16 April 2007 | State of Florida Artist Enhancement Grant

Ken has been awarded a State of Florida Artist Enhancement Grant in support of his recent time-based works. The grant will fund the purchase of a high-definition digital projector for use in developing and exhibiting these new works.

26 March 2007 | A residency begins

Ken has started a ten-week residency at Savannah College of Art and Design. Working in the School of Film and Digital Media Visual Effects Department, Ken is teaching three classes and doing his best to take advantage of a few hundred networked computers (watch for results).

23 March 2007 | See it on the big screen(s)

A site-specific, two-channel version of 2005.2 is being shown on a pair of 31 by 53-foot “super screens” in Victory Plaza in Dallas, Texas. The work is part of Victory Art’s Premiere Collection and will be in rotation for the next few years.

2 February 2007 | Updates to web site

Some works have been added and some updated…

Added: 2006.5.2 and 2006.1a.

Updated with additional, larger still images: 2006.1b and 2006.1c.

27 January 2007 | A new series of time-based works

A new series of time-based works has been added to the site. Based loosely on earlier work inspired by the periodic tiling patterns explored by a 17th century Dominican monk, Sebastien Truchet, each work is high definition (1080 x 1920, 30 fps) and a 12-minute seamless loop.

The works: 2007.1a, 2007.1b, 2007.1c, 2007.1d and 2007.2a (shown here).

Or, visit the Recent or Time-based groups.

5 January 2007 | Web site update

Putting some more meat on the bones of the newly-redesigned site, the following works have been updated: 2004.10b, 2004.10a, 2004.9a, 2005.2 and 2005.6c3. Changes include some detail close-ups and additional, larger still images.

1 January 2007 | Web site update: A new look for a new year

As the tenth anniversary of this web site approaches (October 2007) and a new year begins, it was time for a new design. Many a cobweb was cleared, along with quite a few 10-year old GIFs.

On the Information: Introduction page, a brief video with commentary introduces some of the fundamental concepts behind this work.

For well over 20 years, photography has been an important part of Ken’s creative practice, albeit behind the scenes as a reference tool. Works: Photo-based includes a small sampling of some recent photographs. Expect much more in the near future.

20 October 2006 | Exhibition opening in the UK

A site-specific, two-channel installation version of 2005.2 is being shown during this international, group exhibition in Southampton, United Kingdom. The piece is part of the flagship exhibition of the twonotten Digital Arts Festival and is being shown at the Bargate Monument Gallery through 15 December.

8 August 2006 | Publication: Art on the Digital Age

Art of the Digital Age, by Bruce Wands, contains a number of Ken’s works, including 2002.11b as the frontispiece. Published by Thames and Hudson, the book is "the first major illustrated survey of digital art" and contains the work of over 100 international artists.

View the book on Amazon.com.

6 June 2006 | Reference photography

The first of what may be a series of photo essays documenting some of Ken’s reference photography has been added to the site.

Inspiration

18 April 2006 | New work

Another work from 2005 and the Truchet series — 2005.7a.

18 April 2006 | New work

This very recent work, 2006.1b, is an 80-minute, high-definition, continuous loop. It is the second in a series of three works.

14 April 2006 | New work

Another time-based work from 2005, 2005.6c3 also makes use of patterns based on the continuing Truchet series.

This piece is one of a series that was started while I was in residence at Juniata College in late 2005.

All of these recent time-based works are created at high-definition resolution. In addition to regular excerpts from the pieces, sequences showing the full details are being included on many of the Works pages.

11 April 2006 | New work

A subtle addition to my series based on Truchet patterns, 2005.8c2 is a recent time-based piece.

10 April 2006 | New work

This very recent work, 2006.1c, is an 80-minute, high-definition, continuous loop. It is the first in a series of three works.

9 April 2006 | A new time-based work (and many more to follow)

It’s been well over a year since I posted a new work on this site...what’s up with that?!? Well, I have been creating new pieces, but I have neglected the site. No more. Over the next couple of weeks, I will be synchronizing the web site with my body of work...here’s the first new piece, created in early 2005.

This time-based work, 2005.2, is a 40-minute, high-definition animation. It is a continuous loop and will be shown during an upcoming event at Juniata College and in the SIGGRAPH 2006 Art Gallery.

7 April 2006 | Publication: Aesthetic Computing

The book, Aesthetic Computing, edited by Paul Fishwick, contains a chapter Ken wrote on his Encoding with Prime Factors series. One of the works from the series, EPF:2003:V:A:997141, also appears on the cover of the book.

View the book on Amazon.com.

14 February 2006 | Publication: Painting the Digital River

The recently-published book, Painting the Digital River: How an Artist Learned to Love the Computer, by James Faure Walker (Prentice Hall, January 2006), includes one of my works, 2005.1. Faure Walker writes, “…Ken Huff is one of the most consistently interesting digital painters around…”.

View the book on Amazon.com.

10 February 2006 | Individual Artist Grant

I am pleased to announce that I have received an Individual Artist Grant from the Arts Council of Hillsborough County, funded by the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners. The grant will help with the purchase of digital audio recording equipment for use with current and future time-based works and installations.

10 September 2005 | Publication: Review of SIGGRAPH 2005 Art Gallery

intelligent agent has published a review of the SIGGRAPH 2005 Art Gallery by Dena Elisabeth Eber in which my work is mentioned.

“Ken Huff creates stunning organic objects that look suspiciously familiar but are in fact things we have never seen. They suggest a wholly different space with a unique scale of time...”

10 September 2005 | Publication: Going Digital: The Practice and Vision of Digital Artists

The recently-published book, Going Digital: The Practice and Vision of Digital Artists, by Joseph Nalven and JD Jarvis (Thomson Course Technology, August 2005), includes one of my works, 2003.1a, of which the authors wrote, “...evocative of an unusual and unique imaginary space”.

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25 August 2005 | One-person exhibition opens in Ft. Lauderdale area

A one-person exhibition of my work, “Organic Discoveries”, has opened at the Art Gallery of the Central Campus of Broward Community College in Davie, Florida, just outside of Ft. Lauderdale. The exhibition continues through 22 September and includes a selection of prints and a time-based work.

Please see the Events page for the rescheduled lecture and closing reception.

Events

31 July 2005 | SIGGRAPH 2005

Three large-scale print works and a 20-minute animation appear in the SIGGRAPH 2005 Art Gallery: Threading Time. This is the eighth consecutive inclusion of my work in this international juried exhibition and the first time one of my time-based pieces has be exhibited at SIGGRAPH. The exhibition runs through 4 August in Los Angeles.

I will be giving two brief presentations on my work, the first in the Art Gallery on Monday and the second as part of OZONE (“art + a-life + inverse archaeology”) on Tuesday.

9 July 2005 | Group exhibition opens in Beacon, New York

A group exhibition, “Digital Summer”, has opened at the Van Brunt Gallery in Beacon, New York. The exhibition continues through 1 August and includes a selection of prints, a sculpture and a time-based work.

Events

19 June 2005 | Three DVDs released

I am pleased to announce the release of the first three DVDs in my new Contemplations series of work. The DVDs are $50.00 USD each and are available immediately and exclusively through this site.

For excerpts from each of the works, more information or to place an order, follow the link below.

The Contemplations Series on DVD

13 May 2005 | “Behind the ScreenZ” article on Alias web site

An interview and tutorial have been posted on the Alias Community web site. In the tutorial, I show and discuss some of the thousands of photographs I have taken as reference material for my work.

Please note, a Silver Community Membership is required to view the article and tutorial.

[ Interview on Alias site ]

1 May 2005 | “...Huff’s art entranced the editors with its beauty...”

A rough concept rendering created for an illustration commission from National Geographic appears in the magazine’s May 2005 issue (page 130, “Final Edit”).

29 April 2005 | RSS feed added to site

I have added an RSS feed to the site at the following URL:

http://www.kennethahuff.com/News.rss

The feed will be used to publish a summary of new works, projects, news and events.

28 April 2005 | Technology grant from mental images

I am pleased to announce that I have received an additional grant of software from mental images GbmH of Berlin. The grant continues the company’s generous commitment to my work which began in October 2004.

18 April 2005 | Exhibition: Pinnacle Gallery at Savannah College of Art and Design

An exhibition of my work has opened at SCAD’s Pinnacle Gallery and continues through 21 May. Included in the show are print, sculpture and time-based works. This is the exhibition debut of five of the works.

For more information, follow this link.

16 April 2005 | Two works added to permanent collection at Illinois Institute of Technology

Two works, 2001.4c and 2001.4e, have been added to the permanent collection at Illinois Institute of Technology. The works were included in the recent exhibition at IIT, “Kenneth A. Huff: Organic Constructions”.

2 April 2005 | Work accepted to SIGGRAPH 2005 Art Gallery: Threading Time Screening Room

For the first time, one of my time-based works, 2004.10a, will be in the SIGGRAPH Art Gallery: Threading Time Screening Room, a venue of the SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival. This is in addition to the three print works which will be shown in the Art Gallery this year.

8 March 2005 | Exhibition: Works accepted to SIGGRAPH 2005 Art Gallery

For the eighth consecutive year, my work has been accepted to the SIGGRAPH Art Gallery. This year’s exhibition, will take place in Los Angeles, 31 July–4 August. 2005.1 (shown), 2004.5 and 2003.4b will be exhibited.

1 March 2005 | Exhibition: Illinois Institute of Technology

An exhibition of my work has opened at the Kemper Art Gallery at Illinois Institute of Technology. Twenty-one works, including 2002.7, are being shown along with a brief video presentation introducing the body of work.

26 February 2005 | New work

Working with the geometry and materials of the Alias Maya 6 image, I created this new work. The print size for a single-panel chromogenic print is 60 by 90 inches.

Fine details of color and texture are hallmarks of my work. In order to better represent this important aspect of my creative practice, I will be increasing the number of detail images shown on the web site for new works and this is the first example.

1 February 2005 | A milestone

February 2005 marks the tenth anniversary of the creation of the first pieces in the body of work.

3 December 2004 | First time-based works completed

I am happy to announce that I have completed my first three time-based works. Each work is a 20-minute continuous loop meant for display on large-scale flat panels or by projection.

The works were rendered at the Savannah College of Art and Design School of Film and Digital Media. Special thanks to Peter Weishar, Dean, and Mark Thomasson, Director of Digital Media, for making computer time available and managing the rendering process.

Thumbnails for the new time-based works

20 November 2004 | Publication: CGI: The Art of the 3D Computer-Generated Image

The recently-published book, CGI: The Art of the 3D Computer-Generated Image, by Peter Weishar (Abrams, November 2004), includes a number of my works. The book focuses on 3D digital imagery and is in two major secions: works from motion picture studios and those of independent artists (like myself). Nine of my works appear in the book, including 2002.4 in the introduction.

[  View the book on Amazon.com  ]

5 November 2004 | New work

2004.6c is the third of a six-panel group.

8 October 2004 | New work: First physical sculptures

Through the generosity of the General Motors Design Center rapid prototype facility, I have had the opportunity to produce my first physical sculptures. The first work in the series of six sculptures, 2004.7a, is shown here. Currently, the images of the sculptures shown here are renderings, but photographs will be posted as soon as they are available.

1 October 2004 | Technology grant from mental images

I am pleased to announce that I have received a grant of software from mental images GbmH of Berlin. The grant will allow me to take full advantage of the capabilities of my computers during the rendering process, cutting rendering time at least in half. I am grateful for the company’s commitment to my work.

As a further acknowledgment of the support I am receiving from both mental images and Alias, I have begun to note the specific technologies involved in the creation of each of my works. These specifications now can be found in the “Additional information” sections of each of the Work pages.

30 September 2004 | New work

2004.6a is the second of a six-panel group.

29 September 2004 | Web site update

Many times in the body of work, elements have carried forward from one work to another. Other times two or more images are very closely related (beyond what was previously shown using the Work Groups). When either of these cases hold true, those connections are now illustrated with a given work. Scroll toward the bottom of the page for 2003.1a to the “Closely-related works” section to see examples of these connections. Not every work has them and I don’t think that I caught them all (it sometimes involved delving back ten years in my memory), but I will add more as they make themselves known to me.

Also, the works from the Encoding with Prime Factors series have been integrated into the main body of work, which means they now appear in Work Groups.

All of these changes came about as a result of preparations to integrate sculptural and time-based works into the site (hint, hint)...

8 September 2004 | Publication

The Alias Maya 6 image, 2004.3, appears in an article in the October 2004 issue of Macworld. The work appears on the last page of the magazine with a short article about the release of Maya 6 Unlimited for the Macintosh OS X platform.

23 August 2004 | Technology grant from Alias

I am pleased to announce that I have received a grant of software from Alias Systems Corp. of Toronto. This is the latest in a series of grants and a continuation of the company’s patronage and sponsorship. I am deeply grateful for and honored by their commitment to my work and ideas.

22 August 2004 | Publication

The Alias Maya 6 image, 2004.3, appears in an article in the August 2004 issue of Communication Arts. The article is an interview article with Louis Fishauf, creative director for Alias.

15 August 2004 | New work

2004.6b is the first of a six-panel group. It incorporates a new motif of chains of tiny spheres.

15 August 2004 | Publication

The September 2004 issue of Animation Magazine containes a brief article regarding the creation of the Alias Maya 6 image, 2004.3.

23 July 2004 | New work: Largest work to date

With a potential print size of 60 by 100 inches, 2004.5 is the largest work I have created to date.

1 July 2004 | Publication

2003.4a (shown) and its companion, 2003.4b, were published in the article “Portfolio: SIGGRAPH Art Gallery” in the July 2004 issue of Computer Graphics World.

14 June 2004 | Award

At the Smoky Hill River Festival, my last art festival, I received a Merit Award from the jurors.

7 June 2004 | Publication

The Maya 6 image, 2004.3, appears in the June 2004 issue of Digit magazine, a UK publication.

29 May 2004 | New work: Largest work to date

With a potential print size of 60 by 80 inches, 2004.4 is the largest work I have created to date (soon to be surpassed by the currently-rendering 2004.5).

29 May 2004 | First public commission

Earlier this year, I was commissioned to create a work, 2004.2a, which is the commemorative print edition for the Smoky Hill River Festival in Salina, Kansas. This work, commissioned by the Salina Arts and Humanities Commission, in my first public commission.

24 May 2004 | Residency journal concluded

The on-line journal started to document my creative process during my residency at the Museum of Science and Industry in Tampa, Florida has concluded.

MOSI Journal

25 April 2004 | An older work, newly-rendered

2002.9c was started during a residency at the 2002 SIGGRAPH conference. It fell through the rendering cracks as an example of a work which was too complex to finish at the time, but which became feasible with advances in computing capacity.

Documentation for residency at SIGGRAPH 2002

25 April 2004 | New work

2004.1c is the final of four closely-related works.

22 April 2004

An article about the commissioned Alias Maya 6 Signature image is available on the Alias web site...

18 April 2004 | Major commission announced

Today, at the National Association of Broadcasters annual conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, Alias Systems of Toronto, Canada publicly announced the latest version of their Maya software, the software environment in which I create my work.

At the same time, Alias made public a commissioned work, 2004.3, which I completed earlier this year to celebrate this, the sixth major version of Maya.

Further details are forthcoming here and on the Alias site.

15 April 2004 | New work

2004.1b is the third in a series of four closely-related works.

10 April 2004 | New work

2003.3c is the third in a series of four closely-related works.

10 April 2004 | New work

2003.3d is the final in a series of four closely-related works.

5 April 2004 | Award: Austin Fine Art Festival

For the fifth consecutive year, I received the Best in Medium Award, Digital at the Austin Fine Art Festival.

21 March 2004 | Award: Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival

At the Winter Park Sidewalk Arts Festival, I received the First Place award in the combined Photography and Digital Art category for the work 2002.7.

18 March 2004 | Residency is over, but journal continues

The on-line journal started to document my creative process during my residency at the Museum of Science and Industry in Tampa, Florida continues even though the official period of the residency has ended. I will continue the journal through the completion of the current project.

MOSI Journal

18 March 2004 | New work

2003.3b is the second in a series of four closely-related works.

8 March 2004 | New work

2003.4a and its companion, 2003.4b are now available for viewing.

8 March 2004 | Journal of MOSI Tampa residency available

I have started the on-line journal documenting my residency at the Museum of Science and Industry in Tampa, Florida.

MOSI Journal

5 March 2004 | Exhibition: Works accepted to SIGGRAPH 2004 Art Gallery

For the seventh consecutive year, my work has been accepted to the SIGGRAPH Art Gallery. This year’s exhibition, “Synaesthesia”, will take place in Los Angeles, 8–12 August. 2003.4a (shown) and its companion, 2003.4b, will be exhibited at their full sizes of 60 by 60 inches each.

29 February 2004 | Web site update: Edition information

Edition information has been added for all works in the main body of work, including an indication of which works have open, small print editions (all such editions will be discontinued on 30 April 2004).

Works

29 February 2004 | Bulletin 2004:1 posted

The first of a new series of printed news bulletins will be going in the mail over the next two weeks. Anyone on my postal mailing list will receive a copy. An on-line version is now available for viewing.

This bulletin contains some important announcements regarding future directions, the availablity of a poster and the discontinuation of some small print editions. There also are stories about new work and past accomplishments.

Bulletin 2004:1

29 February 2004 | New work

2004.1d is the second in a series of four closely-related works.

17 February 2004 | Award

I recieved the First Place award in the Digital Art category at the Coconut Grove Arts Festival. The award was presented for 2003.3a.

6 February 2004 | New work

2004.1a is the first in a series of four closely-related works.

6 February 2004 | New work in Encoding with Prime Factors Series

EPF:2003:V:B:5::383(25) is a new work consisting of 25 one-foot-square panels.

23 January 2004 | New work: Highest-resolution rendering to date

2003.3a is the first in a series of four closely-related works and is the highest-resolution rendering I have done to date, four times the visual information in the largest previous works. This will allow me to produce prints up to five by five feet.

11 January 2004 | New work in Encoding with Prime Factors Series

EPF:2003:VI:A:61 is the third work rendered in the VI:A series. It encodes the numbers 61–107. Detail 1 of the image shows the encoded object for the number 1 (as a secondary encoded object).

Encoding with Prime Factors Series

10 December 2003 | New work in Encoding with Prime Factors Series

EPF:2003:VI:A:673 is the second work rendered in the VI:A series. It encodes the numbers 673–719.

The work was created, in part, during a demonstration at the Brevard Museum of Art and Science (Melbourne, Florida; 4 December 2003).

Encoding with Prime Factors Series

22 November 2003 | New work in Encoding with Prime Factors Series: First image in Series VI:A

EPF:2003:VI:A:7 is the first image in the VI:A series. It encodes the numbers 7–53.

Encoding with Prime Factors Series

29 October 2003 | New work in Encoding with Prime Factors Series: First image in Series IV:A

EPF:2003:IV:A:99961 is the first image in the IV:A series. It encodes the numbers 99,961–99,971.

Encoding with Prime Factors Series

29 October 2003 | New work in Encoding with Prime Factors Series: First image in Series V:A

EPF:2003:V:A:997141 is the first image in the IV:A series. It encodes the numbers 997,141–997,163.

Encoding with Prime Factors Series

3 April 2003 | Publication

I have been invited to write a chapter in the forthcoming Aesthetic Computing (MIT Press, 2004), edited by Dr. Paul Fishwick of the University of Florida. The chapter is to focus on the Encoding with Prime Factors Series.

Follow this link for more information on the book.