Category: ArtPrize
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Parisfal, continued
VanOchre’s tenure is revealed in documents contained in one squashed, moldy box in a cob-webbed corner of the library’s warehouse. According to VanOchre’s account, he asked permission from his department chairman, a Professor Crittenden, to change his senior thesis from the college-focused “public works” to a flying machine of some type. “In answer to your…
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The Story of Parsifal the Steam Pig
The pig has been part of the human condition for at least nine millennia, possibly more. It appears in religion, in folklore, in literature. Yet in spite of, or perhaps because of this kinship, our relationship with the pig is dynamic, even troubled. The Celts revered them with their swine god Moccus; the ancient Greeks…
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Atomic Steam Pig
some concepts on the artprize 2010 entry. we had to balk at our spot on the river. we are looking at a couple different venues. sponsorship is key. the logistics of building the SteamPig are just as daunting as they were for building Nessie. Think turn-of-the century industrial revolution in modern times… the flying machines…
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Nessie on the Grand
ArtPrize 2009 “Nessie on the Grand” 6th Place Photo-illustration of our prototype resting on the Grand River. Love her or Hate her, we assembled an elite team of dedicated and talented people to build her in a very short order of time. Jumping through the hoops of the DEQ and Army Core of Engineers to…
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