Crux

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______ work, Katherine Rutecki, 2016

6-hour live-drawing installation

sumi ink on paper 

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Upcoming show at Masterworks Gallery, Auckland, NZ

 Bright Masses -Katherine Rutecki

July 5-24th, preview July 6th 5:30pm

New glass sculpture and ink drawings

top: photo by Richard Duran

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Out-doors, sketch, Katherine Rutecki, 2016

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A more resolved photo Assemblage sketch, Katherine Rutecki, 2016

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Documenting assemblage sketches, May 17th 2016

Experimenting with installing mother-forms in the dollhouse my late grandfather made for my sister and I when we were children

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Home, 11th of May 2016

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Island House Did I think? If I had stayed? Would we have a home together? The house you bought Would we have bought together? Was I special? Am I replaceable? Are you? Island House, Katherine Rutecki, 2016 Sumi ink on paper

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Proto-Cinema Blog: Praxinoscope no. 3

Daisy-eye praxinoscope. 33rpm, 12 inch, 12 frames

I’m having so much fun making these, love watching them.  This one is really pleasing to see how the speed seems to shift with the music, though it is constant.  Also the 12 inch disk has a much smother animation than the 6 inch disks I made previously.  

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Porto-Cinema Blog Post: Praxinoscope no. 2

Red 1980s joystick (specially cut for pop-out effect), plays with Lou Reed, My Red Joystick (1984) 45rpm 

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Proto-Cinema Blog Post: Praxinoscope no. 1

Red 1980s joystick with electrical cord, plays with Lou Reed, My Red Joystick (1984) 

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Proto-Cinema Blog Post, Praxinoscope disks

Red 80s joystick (specially cut for pop out effect)

Praxinoscope, mirror, shown with Miles Davis, Bitch’s Brew album cover

Red 80s joystick with cord

I made these to play at the same time as a 12 inch 45 rpm single, they play to My Red Joystick by Lou Reed (1984).  The the joystick bends and bops to the music. 

When I first saw phenakisticope on Richard Balzer I thought that if the image spun you could see the disk animate, not realizing that the gifs on the site are filmed under a strobe light.  Thinking this I was perplexed as to why no vinyl records have phenakisticopes printed on them or as picture disks, so I intended to propose this to some friends and acquaintances involved in the indie music scene in Auckland, NZ.  I suppose this is still feasible as a praxinoscope but no one really makes 45s and it would have to include a mirror devise which could be made of mirrored mylar.  

I plan to make praxinoscopes and animation disks for DJ mates in Auckland to play at gigs for those that like to hang out at the booth, should be fun.  Maybe it will lead somewhere.  

PS, there are some people actually looking at this blog these days.  I know these devises have been around since the mid1800s but THIS IS MY IDEA  -Thanks, K Rutecki 

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Proto-Cinema Blog Post, Chronophotography

Hang the washing: bedsheets

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Proto-cinema: Magic-Lantern Proformance

Grumbley: He Eats Birds

Narrated by me

Featuring FJ

Story by FJ, age 4

Magic-lantern and slides by me

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Proto-Cinema Blog Post: Stereoscopic Slides 

Hang the washing: black tees

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Double blobble gif Katherine Rutecki

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Proto-Cinema Blog Post, Magic Lantern: Grumbley

This is my projection of Grumbley, I need to make adjustments for the location of the slide holder, should be set back further. I will use the current holder to ‘turn the lights on and off’ with a solid card to extend the story as FJ performed it.