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Tuesday, February 04, 2025
See a massive snake sculpture inside the Oculus in NYC on Lunar New Year
www.timeout.com/newyork: The Lunar New Year is upon us, which means you'll be seeing snakes all over the city soon. But if you're feeling ophidiophobic (that's the phobia of snakes), don't worry: In the Chinese zodiac, snakes signify all good things, including wisdom and transformation.
To be fully transparent, when I read the title of this article I really thought this was going to be a virtual snake in an oculus headset, and I had absolutely no idea that there was a building in new york that was called the Oculus. I really thought there was some sort of virtual museum in New York where you put on a VR headset and see a bunch of 3D digital sculptures. But, after reading it, the real life sculpture is way more exciting than a virtual snake! I mean, who doesn't love a good Mobius strip inspired piece of art? It's such a good symbol for an infinite yet finite state of being. I also like the integration of projections that this snake allows with an interactive animation overlay. The snake really looks like it could start slithering through the building at any moment, and the negative space within the body of the snake gives it an interesting incorporeal nature.
This design is really fitting for the space, it goes perfectly as a centerpiece. I love the fact that they incorporated aluminum panels so that the piece could exist in harmony with the rest of the building. The Oculus is a very unique work of architecture, but when you go inside it's just an open space and it doesn't feel like it lives up to the expectations set by the outside. I think having this sculpture there really adds a new wow factor inside, and I would love to see the floor space used in more ways. I think the idea of having a virtual interactive aspect of this installment will also be captivating for viewers/tourists. It would be really awesome if the real sculpture moved, but that definitely adds a much harder element to implement. I love to see this space is being use to display art.
This sculpture seems like one of those things that must be awesome to see in person. Its sheer size coupled with the spacious, futuristic architecture surrounding it is surely a very unique experience. I wasn’t expecting to see that one of the creators of this sculpture is the founder of an organization focused on producing events centered around Asian cuisine, but it’s super cool to see people of different disciplines coming together for this project. I also think it’s interesting that the design is both so angular and mechanical (it both looks like an articulating robot & was created largely with CNC), yet comes together into a curvilinear shape that mimics the natural forms that inspired it. Admittedly I do think the “scan a QR code to see a snake overlaid on the installation” thing is kinda silly. I feel like the most interesting and impactful public art is stuff that is on its own mesmerizing and awe-inspiring, not stuff where you have to take out your phone and scan a QR code to look at it.
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To be fully transparent, when I read the title of this article I really thought this was going to be a virtual snake in an oculus headset, and I had absolutely no idea that there was a building in new york that was called the Oculus. I really thought there was some sort of virtual museum in New York where you put on a VR headset and see a bunch of 3D digital sculptures. But, after reading it, the real life sculpture is way more exciting than a virtual snake! I mean, who doesn't love a good Mobius strip inspired piece of art? It's such a good symbol for an infinite yet finite state of being. I also like the integration of projections that this snake allows with an interactive animation overlay. The snake really looks like it could start slithering through the building at any moment, and the negative space within the body of the snake gives it an interesting incorporeal nature.
This design is really fitting for the space, it goes perfectly as a centerpiece. I love the fact that they incorporated aluminum panels so that the piece could exist in harmony with the rest of the building. The Oculus is a very unique work of architecture, but when you go inside it's just an open space and it doesn't feel like it lives up to the expectations set by the outside. I think having this sculpture there really adds a new wow factor inside, and I would love to see the floor space used in more ways.
I think the idea of having a virtual interactive aspect of this installment will also be captivating for viewers/tourists. It would be really awesome if the real sculpture moved, but that definitely adds a much harder element to implement. I love to see this space is being use to display art.
This sculpture seems like one of those things that must be awesome to see in person. Its sheer size coupled with the spacious, futuristic architecture surrounding it is surely a very unique experience. I wasn’t expecting to see that one of the creators of this sculpture is the founder of an organization focused on producing events centered around Asian cuisine, but it’s super cool to see people of different disciplines coming together for this project. I also think it’s interesting that the design is both so angular and mechanical (it both looks like an articulating robot & was created largely with CNC), yet comes together into a curvilinear shape that mimics the natural forms that inspired it. Admittedly I do think the “scan a QR code to see a snake overlaid on the installation” thing is kinda silly. I feel like the most interesting and impactful public art is stuff that is on its own mesmerizing and awe-inspiring, not stuff where you have to take out your phone and scan a QR code to look at it.
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