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Cosmic
Tree of Life derives from my interest in science and has driven me
as an artist to view how profoundly connected we are to a vast fine-tuned
universe that has in the past 75 years brought about an extrordinary
higher consciousness of our place in the universe.
this emergent view now touches all of us to the extent we are the participatory
guardians of precious planetary life and this consciousness may well
point us towards spreading life throughout the solar system and beyond...
None of this will be possible without respect and reverence for mother
earth,
life and science.
I chose to symbolically configure mankind evolving with awe, science
and space from an initial cosmic birth with the possibility we were
seeded by interstellar organic molecules---perhaps carried
in the flight of
a comets tail or from the luminous dust of a supernova. This painting
suggests that mankind is now poised to take adventure, science, hope
and discovery into the greater universe.
This digital painting is a living
work in progress that had its origins 5 years ago. It is now being
released at version 2.0 and the work will continue into the foreseeable
future.
Why such a work of scale? the answer lies in that we are at a momentous
juncture in human history. We are at the dawn of staggering change
driven by new physics, astronomy, biology and neuroscience. Artists
today cannot
ignore the incredible cosmic view that is now being revealed. We
are at the dawn of an unprecedented period in human history where
the velocity
of change is exponential and we must take seriously that we are evolving
as a species.
Roger Ferragallo
April 4 2009
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Cosmic Tree of Life as
seen on the HIPerWALL 50 panel display system. Rollover
image for alternate view.
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Cosmic Tree
of Life Exhibit Proposal
I am currently offering a museum or gallery the opportunity
of exhibiting COSMIC TREE OF LIFE in the plasma environment
as illustrated below. A full CD-rom demo is also available. Gallery and
museum curators may contact Roger Ferragallo at: trecate@comcast.net
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 The
proposed installation will exhibit the Cosmic Tree of Life painting
on a 70 inch plasma screen with the ability to navigate the painting
via Zoomify and Flash software
or similar zoom and pan technology.
The controls will be physically separated from the screen on a podium
in order to display the painting fullscreen and unemcumbered. The Zoomify software
will be capable of smooth multi-directional movement in the painting.
The controls themselves will take the form of a joystick and three
button mouse pointing device, mimicing the virtual controllers ability
to navigate up, down, sideways and zoom in and out through x, y and
z space.
The controller will be connected to the hidden computer hosting the
painting, via usb wire or a remote wireless radio hub.
To view a Flash
interactive demo of the Cosmic Tree of Life exhibit, click
here. A full CD-rom demo is also available. For further inquiries
please contact Roger Ferragallo at trecate@comcast.net
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Cosmic
Tree of Life Interactive Flash Demo
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LAUNCH DEMO
Requires Flash
Player
Demo
will first appear as a blank screen and may take time to load.
To exit, Press 'X' in upper corner, or for Windows
type 'Alt F4'.
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Zooming
image Flash technology by Zoomify
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Cosmic
Tree of Life Slideshow
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LAUNCH SLIDESHOW
Requires Flash
Player
Slideshow
may take time to load.
You may need to turn off pop up blockers
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