Credits
Designer / Programmer：Keita Abe, Yuta Nakano
Music Composer：Masato Hatanaka, Tomohiro Nagasaki
Producer：Shinichi Saeki
WOW AR App
This application allows you to enjoy art installations through AR (augmented reality) + motion graphics. The goal is to turn any environment into an art installation.
The Peacock Moth
This work is an exploration of the beautiful “shapes” of various moths. It draws inspiration from the short story “Jugendgedenken (Demian: The Story of Emil Sinclair’s Youth)”ß by Hermann Hesse.
WOW PORTAL
The year is 2031. Technology has advanced dramatically and WOW inc. has invented teleportation using quantum technology. Using this, humans can now travel around the world with a terminal.
EVERYDAY
Depicts everyday motifs with extraordinary animation and dynamics.
By viewing through AR on top of reality, reality and unreality intermingle, creating a scene with unclear boundaries.
Betweener
A dancer that dances in the space between reality and an imaginary world line. Expresses people of nowadays who are digital natives and enjoy coming and going seamlessly between the real world and an imaginary world online.
Loop of Life
The phenakistoscope is considered to be the ancestor of animation.
Combining the oldest and most modern technology, the various activities of life that have been repeated throughout the ages are depicted.
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*Only the iOS version (free) is available. The Android version is not yet available.
By using AR, it has become possible to display art, hold live events and promotions in places that were previously difficult to implement. With regard to video installations, we can now be released from the restrictions of playback equipment and projection environments. Furthermore, by linking IT (Information Technology), it is possible for many people to experience the content at the same time. WOW started a new experimental AR project “WOW AR Art Platform” because of the unknown possibilities of expressions and experiences in the augmented reality space where legal rules have not yet been set. “WOW AR Art Platform” aims to use AR to create an art installation in any environment. When AR brings motion graphics into the real world, what kind of feelings will users have and what kind of design will be demanded? This application “WOW AR” was created as a first step at an attempt to open up the possibility of new motion graphics using AR.
Credits
Designer / Programmer：Keita Abe, Yuta Nakano
Music Composer：Masato Hatanaka, Tomohiro Nagasaki
Producer：Shinichi Saeki
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Biography
WOW is a visual Design Studio founded in 1997 based in Tokyo, Sendai, London and San Francisco.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- 2019
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Tokyo Light Odyssey｜JAPAN HOUSE London, UK
POPPO (YADORU, ROKURO, POPPO’s Forest)｜JAPAN HOUSE London, UK
BAKERU: Transforming Spirits｜JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles, USA
- 2018
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WOW Visual Design Studio ー WOW animates the world｜Spiral, Japan
- 2017
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POPPO Exhibition｜Manabia Terrace, Japan
Beyond Cassini｜hpgrp GALLERY NEW YORK, USA
Hare to Ke Exhibition｜Sendai Mediatheque, Japan
- 2015
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UNITY of MOTION｜Hyundai Motorstudio Seoul, Korea
- 2013
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Factory and Fantasy｜21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Japan
- 2012
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Factory and Fantasy｜Sapporo Underground Space Station Road, Japan
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2019
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motion texture 02｜Art+Tech Summit at Christie’s: The A.I. Revolution, New York, USA
Emerge｜Reborn-Art-Festival, Japan
motion texture 02｜Roppongi Art Night, Japan
wind form_02, UNITY of MOTION｜BAY ART, China
YADORU｜Media Ambition Tokyo, Japan
- 2017
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floating anima_01｜Reborn-Art Festival, Japan
- 2016
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Tokyo Light Odyssey｜New Style New Artist, Intercommunication Center, Japan
- 2010
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Snow Drops｜Sendai Mediatheque, Japan
Factory and Fantasy｜Design Act 2010, Russia
Factory and Fantasy｜Kawasaki Dreaming Highway, Japan
Tengible｜MIGZ, Russia
Tengible｜VINCON Gallery, Spain
Light Rain｜Decode: Digital Design Sensations, CAFA Art Museum , Beijing, China
- 2009
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Factory and Fantasy｜Miyagi Art Museum, Japan
Lights and Shadows｜Tent Digital, UK
Light Rain｜Decode: Digital Design Sensations, Victoria and Alvert Museum, UK
- 2008
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Lights and Shadows｜Wonder Exhibition Milano Salone, Italy
- 2007
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Tengible｜DesignTide, Miyagi Art Museum, Japan
Tengible｜Tent London, UK
- 2006
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motion texture｜Miraikan, Japan
motion texture｜Sendai Mediatheque, Japan
PROJECTS
- 2019
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aikuchi｜Marc Newson at Gagosian West 21st Street, NY, USA
- 2016
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KOHTEI｜Shinshoji Zen Museum and Gardens, Japan
- 2014
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Ophelia has a Dream｜Media Ambition Tokyo, Japan