Albert Wilking

Operation Spy de Orange

noreply@blogger.com (Albert Wilking) — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 21:18:00 +0000

Today we learned the actual name the NYPD uses when deploying their orange webbing. It is 'Operation Spy de Orange'. We still have yet to learn the name of the orange netting, only those code words for deploying it.

I brought down a 15' long by 4' high section of orange construction webbing to Liberty Park (Zucotti Park). We wrapped ourselves in it, walked like a group of animated Monty Python characters, and made an instant protest. After a trip on the sidewalk spinning in circles heading west at the north side of the park, with 5 of us inside the netting, the NYPD spy tower deployed and some of the younger ones in our group took pride in taunting it and the NYPD foot patrol. We did a photo shoot with the Spy Tower as a back drop and then headed back east. When we hit Broadway we turned south and someone comes up with the idea to chant, "Pepper Spray, Pepper Spray, Pepper Spray…", as if we wanted to be sprayed. I could see some of the white shirt captains in the back of a gaggle of them giggle. They thought it was funny, we thought it was funny and there were hundreds of pics taken, so hopefully some will hit the mark. We used a 15ft section today which I left there for a prop with Alex from Media, who is a good contact and fearless. Tomorrow I'm bringing 2 - 30' sections and will leave them as well. If you have ideas for props or skits or a way to get the media out, ask for Alex. And don't forget to bring your props and deploy them.

Nurse Betty Amublance

noreply@blogger.com (Albert Wilking) — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 21:09:00 +0000

Top Secret? Not if I'm putting it up on the blog. So I think we need to start working on the Nurse Betty ambulance. What day does that take place, Wednesday? It should be modular and fit onto the Heli Cart base 2.0 in about 10 to 30 minutes.

These are both very similar but this is the idea that's caught in my head.

Getting the curves on this Packard Ambulance might be a little harder.

Heli Pics

noreply@blogger.com (Albert Wilking) — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 22:05:00 +0000

The Wilking Heli Shuttle was fun for dancing on.

It was about 8.5'high and about 12' long.

and it was great for taking photos.

Four Wheeled Modular Bike Part Helicopter Cart Upcycle Welded with the Trenton Atelier, Partially Dismantled with Baltick & Winckel and Other Assorterd "Hangers-On," Dude

noreply@blogger.com (Albert Wilking) — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:20:00 +0000

The main problem we are having right now is finding a way to make head tubes to hold the bearing assembly in place. For the first generation we cut off the bike from the tube and grinded down the rough parts. That's a lot of waste and time for de-engineering to get a needed part. Basically to make a head tube we need to expand the ends of a 1" tube to hold the bearings.

Here is a pic of the base in the process of being made, first generation.

The cart needs to be modular and be able to fit into the trunk of a car. It currently has that capability.

There exists a horizontal slide-in system for the wheels and housings and there is too much torque at those points.

I think we want to use a vertical slide in system, see my diagrams, and put a little more depth on the frame at the points where they are attached so the torsional stress is removed.

It would be nice if the frame hinged in the center from the underside and could be folded in half. It currently is made of 2 halves and then bolted together in the center and along the sides with supports.

Engineering for the steerable fork housings.

It has been suggested that rather than use the double plates on the fork to use a rectangle piece of steel over the top of the fork tube. Hmm. . .

This is the engineering I see for the fixed forks.

This was the Wilking Heli Shuttle on its maiden voyage at the Winkel and Balktick New Year's Eve Party in New York.

And here is the groovy aftermath from the party.

More pics of the party can be seen here:
http://newyork.metromix.com/events/essay_photo_gallery/winkel-and-balktick-present/2384472/content

Santacon Chimney

noreply@blogger.com (Albert Wilking) — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 01:00:00 +0000

It was a real tough chore rolling this 100 lb chimney on wheels from the West Village to Central Park. Im thinking that there has to be a better way.

A Frog in the Bog

noreply@blogger.com (Albert Wilking) — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:02:00 +0000

Torchie the frog truly expected to die. The oil was coming in around him, enveloping his little bog where he ate crickets and listened for mates responding to his croaks. He'd noticed a severe decline in available foods. Flies and mosquitoes and crickets offspring grow much faster than his own babies will or would have if not for the impending disaster.

The drop off of his own supply of food either meant something was wrong with the water or the insects themselves or both. He could smell the oil.

Ribbit, ribbit Torchie croaked. He didn't hear a response.

Where were the available snacks that Torchie loved? The oil probably choked the life out of the insects babies.

The oily sheen on the water, reflecting the setting sun, broke the light into rainbows of colors. Encompassing death was beautiful he thought, in some ways.

If he dove into the water and tried to move to another spot he could only swim so far before he would have to come up for air. It would hurt his skin and get into his mouth and nose. Maybe he could swim to the bottom of the little off shore pool and the oil would go away? He laughed at the silliness of the idea.

The sunset sure is beautiful, he croaked aloud, one last time.

The Gulf of Fiasco

noreply@blogger.com (Albert Wilking) — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:58:00 +0000

My son and I took our artistic skills and made some
cartoon fish and crustaceans that wonder aloud if
they are going to die from the BP oil spill.

Gulf Oil Spill and Paper Recycling

noreply@blogger.com (Albert Wilking) — Mon, 03 May 2010 15:48:00 +0000

Would dumping massive amounts of our paper by products along the gulf shore lines allow the oil to be absorbed and thus prevent it being absorbed into the marshes?

We have at our disposal huge amounts of recycled paper being collected by our existing recycling companies. Would it benefit us to send barges, trucks and trains to the gulf with this paper to dump along the gulf states coastlines?

The possible benefits of creating even more of a mess with the paper is that:

The paper will absorb the oil to some extent.

Oil will be prevented from getting into the very sandy bottom of the marshes where it will be very hard to decompose without sufficient oxygen. If it does get into the sediment it will be decades before it biodegrades.

The paper will biodegrade the oil quicker since the paper will encourage bacteria to attack the paper and the oil.

The paper contains oxygen which will be needed to degrade the oil.

Massive amounts of paper will act like natural booms, preventing the oil from being pushed further into marshes.

In shallow water the paper will be easier to collect than in deep water.

Picto-Interactive

noreply@blogger.com (Albert Wilking) — Sat, 01 May 2010 02:21:00 +0000

Albert Wilking Resume

noreply@blogger.com (Albert Wilking) — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:35:00 +0000

Albert Wilking was born in Anaheim, California near Disneyland to a photographer painter mother and inventor father. Wilking lived an early bohemian life traveling and camping all over the west coast, New Mexico and Texas before moving to New Brunswick, NJ. Daytrips were common to Soho and to abandoned barns along the Delaware. At the age of seven he began sketching on a regular basis. With his father's encouragement he had a number of shows and sold a couple dozen paintings by the time he was 12, garnering press including The New York Times. Wilking received a BS from the College of New Jersey. He attended the New School University, NYC, for screenwriting and Pratt Institute, NYC for Flash animation. In 2002 the Queens Museum in New York City acquired two of his paintings through the Monique Goldstrom Gallery, Soho, NY. In 2006 Wilking formed Crazy Studios, turning his love of painting to video and writing. He has produced over fifty viral videos, garnering attention from web junkies across the world. In 2008 he partnered with Susan McIntosh to produce a comedy pilot. In 2009 he again partnered with Susan McIntosh to produce Wondermare at the Apexart gallery in Tribeca, NYC.

2009
Apexart.org
Wondermare - 8 screen video installation based on Alice in Wonderland
Tribeca
NYC

2008
55 Main Gallery
Bisbee Arizona

2007
Stage Left
New Brunswick, NJ

2005
Jadite Galleries
Hells Kitchen
NYC

2004
Cafe De La Pace
E Village
NYC

2003
Cafe Loup
Don't Spill The Milk
Greenwich Village
NYC

2002
Stacy Studios
Union Square
NYC

2001
Nascimento, 1st Ave, NYC
Robertsons, Wall St, NYC
Rheinhardt-Fisher Gallery, Trenton, NJ

2000
Urban Word Gallery, Trenton, NJ
Caroline's, Miami, FL
Cafe De La Pace, 7th St, NYC

1999
Millennium Gallery - East Hampton, NY
Stage Left - New Brunswick, NJ
55 Main Gallery - Bisbee, AZ
West River Gallery - Jacksonville, FL
Stage Left - New Brunswick, NJ

1998 Community Bar & Grill - Seventh Ave, NYC
Alt. Coffee - Ave A, NYC
Trattoria Nicola - Somerset, NJ
Bucks County Coffee - Princeton, NJ
Borders Books - Lawrenceville, NJ
Pink Pony - Orchard St, NYC
Stage Left - New Brunswick, NJ

1997
Artist's Mill - Manayunk, PA
55 Main Gallery - Bisbee, AZ
Picasso's Palate - Red Bank, NJ
Triumph Brewery - Princeton, NJ

1996
Firehouse Gallery - Bordentown, NJ
Stage Left - New Brunswick, NJ
Tastebuds Cafe - New Hope, PA
Heaven - 24th St, NYC
Michelyn Gallery - New Britain, PA
Wojner Studios - Philadelphia, PA
Batik Art Gallery - Bathsheba, Barbados
Mill Hill Playhouse - Trenton, NJ
Small World Cafe - Princeton, NJ

1995
Fourth Avenue Gallery - Tucson, AZ
Highwire Gallery - Philadelphia, PA
Motif Gallery - New Hope, PA
Freschetti's - Princeton, NJ
Eleven - Trenton, NJ
Gallery Alexy - Philadelphia, PA

1994
Objects and Images - Soho, NYC
Davis Art Gallery - Davis, WV
Delann Gallery - Plainsboro, NJ
Artworks Center for the Arts, Princeton, NJ

1993 Highwire Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

1976 and prior
Seton Hall University, Orange, NJ
Squibb Gallery, Princeton, NJ
Princeton Outdoor Market, Princeton, NJ
Bernardsville Library, Bernardsville, NJ

Go Easy

noreply@blogger.com (Albert Wilking) — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:28:00 +0000

This cross between a cat and a bear is about to get the shock of his life.
12" x 16" Arches watercolor paper
Mixed media watercolor, oil marker, pen and pencil

Mr Refrigerator

noreply@blogger.com (Albert Wilking) — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:27:00 +0000

Sometimes I want to eat everything in the frig.
16" x 12" Arches watercolor paper
Mixed media watercolor, oil marker, pen and pencil

Lollipop Lollipop

noreply@blogger.com (Albert Wilking) — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:26:00 +0000

I like the lollipops in his eyes. Sometimes it's hard to make choices.
16" x 12" Arches watercolor paper
Mixed media watercolor, oil marker, pen and pencil

American Mess

noreply@blogger.com (Albert Wilking) — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:24:00 +0000

12" x 16" Arches watercolor paper
Mixed media watercolor, oil marker, pen and pencil

8 Footed Spotted Fly

noreply@blogger.com (Albert Wilking) — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:21:00 +0000

12" x 16" Arches watercolor paper
Mixed media watercolor, oil marker, pen and pencil

Time To Make The Donuts

noreply@blogger.com (Albert Wilking) — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:18:00 +0000

12" x16" Arches watercolor paper
Mixed Media with watercolor, ink, pencil and pen

Man Behind The Curtain

noreply@blogger.com (Albert Wilking) — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:14:00 +0000

20" high mixed media
Wood, plywood, tin and oil enamel

Sushibots

noreply@blogger.com (Albert Wilking) — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:10:00 +0000

Sushibots, made in 2003 it reveals my own personal love of Sushi. Yummy:)
32" x 32" acrylic on canvas gallery wrap

Stage Diving in The STreet

noreply@blogger.com (Albert Wilking) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:05:00 +0000

Thanks to Simon Hettich for visiting NYC with his friends and being such a great sport!

Leggo My Ice Cream

noreply@blogger.com (Albert Wilking) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:06:00 +0000

Quackers

noreply@blogger.com (Albert Wilking) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:06:00 +0000

The Modern Couple

noreply@blogger.com (Albert Wilking) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:03:00 +0000

Fat Rabbit

noreply@blogger.com (Albert Wilking) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:01:00 +0000

Cookie Stealer

noreply@blogger.com (Albert Wilking) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:56:00 +0000

Stage Set

noreply@blogger.com (Albert Wilking) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:55:00 +0000