Gilbert Chew

the artist

A he.

the art

3-D holograms. Visible only in virtual reality. Translucent, not transparent; but you can "walk" through it in cyberspace.

Early work: Representational stuff. Kind of like classical Greek statuary. Only not as hard.

Later work: More abstract. Moving shapes. Geometric. No "Jurassic Park" stuff. Combined with sound (music). Call 'em cybersymphonicvisions. Not like Hollywood movies; more like TV weather maps, with a good beat. Maybe even with "virtual smells."

the beret

Propeller beanie. He likes it, because it's so absurd. Plus, the propeller is "high-tech," unlike most other hats. The propeller is made of some kind of prismatic substance, so when a light is shined on it, rainbows of color are thrown around. I wish I had a hat like that.

The rest of the beanie is purple, with gold stripes.

Submitted by Gilbert Chew (chew@accel.aa.washington.edu), on Thursday, May 5, 1994