Steve La Riccia
Steve La Riccia, a Eugene, Oregon based self-unemployed artist is well known for his painterly SX-70 Polaroid manipulated photographic work for the past 30 years and his interactive steampunk contraptions for the past 10 years. Also, a figure in the Eugene art scene, producing the popular “Salon des Refuses” exhibition since 1991 and over the past 20 years, gallery coordinator for the New Zone Arts Collective, an alternative non-profit art gallery.
Steve says, “I’ve had to adjust my creative process greatly, SX-70 Polaroid manipulations took only 15-20 minutes to create, using only the SX-70 camera, film and a stylus to manipulate the instant positive image. In contrast, these interactive contraptions are complex and complicated and can take months to produce”.
Bumper Piano
Now that’s a work bench
Demonstrating the Freudian Manipulator
Just add the cable here
Explaining the H Bomb license plate
Another Steam Punk creation
Explaining the vision