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Sculpture
Double Level Diffraction (accessories)
Wen Ying Tsai, (Armory, China, 1928 - 2013, New York, NY)
Tsai, Wen Ying
United States
1928 - 2013
Male
Primary
47 x 24 x 17 in. (119.4 x 61 x 43.2 cm)
Stainless steel
Stainless steel
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Sculpture
Wen Ying Tsai was trained as both an engineer and an artist and his cybernetic sculptures are a fusion of technology and aesthetics. The stainless steel rods, topped with round optical devices, are wired to vibrate at a constant rate. They are subjected to a flashing strobe light that is triggered by ambient sound, such as a voice or a hand clap. When the frequency of the flash matches that of the rods’ vibration, the sculpture appears stationary. As the rate of flash is changed, the effect alters from a slow and undulating motion to an agitated one.
Unfortunately, "Double Level Diffraction" malfunctioned shortly after it was presented to MAG. The highly delicate nature of the mechanism has defied even the artist’s attempts to repair it.
[Label text from It Came From the Vault exhibition, 2013]
This sculpture was commissioned especially for the Gallery.
1978.73b
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Memorial Art Gallery
5/8/2015
78.73bDI#1
digital image
3/19/2018
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78.73bDI#2
digital image
3/19/2018
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78.73bDI#3
digital image
8/27/2015
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