eric Forman Studio. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
- ↑ "MODU/ Phu Hoang, Rachely Rotem |Page 3, Chan:6902899 |RSSing.com"". rachely1.rssing.com. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ↑ "Flotspotting: "Gio," a Better BG meter by Sara Krugman & Eric Forman". Core77. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ↑ "Neuroscience Experiment I: Measuring the Magic of Mutual Gaze, Marina Abramovic". archive.garageccc.com. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ↑ "Anthony McCall | Coupling (2009) | Available for Sale | Artsy". www.artsy.net. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ↑ "Kate Spade – Sound Effect Telephones". Eric Forman Studio. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
- ↑ "River Glow". 2011-12-30. Archived from the original on 2011-12-30. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
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