Compubeaver was created by Kasey McMahon
beav@yourpsychogirlfriend.com
About the beaver:
I am interested in the way we interact with nature. As we become
increasingly reliant on technology, we become disconnected from
our natural environment. Nature then is a spectacle (ie holy crap,
that's a beaver!), an outing, a thing that is nonexistent in our
daily lives.
There is also something intrinsically funny about putting a computer
in a beaver. In fact, I find it difficult to think of a more ridiculous
case housing for an office machine. All innuendos aside, what better
creature to house the busiest of machines - the machine that has
sped up our lives and made us captive to a constant flow of information.
The beaver is the first case mod I've done. Many thanks to all those
who helped.
Text-o-possum was created as an accessory for Compubeaver. Check
it out here!
Next, I would like to make a car out of a giant squid.
Compubeaver will be on display at the Brewery
Artwalk, April 8 & 9 in downtown Los Angeles.
About me:
I am a conceptual artist. If it is indeed an artist's job to hold up a mirror to the world, I'd like to use the mirrored panels from a circus fun house.
For the last couple of years I've been working primarily on a collaborative
project called Psycho
Girlfriend. Vanessa
Bonet and I make wearable art pieces out of unusual materials.
Influenced by comic books, Japanese street fashion, hardware stores
and the monsters living underneath my bed, curiosity drives much
of my work. My art is pretty whimsical, and I encourage looking
at the silliness that surrounds us.
I believe imagination is a superpower we all possess, and encourage
stepping out of grown up life for a moment to recall a child's eager
fascination with even the most mundane. I see the world in color,
and like to think there's a part of all of us that wishes that piggies
could fly and spiders could have a swell chat on a rainy afternoon.
A web and graphic
designer by trade (atypicalart.com),
I've worked with various mediums including painting, installation
and wearable art. Lately, I've been working more with metal because
I enjoy the malleable nature of it, as well as the fact that I get
to play with bad-ass welding gear.
Current interests include exploring our diminishing relationship
with nature as we become more reliant on technology, playing
with antique clock parts, trying to find the perfect quack box and
Beartato.
I received a BA in Art History from UCLA, and currently
live, work and scheme in downtown Los Angeles.
My favorite color is "awesome".

Compubeaver -- Copyright 2007 -- Kasey McMahon
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