Teddy Lo
Encyclopedia
Teddy Lo is a Hong Kong and New York-based LED
artist known for his work in the "tech-art" scene. He has held exhibitions in the United States
, Europe
, and Asia
. Lo studied advertising design at the Art Center College of Design
in Pasadena, California
, where he began exploring the use of light-emitting diode
s in art; he relocated to New York City
after his graduation in 2001. He began his career in the advertising industry, and at the same time pursue art using LED as his medium In 2003, Lo held his first solo art exhibition, Morphology, in New York City
. He was named in Lighting magazine's "Who's Who of Lighting 2004", for his contribution to the lighting industry. Since then, Lo has held solo exhibitions in various locations, including Russell Simmons' Art for Life in NYC, Luminale in Frankfurt, the 2006 National Day Singapore Expo at The Esplanade and Microwave's "A-Glow-Glow" outdoor Media Art Exhibition at Hong Kong Museum of Art, Miaimi Art Basel and Burniningman Festival in Nevada.
As of 2010, Lo received a master's degree
in lighting offered by the Queensland University of Technology
in Australia
. In addition to continuing his artistic pursuits, Lo is the founder and Chief Vision Officer of LEDARTIST, a LED experience design company in Hong Kong, New York and Shanghai. In addition, he has founded Input Output Gallery, a new media art gallery in Central, Hong Kong.
The namesake are the Phaeodarea
, tiny ocean
ic radiolarians which produce an intricate exoskeleton
. That of some species
, notably in the family
Sagosphaeridae, resembles the arrangement of struts in the lighting installation.
Light-emitting diode
A light-emitting diode is a semiconductor light source. LEDs are used as indicator lamps in many devices and are increasingly used for other lighting...
artist known for his work in the "tech-art" scene. He has held exhibitions in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, and Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
. Lo studied advertising design at the Art Center College of Design
Art Center College of Design
Art Center College of Design is a private college located in Pasadena, California, and was cited by BusinessWeek as one of the 60 best design schools in the world. The college’s industrial design program is consistently ranked number one by both DesignIntelligence and U.S...
in Pasadena, California
Pasadena, California
Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet...
, where he began exploring the use of light-emitting diode
Light-emitting diode
A light-emitting diode is a semiconductor light source. LEDs are used as indicator lamps in many devices and are increasingly used for other lighting...
s in art; he relocated to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
after his graduation in 2001. He began his career in the advertising industry, and at the same time pursue art using LED as his medium In 2003, Lo held his first solo art exhibition, Morphology, in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. He was named in Lighting magazine's "Who's Who of Lighting 2004", for his contribution to the lighting industry. Since then, Lo has held solo exhibitions in various locations, including Russell Simmons' Art for Life in NYC, Luminale in Frankfurt, the 2006 National Day Singapore Expo at The Esplanade and Microwave's "A-Glow-Glow" outdoor Media Art Exhibition at Hong Kong Museum of Art, Miaimi Art Basel and Burniningman Festival in Nevada.
As of 2010, Lo received a master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in lighting offered by the Queensland University of Technology
Queensland University of Technology
Queensland University of Technology is an Australian university with an applied emphasis in courses and research. Based in Brisbane, it has 40,000 students, including 6,000 international students, over 4,000 staff members, and an annual budget of more than A$750 million.QUT is marketed as "A...
in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. In addition to continuing his artistic pursuits, Lo is the founder and Chief Vision Officer of LEDARTIST, a LED experience design company in Hong Kong, New York and Shanghai. In addition, he has founded Input Output Gallery, a new media art gallery in Central, Hong Kong.
Exhibitions
| Year | Period | Description | Location | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 09/17 – 09/18 | Gon Kirin | Maker Faire New York | |
| 2011 | 05/27 – 08/28 | Text Me | Legacy and Creations — Ink Art vs Ink Art and Art vs Art, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong | |
| 2011 | 05/26 – 05/29 | Spectrum Manners, Shades Dynamicism, Waking Life & Alarm of Hue | ART HK 11, Hong Kong | |
| 2011 | 02/05 – 05/11 | Text Me | Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Hong Kong: Creative Ecologies, Hong Kong | |
| 2010 | 10/15 – 11/12 | Text Me & Theremin | Legacy and Creation – Art vs Art Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Shanghai | |
| 2010 | 09/17 – 09/19 | POV Series – “Positive Void” | Beijing: The Creators Project, 798 Space,Beijing | |
| 2010 | 08/30 – 09/06 | Gon Kirin | 2010 Burning Man Event, Black Rock Desert, Nevada | |
| 2010 | 06/14 – ongoing | Phaeodaria | Hong Kong Science Park, Hong Kong | |
| 2010 | 05/15 – 10/31 | POV Series – “Do you see me?” | Hong Kong: Creative Ecologies – Business, Living, Creativity Programme at Shanghai Expo, Shanghai | |
| 2010 | 05/27 – 05/30 | POV Series – “Positive Void” & Theremin | ARTHK 2010, Hong Kong | |
| 2010 | 04/11 – 04/16 | POV Series – “Positive Void” | Luminale 2010, Frankfurt | |
| 2009/10 | 12/04 – 02/27 | The Stage | 2009 HK & SZ Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture | |
| 2009 | 12/01 – 12/05 | POV Series – “Do you see me?” | Art Basel 2009, Miami | |
| 2009/10 | 11/14 – 02/07 | POV Series – “Positive Void” | “Fantastic Illusions – Chinese & Belgian Artists”, Arts Centre Buda Kortrijk, Belgium | |
| 2009 | 09/13 – 10/11 | POV Series – “Positive Void” | “Shanghai eArts Festival 2009,Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Shanghai | |
| 2009 | 06/26 – 09/20 | PROTOTYPE | I/O, Media Art Gallery, Hong Kong | |
| 2009 | 02/01 – 08/01 | Constant Series | Ztampz Shop, Hong Kong | |
| 2008 | 04/11 - 04/20 | Phaeodaria | Microwave A-Glow-Glow at Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong | |
| 2007 | 03/20 – ongoing | Stella | Via Technologies headquarter office building in Beijing, China | |
| 2006 | 10/16 - 10/24 | International visual arts residency | An Tuireann Arts Centre, Isle of Skye, Scotland | |
| 2006 | 09/20 - ongoing | M.I.S.T. | Innocentre, Hong Kong | |
| 2006 | 07/12 - 09/10 | Cing: Core 65 | The Esplanade, for Singapore National Day | |
| 2006 | 04/23 - 04/27 | Morphology 3.1 | U.F.O. Building, Frankfurt, Germany | |
| 2006 | 04/24 - 04/27 | M.I.S.T. | Traxon Technologies Showroom, Frankfurt, Germany | |
| 2006 | 04/04 - 04/07 | M.I.S.T. | InterTraffic 2006 Expo, Amsterdam, The Netherlands | |
| 2005 | 11/10 - 11/30 | Morphology 2.1 | DDM Warehouse, Shanghai, China | |
| 2005 | 07/30 | Featured Artist | Russell Simmons' Art For Life in Hamptons, NY | |
| 2005 | 07/15 - 11/30 | Infinity Car "Study in Red" Campaign | Trinity Square | |
| 2004 | 11/01 - ongoing | Q | Chung King Building, Hong Kong | |
| 2004 | 10/29 - 11/28 | Ledusoid @ Gonflables! | Tri postal, Lille, France | |
| 2004 | 09/01 - ongoing | LightRide | Cotco showroom in Science Park, Hong Kong | |
| 2004 | 08/07 | Artery | M5 Seamless Fashion Show, Chicago | |
| 2004 | 07/01 | Starfish | PSI at Volume, Brooklyn | |
| 2004 | 02/29 - 03/01 | Traffika | The ArtExpo 2004 in Jarvis Center, NY | |
| 2004 | 01/15 - 12/05 | Q | Photonics Center lobby in Science Park, Hong Kong | |
| 2003 | 11/22 | Traffika | Boundless 2003, Queens, NYC | |
| 2003 | 09/20 - 10/19 | (Debut) Morphology Solo Exhibit | Studio DiModica, Soho, NYC |
Phaeodaria
Phaeodaria is a marine-inspired, information-based, lighting installation by Teddy Lo. It represents the underlying energy and information flowing through the heart of Hong Kong. The LEDs are programmed to interactively react to the invisible frequencies and radiations that dominate our life in this information age: from GSM to Bluetooth, 3G to Wi-Fi signals. The installation act as an energy capsule that interplay LEDs with the wireless technology of Hong Kong. Phaeodaria was exhibited at Microwave, “A-Glow-Glow Macro Interactive Media Arts Exhibition in 2008 by the peripheral area of Museum of Arts.The namesake are the Phaeodarea
Phaeodarea
The Phaeodarea are a group of amoeboid protists. They are traditionally considered radiolarians, but in molecular trees do not appear to be close relatives of the other groups, and are instead placed among the Cercozoa...
, tiny ocean
Ocean
An ocean is a major body of saline water, and a principal component of the hydrosphere. Approximately 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by ocean, a continuous body of water that is customarily divided into several principal oceans and smaller seas.More than half of this area is over 3,000...
ic radiolarians which produce an intricate exoskeleton
Exoskeleton
An exoskeleton is the external skeleton that supports and protects an animal's body, in contrast to the internal skeleton of, for example, a human. In popular usage, some of the larger kinds of exoskeletons are known as "shells". Examples of exoskeleton animals include insects such as grasshoppers...
. That of some species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
, notably in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Sagosphaeridae, resembles the arrangement of struts in the lighting installation.
Material
LED, aluminum, electric and Cat 5 cables, sensors, PCB boards, IC and video hardware and softwareInteractivity
- The motion graphics of the external LEDs are interacting with the heart of the city’s wireless information (GSM, 3G, Wi-Fi). The abstract expression of this rapid information represents the dynamic and resilient energy of local activities.
- “Please turn on your Bluetooth.” Each visitor will be able to participate in a digital symphony with the art piece. The “Frequency” inspired sound is controlled by a custom Bluetooth program which assigns a specific instrument to each visitor.
- Through their movements within the dome space visitors can trigger motion tracking sensors which subsequently control the point source LEDs.
Creative Contributions
- Media Art Consultant for Hong Kong Art Development Council
- Board of Director of Microwave Media Art Group
- Board of Director of Hong Kong Ambassador of Design
- Main organizer of This Happened Hong Kong