Max Lupo

Beep-Boopatronics, the performance and installation

This project reflects an obsession with wires, communication, and out-of-date consumer products. In order to do so, this installation explores systems of translation and adaptation by dismantling objects which are on the outer edge of their usable life and imbuing them with... Read The Rest »

Upcoming Exhibition: Beep-Boopatronics

In culmination of my studies at OCAD University, I will be having my MFA thesis exhibition on Saturday March 11th @ 49 McCaul Street, Toronto! The exhibition Beep-Boopatronics is a project which takes nearly obsolete objects and imbues them with new, but not always useful, functionality. In particular, this exhibition takes... Read The Rest »

Polaroid Project #1: Development Timelapse

The Impossible Project makes new film for a range of Polaroid cameras, and their newest iteration is their best yet. With some changes to the opacifier used the film can stand to be exposed to some light while its developing. A side-effect of this is that the you can make... Read The Rest »

Work in Progress: The Piano Player

Right now I'm working on my MFA at OCADu, and one of the projects that is in progress is this, The Piano Player. The plan for the project is to take an electric chord organ, de-electrify it, and instead power it using a large scale industrial-size balloon... Why? To take... Read The Rest »

Just Another Beep-Boop Machine

Just Another Beep-Boop Machine is a small artwork, made to create an opportunity to play with music. A participant can punch holes in the provided cards, which are then used as the input information for the device to play a tune, as can be seen in the video above. The... Read The Rest »

The Mansfield Reporter

The Mansfield Reporter is a simple device which can generate new text from some of history's greatest authors. By pressing the red button, you will be shown a new passage from either Friedrich Nietzsche, William Shakespeare, or Gertrude Stein. Or, press the black button to combine all of the authors... Read The Rest »

The Continued Connection Device

Here is a fun little invention, created so that you can acknowledge a strong connection between yourself and an other individual. The internals of the device are pretty simple: a high intensity LED, is powered by a small battery, and activated with... Read The Rest »

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Max Lupo is an artist who works hard (not really) to bring the most exotic and fascinating inventions to life. Tell him what you think by emailing art(at)maxlupo.com.