Big Painting: The Wheelchair as Paintbrush

In 2007 artist Jeff Nachtigall designed the Mobile Painting Device (MPD). The MPD transforms the wheel chair into a giant paint brush, giving people living with neurological deficits opportunity to express themselves on a very large scale. With delicate and precise movements of the wheel chair's "joystick" the artist applies calligraphic lines of paint. Layer upon layer the painting is built. Time passes and the work evolves. Emotion is expressed and decisions are made until the artist is satisfied. This is a deliberate process. The accident is denied as the artist is in full control. This is not a "virtual" substitute or computer generated facsimile. This plays out in real time on a real canvas with real results.

In September 2010 AKA Gallery will unveil the largest painting ever exhibited in Saskatchewan, Canada. Conceived and curated by Jeff Nachtigall (IN)ACCESSIBLE CITY features the collaborative efforts of Paul Major and Kelly Roszell in a dynamic colour infused canvas that spans 50 feet. Together they challenge the stereotypes and stigma surrounding those living with special needs and represent an often overlooked and marginalized group who are truly ready, willing and able.
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