John Wood (design theorist)
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John Wood, DipAD, ADF FRSA is a professor of design
in the Department of Design at Goldsmiths College, University of London. He taught many YBA when he was Deputy Head of the Fine Art Department at Goldsmiths between 1978 and 1988. He has received AHRC
and EPSRC funding for research into metadesign
.
at Manchester School of Art
. His final year degree show (1968) consisted of electronic sound installations, which were influenced by the physical presence of visitors. Examples of his early works include: 'King of Shouting House' (1969) - a computer assisted play, for the ICA
; 'Tune Doodler' (1972) - mass-produced electronic sculpture commissioned by Jasia Reichardt
. He also created "solar energy artworks" - 'Black Box' - control circuit regulated a practical solar roof at Eithen-y-Gaeir, North Wales (1974) and Sunsharer' window maximized solar energy for domestic use without compromising plant needs (1975).
Wood is an original member of the rock band Deaf School
where he performs as Max Ripple, he was also an original member of the Kreutzer Quintet.
His published works include: Designing for Micro-utopias (2007); thinking beyond the possible, Ashgate, UK, ISBN 0-7546-4608-4 and The Virtual Embodied; presence, practice, technology (1998), (Ed.), Routledge, London and New York, ISBN 0-415-16025-1 (hardback), ISBN 0-415-16026-X (paperback).
Design
Design as a noun informally refers to a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system while “to design” refers to making this plan...
in the Department of Design at Goldsmiths College, University of London. He taught many YBA when he was Deputy Head of the Fine Art Department at Goldsmiths between 1978 and 1988. He has received AHRC
Arts and Humanities Research Council
Established in April 2005 as successor to the Arts and Humanities Research Board, the Arts and Humanities Research Council is a British Research Council and non-departmental public body that provides approximately £102 million from the Government to support research and postgraduate study in the...
and EPSRC funding for research into metadesign
Metadesign
Metadesign is an emerging conceptual framework aimed at defining and creating social, economic and technical infrastructures in which new forms of collaborative design can take place...
.
Biography
Born on 25 August 1945 in Bath Wood attended Harrow County School for Boys, and then studied Fine ArtFine art
Fine art or the fine arts encompass art forms developed primarily for aesthetics and/or concept rather than practical application. Art is often a synonym for fine art, as employed in the term "art gallery"....
at Manchester School of Art
Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester Metropolitan University is a university in North West England. Its headquarters and central campus is in the city of Manchester, but there are outlying facilities in the county of Cheshire. It is the third largest university in the United Kingdom in terms of student numbers, behind the...
. His final year degree show (1968) consisted of electronic sound installations, which were influenced by the physical presence of visitors. Examples of his early works include: 'King of Shouting House' (1969) - a computer assisted play, for the ICA
Institute of Contemporary Arts
The Institute of Contemporary Arts is an artistic and cultural centre on The Mall in London, just off Trafalgar Square. It is located within Nash House, part of Carlton House Terrace, near the Duke of York Steps and Admiralty Arch...
; 'Tune Doodler' (1972) - mass-produced electronic sculpture commissioned by Jasia Reichardt
Jasia Reichardt
Jasia Reichardt is a British art critic, editor, curator, and gallery director with an interest in art and its intersection with other fields, especially technology.-Career:...
. He also created "solar energy artworks" - 'Black Box' - control circuit regulated a practical solar roof at Eithen-y-Gaeir, North Wales (1974) and Sunsharer' window maximized solar energy for domestic use without compromising plant needs (1975).
Wood is an original member of the rock band Deaf School
Deaf School
Deaf School are an English rock band, formed in the mid 1970s and hailing from Liverpool. Their style is somewhere in between pub rock, punk, glam rock and art rock. They originally disbanded after their third album but their influence lived on...
where he performs as Max Ripple, he was also an original member of the Kreutzer Quintet.
His published works include: Designing for Micro-utopias (2007); thinking beyond the possible, Ashgate, UK, ISBN 0-7546-4608-4 and The Virtual Embodied; presence, practice, technology (1998), (Ed.), Routledge, London and New York, ISBN 0-415-16025-1 (hardback), ISBN 0-415-16026-X (paperback).