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Scanning Barcode Flipbooks
Blake's flipbooks let viewers transition from the whole of a portrait to the individual barcodes that encompass it. A quick scan reveals UPC numbers that connect to products related to the portrait. Scan a bit of Marilyn Monroe's nose and you'll find the UPC for a DVD of her 1952 Don't Bother to Knock. The UPC codes work right on Google search as an example of e-consciousness reminding us that our memory might just be made by all that is bought and sold. With this additional option, Blake suggests that cultural icons aren't only established by a common ability to remember a face and a body of work; actually, Blake argues that icons only last if they can live on in the marketplace. (Review by Joe Romano)
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Barcode Marilyn Flipbook		 Flipbook
Barcode Elvis Flipbook		 Flipbook
Barcode Ozzy Flipbook
Date Created - November 2006
Barcode Elvis Presley Barcode Elvis Presley

Scanning Barcode Elvis at the Ripley's Museum in San Francisco.
Barcode Andy Warhol Barcode Andy Warhol

Campbell's Soup video-mapping interface.
Barcode Marilyn Monroe Barcode Marilyn Monroe

Video projector tracks each barcode scanned.
QR Code Amy Goodman QR Code Amy Goodman

Scan QR Codes with a smartphone.
Barcode Flipbooks Barcode Flipbooks

Scanning UPC numbers into Google.
Red Laser iPhone App Red Laser iPhone App

Scanning Barcode Elvis and Marilyn with an iPhone.
Barcode Bruce Lee Barcode Bruce Lee

Each barcode plays a fight from that movie.
Barcode Ozzy Osbourne Barcode Ozzy Osbourne

My first barcode scanning interface.
Barcode Jane Fonda Barcode Jane Fonda

Video application for the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery Competition.
Barcode Paul Newman Barcode Paul Newman

My first augmented sculpture using video-mapping projector.
Barcode Warren Buffett Barcode Warren Buffett

Scan a barcode and watch this artwork come alive.
Barcode Gary Vaynerchuk Barcode Gary Vaynerchuk

Made with barcodes from wines bottles reviewed on Wine Library TV.
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