Deadline:
Nov
15
2012
Artist Assistance:

Designer / artist assistant

POSTED BY: Miri Chais | Mon Sep 24th, 2012 3:06 p.m.
LOCATION: MCS

An independent artist’s studio is seeking an energetic industrial designer with passion for design and art (no graphic designers please). If you consider yourself a cutting edge non-orthodox designer who endlessly seeks to expand one's horizons and like to challenge oneself with new material and techniques, we want you!

Skills:
• Knowledge of 2D and 3D software such as Illustrator, CorelDraw, Rhino and Solid works
• Knowledge and curiosity of manufacturing techniques and materials
• Ability to visualize and realize 2D sketches into complex real life objects
• Excellent motor skills and delicate hand work
• Excited to work individually and as a part of a team
• Excited to communicate with outsource contractors and suppliers to realize artist’s vision
• Handy man fabricator with previous experience and knowledge working with different tools and materials

Experience:
• Working with CNC machines. Laser cutter is an advantage
• Designing complex products
• Building real-life models in various techniques (apart from 3D renderings)
• Background in Electronics is an advantage
• Experience in a high-end design studio or established artist studio is an advantage

Education and experience requirements:
• BS/BA degree in Industrial Design
• At least 2 Years of professional experience

Personal attributes:
• Artistic
• Organized
• Self taught
• Self motivated and passionate for the field

Link:
http://www.mirichais.com/

Address:
MCS
2558 N San Fernando Rd
los angeles, California 90065
United States of America

Miri Chais is a new media artist living and working in Los Angeles, California. Chais studied at the Hamidrasha School of Art, Beit Berl College in Kfar Saba, Israel. Her works straddle the ever-shifting borders of art, design, science, and technology, employing advanced materials and dynamic elements of sound, light, and video. Recent solo exhibitions include: Reflection/Extension, Satoshi Koyama Gallery, Tokyo (2013); In Horror in Longing, Haifa Museum of Art, Haifa (2012); No Wonder, Hangar 2 at the Port of Jaffa, Tel Aviv (2012); and Paradise, Janco-Dada Museum, Ein Hod (2012). Chais’s works can be found in private collections in Israel, Europe, and the United States. Full Bio: Solo Exhibitions 2013 Reflection/Extension, Satoshi Koyama Gallery, Tokyo, Japan 2012 In Horror and Longing, Haifa Museum of Art, Haifa, Israel 2012 No Wonder, Hangar 2 at Port of Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel 2011-2012 Paradise, Janco-Dada Museum, Ein Hod, Israel 2011 Beyond the Real, Dwek Gallery, Mishkenot Shaananim Cultural Center, Jerusalem, Israel 2010 Colossus, Shay Arie Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel 2009 Viral Propogations, DLD Conference, HVB Forum, Munich, Germany 2003 Mirror Mirror on the Wall, Who’s the Fairest of Them All, Seemann Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv, Israel 2002 Reflecting Walls, Hi-Tech Management School (HTMS) Gallery, Tel Aviv University, Israel Group Exhibitions  2013 12 x 12 x 12, Keystone Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California 2011 Meeting Point, Alfred gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel 2011 Code: Mosaic, Hatzouk gallery, Natania, Israel, 2011 Venice Mémoire, Zemack Contemporary Art gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel 2011 Summer Exhibition, The Heder gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel 2011 Videocracy: Open Video Screening, The Center for Contemporary Art (CCA), Tel Aviv, 2011 Magna Carta-Art/Paper travelling exhibition, Cain Schulte gallery, Berlin, Germany 2010 Magna Carta-Art/Paper travelling exhibition, Cain Schulte gallery, San Francisco, USA 2009 CONmunication, Nhow Hotel, Milan, Italy 2003 OverCraft, University of Haifa, Israel 2002 The Boundaries of Sculpture, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in collaboration with Open Museum, Tefen, Open Museum, Omer, Israel 2001 Graduate Show, Hamidrasha School of Art, Beit Berl College, Kfar Saba, Israel Institutional Commissions 2012 “Black Bird”, Multimedia installation commissioned in conjunction with Yohji Yamamoto exhibition, Design museum Holon, Israel 2012- 2013 "Meeting point", Multimedia installation commissioned for Tzazim exhibition, The Israel Children Museum, Holon, Israel 2012 "Augmented", Large-scale multimedia installation commissioned for Secret Artist exhibition, Beit Mani, Tel Aviv, Israel Art Fairs  2012 Fresh Paint, Florentin Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel 2011 Fresh Paint, Florentin gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel 2010 Fondation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent, Paris   Education  2001 Graduate of Hamidrasha School of Art, Beit Berl College, Kfar Saba, Israel