From the Commission:
Ned Schaper will develop his Museum Of Kinetic Art into a virtual reality tour. Approximately 5 minutes from start to finish, the tour will allow viewers to feel as if they are inside the machines and get a close look at many of the mechanized characters.
Schaper is a kinetic sculptor, poet and performer. While living in New York City he had one-man shows at Avenue B Gallery and Todd Capp Gallery and was a regular at the Red Spot Theater. In Tucson, Ned launched his Surrealistic Pop Science Theater in 1987.
In 2012, City of Tucson commissioned Schaper to create a public art kinetic sculpture called “Iron Butterfly.” In 2014, Schaper’s work was featured at the Tucson Museum of Art in a 2-month solo exhibit entitled “Welcome to Beveldom: Mat Bevel’s Museum of Kinetic Art.”
