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Crystal Monster

LED sculpture on permanent display in downtown Los Angeles

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Old project from 2009.

http://sublimina.com/work/crystal-monster
http://todbot.com/blog/2009/09/22/behold-the-crystal-monster/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/todbot/sets/72157618422344389


The Crystal Monster is an art piece created by Beverly Tang and Tod E. Kurt (me). It’s on display in the Continental Gallery on 4th & Spring St in downtown Los Angeles.

The shape and structure of the Crystal Monster are Beverly’s design. I created the lighting and the electronics. It’s made from over 400 sheets of laser-cut acrylic, more that 240 feet of LED tape (>2200 RGB LEDs!), and around 500 steel rods and other steel hardware. It’s approximately 12 feet long and 10 feet wide and hovers 10 feet above

more to come...

  • 240 × feet of RGB LED tape
  • 18 × BlinkM MaxM
  • 1 × Arduino
  • 1 × PC ATX power supply

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