Fragale

April 2, 2024

5 new AR paintings and drawings are being released with this application. They explore collisions and interactivity of spatial installations through the medium of computer vision.

December 11, 2022

A new series of augmented paintings are up at the James Nomad New York Hotel! Use the app to view the recently commissioned paintings in the lobby windows from the sidewalk. This app extends the surface of the image from the glass into the street with spatial painting and animations. This group of paintings won't last long. Up through February. 29th and Madison, NYC and online at stevefragale.com.

July 28, 2022

A new series of augmented reality paintings are now on view. This version of the app features 12 new spatial works. They're on view at Little Owl's Townhouse in NYC and online at stevefragale.com

October 11, 2021

Paintings, Narcissus and Circe are currently on display using this AR app to view layers paint, animation, audio and sculpture embedded within the surfaces.

May 16, 2020

-Featuring 2 new point and click AR installations, The Four Horsemen and The Piano with recording and arrangement by Sonya Lee. -There is a new user interface to navigate through artworks. -Several new paintings have been scaled for viewing virtually.

February 7, 2020

The Fragale app has been updated with a new body of augmented reality paintings. These can be viewed in person in NYC, in print or at stevefragale.com/apps. The app will take 10-20 seconds to load once the play button is pressed. This loads all of the paintings and minimizes buffering during the viewing experience. Pianos fly with a composition played and arranged by Sonya Lee, portraits inhabit digital worlds and canvas blows in the wind. Minor updates for version 2.1 -Vuforia stabilization to secure AR experience to real world images -Image scale redefined for optimization -Real world lighting adjusted in the digital work for a more realistic experience -Updated UI and instructions under MORE button on the landing page

February 5, 2020

The Fragale app has been updated with a new body of augmented reality paintings. These can be viewed in person in NYC, in print or at stevefragale.com/apps. The app will take 10-20 seconds to load once the play button is pressed. This loads all of the paintings and minimizes buffering during the viewing experience. Pianos fly with a composition played and arranged by Sonya Lee, portraits inhabit digital worlds and canvas blows in the wind.

October 13, 2019

Fragale App is currently featuring two collaborative works with Alan Michelson for his show, Wolf Nation at The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. Sapponckanikan (Tobacco Field), an interactive, site-specific augmented reality installation in the lobby, recalls and honors the Lenape and their tobacco field. On floor five, Town Destroyer is an augmented reality installation addressing the Sullivan Expedition, George Washington’s scorched-earth campaign against the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy of Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora Nations). When activated through the app, a bust of Washington, represented on a frieze of scenic wallpaper in the interior of his Northern Virginia estate, Mount Vernon, becomes a screen onto which a challenging history unfolds. - Updated user interface from version 1.1.2 - Updated gps tracking and method for plant interaction

September 12, 2019

Fragale App is now featuring two collaborative augmented reality works with artist, Alan Michelson for the exhibition, Wolf Nation at The Whitney Museum in NYC. Sapponckanikan, a gps located digital installation is now activated in the lobby. To view, download the application, accept camera and location permissions. This will allow your position in the museum to activate the scene around you. Press play. On the 5th floor, Town Destroyer, a 4' x 18' wallpaper contains augmented reality video and spatial audio that emerges from the bust of George Washington. Spatial audio begins 60 sec in. Please have your ringer on or the audio will not play.

May 2, 2017

Now with new AR art works, image targets and immersive experiences.