1 Project per Year of my 25 year career in Computer Graphics.
The Freedom Sculpture, Revisited, 2020-21
... transforms public art it into a Memorial and Virtual Soapbox.
Pushing Light Through a Darkened Pallete, 2019
. . is a visualization of common triggers and technology of Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) , designed to induce a low-grade euphoria that its viewers may find to be a beneficial therapeutic experience.
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silent movie, 7 min 5 sec, Earmaginations, SoundPedro June 2019,
Angeles Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CAAbout me on the exhibit website
The Cat and the Coup, 2011 (PC), 2018(PS4)
For more information: www.theCatandtheCoup.com
These 8 items from the installation are in the permanent collection of the Los Angeles County Musem of Art
My essay about the art direction, originally published in ARTillery Magazine in 2009:
"Moving Forward by Looking Back: Interactive Documentary Illuminated by Persian Miniatures"
An Interview for the Tuqay: "Modern Miniaturism: The Art of The Cat and the Coup"
The Body Scrub Device, 2013-16
The Body Scrub device is a virtual funhouse mirror that amplifies body language while providing anonymity. This combination of affordances encourages spectators to become the spectacle. Body Scrub, LEGO (pictured) was acquired by The Strong National Museum of Play for their long-term exhibit, Feild of Play.
Exhibit history: my installations, student installation, printer-friendly
The Night Journey, 2007
"Journey of Discovery: The Night Journey Project as Video/Game Art" paper for Sandbox: 2007 ACM SIGGRPAH Videogame Symposium
My full demonstration as part of a lecture by Bill Viola: http://vimeo.com/14715614
The Kneeler, 2006
Erotic (not pornographrafic) Body parts from Spanish -language, adult comic books collaged and painted, scanned and digitally mirrored across both axis' making a repeatable pattern printed on rolls of wallpaper (recommend for barhrooms.)\
WKRPinc is Wallpaper by Kurosh, Robert Brinker, Pamela Joseph.
Aspen Times Weekly, Arts & Entertainment, Escape to Aspen, Sept 20, 2004
Sensory Environments Evaluation, 2003
For more information: http://ict.usc.edu/projects/sensory_environments_evaluation/"Sensory Design for Virtual Environments" paper and video for 2003 ACM SIGGRAPH Sketch
Related Paper: "Emotionally Evocative Environments for Training"
Music for the Deaf, 2002
This mini music video was created by a collaborative of colleagues at USC's Institute for Creative Technologies. I conceived the idea and created the animation in the inner ear using proprietary software written by Andrew Gardner (who has a cameo as the signer.) Julia Kim shot the live-action footage. David Miraglia was the sound designer, with music provided by MTV.
When Summer Falls, 2000, 2’18”
This 3D CG animation is the culmination of my self-guided studies at 7 Los Angeles area schools from 1996-99.Spiral Staircase, 1993
"Now a work of art, a spiral staircase designed by computer artist Kurosh ValaNejad, features an inlaid lower landing that echoes the curve of the staircase, creating the illusion of ever descending space."
Colorado Homes & Lifestyles Magazine, May 1996
On Irreverence In Paradise, 1990-6
