Lipstick Enigma
October 20th, 2010Lipstick Enigma is a computer-driven sentence-generator made by Janet Zweig. The sculpture is made of 1200 resin lipsticks powered by 1200 stepper motors, controlled by 60 circuit boards. The software invents and writes a new line of text, using rules and a lexicon written by the artist, and displays it on the sign when triggered by a motion detector.
October 20th, 2010 at 5:10 am
really? that’s it? that’s what the piece does? with such an abundance of electronic wizardry, you would imagine that the artist had a vision for presenting something that didn’t seem so tired and expected.
October 20th, 2010 at 7:10 am
[...] – Lipstick Sentence Generator. [...]
October 20th, 2010 at 7:21 pm
I think it’s awesome.
October 22nd, 2010 at 3:52 pm
[...] via todayandtomorrow [...]
October 24th, 2010 at 1:14 pm
[...] As aficcionadas por maquiagem nao vão resistir a esta instalação: um letreiro feito só com batons. Saiu no Today and Tomorrow. [...]
October 24th, 2010 at 9:09 pm
[...] vía [...]
October 26th, 2010 at 5:50 pm
[...] sobald Bewegungssensoren registrieren, dass jemand daherspaziert kommt. Video nach dem Break. [via todayandtomorrow] [...]
November 3rd, 2010 at 1:48 pm
[...] So, if you want to see it in motion ..Revlon? Lauder? Dior? YSL? Everyone? (What a cool idea!) you should hurry over here. [...]
January 18th, 2011 at 10:44 pm
[...] Lipstick Enigma creates sentences using 1200 lipsticks, by Janet Zweig with Franklyn Berry for the Harris Engineering Center at the University of Central Florida. This computer-driven sentence-generator, using rules and lexicon written by the artist, invents and writes a new line of text, and displays it on the sign when triggered by a motion detector. The sentences mix the language of engineering with the language of beauty advertising. [...]