KINEXTING

To all you wealthy Santas out there, I have some good news!  The top line item on my list this year is relatively affordable (a mere hundred bucks), the Xbox Kinect.  While my recent foray into the world of 3-D printing at the Museum of Art and Design this past October only ended in disappointment, the experience inspired some creative ideaers for future projects.  My body scan somehow left me with a third arm-- an impossible fix according to the kind folks at Shapeways.  There will be no miniature naked Colbys for sale anytime soon.  But . . . Perhaps . . . I could print off my own porn instead?  Frame. By fucking Frame. (literally)

That's essentially what Spanish artist Alejandro Gomez-Arias and his girlfriend did.  Using a Kinect, Alejandro recording himself fucking his girlfriend and posted the results on Vimeo.  Just think what Colby and friends could do with a scanner and, well, a much more costly Christmas present . . . a 3-D printer? :-)

COLBY CLONED!

Let the Revolution begin!

Solely slinging Kock-lish-wackovs and Samson-esque "locks of love" my army of Nano-Colbys will soon conquer the world!!!  But first they have to dry on the shelf at MAD.  Earlier today Shapeways released a 3-D print of my digital scan in the buff.  

COLBY IN THE ROUND

Getting older makes me MAD. . . Museum of Art and Design MAD!  I guess finally found my real parents.  The museum made me after-all, in a certain matter of speaking.

Confused?  

It all started last week, on my birthday.  I hiked up to MAD in Columbus Circle to see "Out of Hand" an exhibition exploring art and design in the post-digital age.  In addition to a device that allows you to build a lamp simply by blowing into a microphone (or moaning suggestively in my case), the museum offers a complete head-to-toe 3-D digital body scan courtesy of Shapeways . . . for FREE!  

Upon completion of your scan (using a re-purposed Xbox as a scanner I should add), Shapeways then digitally prints a miniaturized 3-D version of yourself in resin for display in the exhibition.  Shapeways also provides versions in full color-- as well as gold and silver-- for purchase from their website.  Naturally, I tore off my clothes and hopped on the scanner before guards had a chance to tell me otherwise.  A flutter of walkie-talkie chatter temporarily stunned my senses and I nearly fell off the small DIY scanner platform (built on top of a bicycle wheel).  For a hot minute I thought I might get arrested.  

While the museum assures me I'll be the only visitor honored with a complimentary "birthday-suit special" I highly recommend a visit. . . And not just for the free scan.  You can also see my microscopic mini-penis on full display!  And lots of other incredibly cool stuff too.