Oracle: What? Music and Arts Festival 2021, August 6th and 7th.

OBLSK presented Fragment at the What? 2019 Festival. If this installation rocked your boat come out to see OBLSK’s most current piece, Oracle, at this years What? Music and Arts Festival 2021.

Oracle,  a place at which divine advice or prophecy is sought. OBLSK Interactive will be premiering, Oracle, a Holographic projection installation, at this year’s What? Music and Arts Festival on August 6th and August 7th. The What? Music and Arts Festival brings together National and Local artists and musicians to create a totally immersed sensory experience. Vibrant and Enthralling.  Come be inspired!  

Sept 2018 - OBLSK Horizons & Review

Projects in the Works:

Godspeed - 2019

Godspeed written & directed by Celia Peters; Producers: Artistic Freedom Ltd , Loose Films and Southern Fried Filmworks 2019.

Keep your eyes and ears open for the proof-of-concept sizzle reel for Godspeed, a science fiction film being developed for production in Columbus in 2019. OBLSK has been creating amazing motion graphics for this film and is excited on collaborating with such outstanding talents.  For more information on GodSpeed, just click the link

Franklin Park Conservatory - Dec 2018

Make sure to mark your calendars to visit the Franklin Park Conservatory for the Conservatory Aglow  festival over the Holiday season.  OBLSK has designed an incredible projection sculpture that will leave you in wonder and amazement! This may be our largest installation yet! We will be sending out more information soon.

Wakka Wakka Productions - Sept through Dec 2018

Wakka Wakka Productions is back in action with their newest work, Animal R.I.O.T.  This work is a series of live performances that explore animal and human relationships. OBLSK has had the honor to work with Wakka Wakka in capturing the promotional media for this new series. The Wakka Wakka production company is an award winning company based out of Oslo and New York. Their productions are savvy, intelligent, thrilling, and hysterical. Check out their website! You won't be disappointed!

Brain -  March 2019

The Brain is a fascinating mechanism made up of networks upon networks of information that encode and transfer and bring cellular structures to life. OBLSK is designing a sculptural installation that incorporates sound, light, imagery, and biometric data. Using an EEG brain sensor we are looking at how the brain reacts to the sounds and images that are presented before us and how these images and sounds change based on the participants electrical activity of the brain. From a conceptual standpoint we are looking at how technical interfaces are being used to monitor human cognition.  OBLSK will be premiering BRAIN at the Blockfort Columbus March 2019

ZenGenius Training Videos. - Fall 2019

OBLSK is excited to collaborate with ZenGenius on a series of training videos that teach the basics of visual merchandising. Who wouldn’t want to know 101 ways to fold? These videos are scheduled to release in Fall 2019. ZenGenius is a creative company based out of Columbus, Ohio. They are internationally know for their expertise in visual merchandising and they do everything from event decor to window design.

Reviews:

Retail Summit - 2018

OBLSK teamed up with FITCH this year at the Retail Summit to lead a Session on the Science and Art of memory- making.  The Retail Summit is a super interesting conference that brings together the major players in the visual merchandising world to discuss global trends.  OBLSK was honored to collaborate with FITCH, a savvy design firm based out of London, to design a panel discussion that incorporated both fascinating research on memory-making as well as thrilling performances to make the session memorable.  Did it work? The feedback we received was powerful!

Alley Island June 2018

Alley Island is a super fun, June event, organized by the Blockfort Studios in downtown Columbus. This event brings together art, music, and beer!  OBLSK created and mapped a few fantastic animations. Check out this short video edited by OBLSK Artist, Stacie Sells. We love Alley Islands and can’t wait to direct a performance for next years event!

Ready for 100 Campaign April 2018

Flowers and Bread is a cafe in the Clintonville neighborhood in Columbus that bakes delicious bread as well as teaches creative classes on flower arranging.  OBLSK teamed up with the Sierra Club and Flowers and Bread to hold one of the Ready for 100 campaign events where we talked to the community about the benefits of going 100% renewable. OBLSK projected on the facade of the Flowers and Bread Cafe. It was an awesome event adorned with Ice Cream from Tillamook!

If you didn’t get a chance to see this awesome Aerial Art project OBLSK worked on with the Sierra Club Ready for 100 team, here is a chance to take a look.  OBLSK believes in renewable energy and thinks that all people should have access to clean energy. Also we were featured on ABC News Channel 6 . Video edited by Stacie Sells

Digital Marketing:

JMKW Development -

We just redesigned the JMKW Development website.  Check out the clean cool aesthetic of the interface and simple and easy navigation.  OBLSK is seamlessly flushing out SEO through our entire digital marketing strategies, starting with a well designed, effective website.  JMKW Development is a super cool Development company in El Paso Texas. We are ecstatic to be part of their continued progress and prosperity.  To find more about JMKW Development please visit www.JMKWDevelopment.com

Kate Spacek -

Check out this cool website OBLSK designed with a more artistic flair. Kate Spacek is an international social artist that creates community projects to activate social movement.  To check out more of her work please visit www.katespacek.com

Windchimes -

We LOVE Windchimes and are super excited to see its online expansion and prosperity.  Look at this super cool Gif created by Stacie Sells that is just one section of this awesome marketing story.

Our Digital Marketing sector is expanding! We just acquired three new amazing clients: Tropical Smoothie Cafe in San Antonio and Rising River Cattle Company from Lima, Ohio!  We will be showing more on these clients soon as we start to develop the content.

Introducing our newest team Members:

Annie Kuhn - Annie is a designer, filmmaker, and graphic artist.  With a BFA from Columbus College of Art & Design in Film and Video, her specialty is in media and graphics. She uses these elements as her creative tools for social media, branding, and creative story telling. Part time data analytic specialist and part time production artist, her curiosity to see how a project can be pushed to the next level is what drives her creative passion.

Mehmet Ozturk - is a creative analyst who focuses on trends and statistics behind social media presence and SEO. With a background in Finance, he combines his passion for numbers and statistics with his love for the creative arts. His keen attention to detail and knack for unraveling new social media platforms makes him quick to understand the back-end of social media attention. Versed in website creation, design, and data analytics, he is able to gather all of the information and create new strategies and input for himself and for the rest of the OBLSK team. 

Lisa Woodward- Ms. Woodward was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio as a Modern Dancer. She is a proud mother of 3 and a true Jack-Of-All-Trades. After relocating to New York City in 1999 she worked in fashion and was introduced and  fell in love with supporting as a Personal Assistant. Since then her client task list  includes Bookkeeping, Office Administration, Event & Travel planning, Project Management, Research, Sales, International Manufacturing/Importing & Sourcing Management and Property Management.

RainCloud: Beauty, Awe, and Success,

RainCloud was presented at the IDX fest this last weekend Sept. 16th and 17th. and was a huge success! RainCloud is a floating augmented high-tech installation as well as a symbol of the natural environment; a reminder of the simple beauty found in our atmosphere and the never-ending cycle of water between ground and sky.

This simulated cloud floats 18 feet from the ground in an outdoor environment, and is illuminated from within using RGB LED lights. During the day, it  shimmers due to the reflective, iridescent qualities of its outer skin while at night it glows equally as brilliant by using artificial light. Glowing from within, the RainCloud changes color based on interaction from the audience (attendees of the arts festival) and/or based on environmental changes in its surroundings in real time. The RainCloud acts as a stage for performance, music, and education.  

Pilgrim Heidi Kambitsch of OpenHeartCreatures performed Empathy Eyeball which was a beautiful puppet movement piece that revealed the frenzy of humanity through clashing thunderbolts. The performance ended with the empathy eyeball releasing tears of joy and sadness.

The H2Ohio panel discussion was a tremendous success bringing together  of array of studies on freshwater. The panel discussed Ohio Freshwater on a Global Scale and talked about the state of water locally, nationally, and globally. The discussion focused specifically in the areas of environmental protection, economics and industry, health and well being, and the future outlook of water.  We were honored to have such a passionate, intelligent, and thoughtful panel. Panel consisted of Jason Cervenec, Elissa Yoder Mann, Dr. Ben Warnock, and Cheryl Johncox

RainCloud would not have been possible without the determination, talents, and perserverence of the OBLSK team of Artists.

Pelham Johnston: Director- Pelham led the RainCloud project overseeing the design choices, the integration of electronic components, and the interactive elements.  Pelham was quite impressive with 10 hrs of sleep in the last 4 days before the installation.

Maxwell McEvoy: Production Artist-Maxwell was on the project from concept to completion offering support in the structural design, concept, and aesthetic of the RainCloud.  Maxwell was the master seamster, without his dedication to heat sealing the seams the RainCloud would never float.

Marque Reavley: Software Engineer- Marque is a software wizard and a virtuoso in working through glitches and possible hiccups in the code.  He is an incredible collaborator and his calm energy and efficient work ethic keeps us all in awe.

Aidan Seine: Electronics Engineer- Aidan was flown in from Los Angelos because of his incredible skills in electronic engineering. He was able to create magic working in large scale and under a tight budget.

Stacie Sells-Vanscoder: Project Manager- Without Stacie this project would never have gotten off the ground  pun intended!). Her organization and collaboration with all the outside parts and pieces made this piece real to the public .  She was the drive behind the H2OHIO Freshwater panel discussion.

eve Warnock: Creative Director/Producer- eve Warnock took the vision of the RainCloud and made it a reality.  She has a knack for taking things out of the thin air and blowing them up to 30 ft to float. She has a passion for public art and pushes the boundaries for both the public and her team on concept, achievability, and imagination.

Special Thank yous to Adam Brouillette and the IDX team that supported us on our visions and helped to make it possible, to American Polyfilm for donating the Polyurethane, To Sunny Meadow Flower Farm for donating the Grass, to Geers Gas for the discounted helium, To Sarah Iles Johnston for her support and sponsorship, and to our three beautiful children, Wolfgang, Archer, and Orion for their patience, love, and inspiration.