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Welcome to Fang-Yu Frank Lin's COMPUTATION/SUPERSTITION
ABOUT
Born in Taiwan, Fang-Yu Lin is a New York-based new media artist and designer whose artwork reflects the interplay of human experience, culture and technology. His works have been exhibited in many venues, including Tate Online, Whitney Artport, SIGGRAPH, Chelsea Art Museum, Sonar Festival, and Bauhaus Dessau. His interactive installation, From the Great Beyond, received an Honorary Mention in the 2005 Prix Ars Electronica (Net Vision). He holds a MFA in Design & Technology and a MS in Information.
Email: frank (at) compustition (dot) com
RESUME
[Artistic Activities]
2007 FILE São Paulo 2007, São Paulo, Brazil
Artist: Received invitation to exhibit work at the Centro Cultural.
2007 Chelsea Art Museum, New York, NY
Designer: Work featured in the Parsons Design and Technology 10th Anniversary Exhibition.
2007 Potter Craft (Random House), New York, NY
Author-Designer: Signed to develop a book regarding electronic crafts.
2006 6th Seoul New Media Festival, Seoul, Korea
Artist: Work selected to the Festival's main event: NEMA Exhibition.
2006 SIGGRAPH 2006, Boston, MA
Designer: Showed projects in the fashion technology runway event.
2006 Sonar Festival 2006, Barcelona, Spain
Artist: Work featured in the Digital à la Carte program.
2006 Node.London March '06, London, UK
Artist: Work featured in the Node.London media arts event.
2006 Tate, UK, & Whitney Museum, NY
Artist: Received net art commission. Featured in Tate Online & Whitney Artport.
2006 Felissimo Design House, New York, NY
Artist: Exhibited interactive environmental installation.
2005 Prix Ars Electronica 2005, Linz, Austria
Artist: Received Honorary Mention in the annual international competition.
2005 Chelsea Art Museum, New York, NY
Artist: Exhibited networked robotic installation.
‘04-‘05 Subdivision (formerly Metal Jacket), Long Island City, NY
Artist: Exhibited interactive environmental installation.
2004 Dorkbot-NYC, New York, NY
Artist: Gave an artist presentation.
2004 Independent artist, New York, NY
Artist Assistant: Assisted Zhang Ga's global networked public art project.
2004 Parsons School of Design Aronson Galleries, New York, NY
Artist: Exhibited networked robotic installation.
2003 Independent artist, New York, NY
Artist Assistant: Assisted James Rouvelle's robotic installation.
2003 Bauhaus Dessau, Dessau, Germany
Artist: Exhibited interactive public installation.
2003 Felissimo Design House, New York, NY
Artist: Exhibited interactive environmental installation.
2003 Walker Art Center, MN, & Creative Time, NY
Artist Assistant: Assisted PDPal public art project.
[Work Experience]
2005-Present R/GA, New York, NY
Interaction Designer: Design for corporate clients including Johnson & Johnson, Purina, Verizon, Subaru, and Nokia.
2005 Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
Instructor: Co-taught a M.F.A. course in Physical Computing.
‘04-‘05 Parsons Institute for Information Mapping, New York, NY
Information Designer: Conducted R&D in advanced visualization systems.
2004 Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
Instructor: Taught a B.F.A. course in Multimedia Programming.
2004 Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
Teaching Assistant: Collaborated w/ Siemens User Interface Design Center.
‘01-‘04 Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
Assistant Technology Specialist: Assisted systems administration and consulting.
2003 The New School, New York, NY
Teaching Assistant: Assisted instructor in the Intro to Physical Computing class.
2000 University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI
Web Design Intern: Designed and programmed Web sites.
‘95-‘99 Changshu A/V Production, Taipei, Taiwan
Assistant Producer/Director: Produced/directed TV commercials.
[Education]
’01-’04 Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
M.F.A. in Design & Technology, Dean’s Scholarship
2002 Cooper Union, New York, NY
Independent study, engineering classes
’99-’01 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
M.S. in Information, Human-Computer Interaction Program
’92-’96 National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan
B.A. in Advertising
[Skills]
Design
User experience, information architecture, interface design, strategy and planning, integrated communication, and usability analysis.
Software
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere, LiveMotion, Director, Flash, Dreamweaver, Max/MSP/Jitter, Eyesweb, FileMaker Pro, Maya, and Office including Access and Visio.
Programming
Java, ActionScript, Lingo, Basic, OpenGL, XML, HTML, CFML, and SQL.
Electronics
Microcontroller programming (BS2, BasicAtom, BX-24, PICmicro with MBasic compiler), serial/parallel communication, device control, sensor implementation, sound generation, and motor control.
Production
Non-linear audio/video editing, MIDI programming, and sound synthesis.
[Travel]
Australia, Bali, Canada, China, Cuba, Egypt, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Libya, Mexico, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, and Tibet. Upcoming: India.