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September 15, 2017 | Posted by stevenlauriecom in

troll

January 28, 2017 | Posted by stevenlauriecom in music, prototype, sketch, sound, STEVEN LAURIE

Digital sketch of sound-based project titled, Troll. Troll uses a midi controler, two 6 inch speakers and old country music tracks to produce a small outboard engine idling sound. The twist grip throttle and switch controls will provide an easy way for users to modulate tempo speed and output volume. Outboard engine will be realized […]

NEWS! International Sculpture Center Re:Sculpt Blog Article

September 16, 2015 | Posted by stevenlauriecom in Reviews/articles

RE:SCULPT | INTERNATIONAL SCULPTURE CENTER Steven Laurie: Burning Rubber By Gil McElroy

Thrush Box (3D Digital Prototype)

March 20, 2015 | Posted by stevenlauriecom in STEVEN LAURIE

Thrush Box is a sound-based mechanical work that uses the low-frequency end of double bass drum sound files to generate and expel “exhaust”. Through a simple one-way air value system under the air intake filter, the six subwoofers, like traditional engine pistons intake air through the red filter at the top and expel spent air, […]

Beer Can Launcher

June 27, 2014 | Posted by stevenlauriecom in contemporary art

The Beer Can Launcher is a mechanical work being designed for the sole purpose of crushing and launching beer cans into the sky. Playing along with the idea of drinking as a right of passage, this machine provides participants with the opportunity to celebrate their momentary drinking achievements one drink at a time.

Jacked!

September 6, 2013 | Posted by stevenlauriecom in

This exhibition catalogue was produced for the Jacked! installation hosted by Hamilton Artists Inc. Link to individual authors/catalogue texts below: Dragstrip Courage by Chris Down I’m just here for the gasoline. by Ivan Jurakic Between Labour and Leisure: Steven Laurie and the Working-Class Consciousness by Stephanie Vegh Let it Burn by Suzanne & Wayne Carte […]

branding iron project

June 28, 2013 | Posted by stevenlauriecom in

Branding Project: Marking a Territory Project Description Marking Territory is a project that examines the implicit meanings in mark-making and the use of highly reproduced ready-made imagery within collective forms of cultural expression. Both a public performance and installation, this project involves integrating monochromatic imagery, derived from off-the-wall “Flash” tattoos within the interior space of […]

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November 8, 2012 | Posted by stevenlauriecom in

Let It Burn

October 21, 2012 | Posted by stevenlauriecom in

by Suzanne & Wayne Carte [Essay contribution to Jacked! catalogue] On Father’s Day I sat down with my Dad to talk about the spectacle mechanics of Steven Laurie’s work. Over a beer we discussed the moment where performance meets proformance and the art market meets the aftermarket. Growing up in Hamilton did you ever […]

Between Labour and Leisure: Steven Laurie and the Working-Class Consciousness

October 21, 2012 | Posted by stevenlauriecom in

by Stephanie Vegh From painting and sculpture to weaving and bricklaying, all crafts and trades were once equally recognized as acts of art, united by the common human need to make and counting among their number all forms of manufacture that could derive from the word’s Latin root in “making by hand.” As recently […]