Gautam Rangan

With degrees in Art History and Biology from UC Berkeley and an MFA in Design Media Arts from UCLA, Gautam works to fuse art, media, and science in motion and installation design throughout his career. His work has been featured in National Geographic, Discovery Channel, the AIGA DesignEnvy gallery, DesignBoom and multiple major news networks.

He has developed a series of kinetic games designed for Parkinson’s patients, a synesthetic sculpture for Sephora called “Lucid Dreams,” and light shows for a 110-foot-tall waterfall in Singapore called “Jewel.” The rain ring choreography sketches and Project Jewel light shows speak to the way animation and film continue to impact our graphic culture, our memory and speech (semiotics), and even our concept of space.

His projects Durga , FABLES, and Mahisha explore the ways that a narrative can flow into many parallel streams when observed over centuries like a river. His works Artscape, One and the Sensorium address the ways that the scientific method has formed our sense of values, communication, and power. In his latest sculptural installation, he explores the cyclical exchange between human perception and habitat. To Gautam, art is about contributing something meaningful to a global conversation. He aspires to make art that asks people to question and dig deeper into the stories that frame our daily life.