Established in 2011, Steamworks Research & Design Labs produces interactive
Steampunk, Dieselpunk and Atomicpunk contraptions from period found objects.
SLR Photographics created impressionistic images from
manipulated Polaroid SX-70 photographs from 1978 to 2009.
Exhibition and demonstration of
interactive contraptions are available.
Commissioned work on a request basis only.
SLR Photographics created impressionistic images from
manipulated Polaroid SX-70 photographs from 1978 to 2009.
Exhibition and demonstration of
interactive contraptions are available.
Commissioned work on a request basis only.
Recent updates:
April 2011 - "Wozniak's Conundrum" takes Viewers Choice Award at the "Zone 4 All" exhibition at the New Zone Gallery in Eugene, Oregon. 44 votes for first place of the 463 votes cast.
July 2011 - "Wozniak's Conundrum" goes viral over the internet with 100's of blogs written world-wide.
August - October 2011 - "Tesla's Trepidation" edged out "Wozniak's Conundrum" in the Viewers Choice Award at the "Salon du Peuple" (Salon of the People) exhibition at the New Zone Gallery in Eugene, Oregon. 82 and 80 votes for first and second place of the 1375 votes cast. "Tesla's Trepidation" pored out 57 shots of brandy during the opening reception.
April 2011 - "Wozniak's Conundrum" takes Viewers Choice Award at the "Zone 4 All" exhibition at the New Zone Gallery in Eugene, Oregon. 44 votes for first place of the 463 votes cast.
July 2011 - "Wozniak's Conundrum" goes viral over the internet with 100's of blogs written world-wide.
August - October 2011 - "Tesla's Trepidation" edged out "Wozniak's Conundrum" in the Viewers Choice Award at the "Salon du Peuple" (Salon of the People) exhibition at the New Zone Gallery in Eugene, Oregon. 82 and 80 votes for first and second place of the 1375 votes cast. "Tesla's Trepidation" pored out 57 shots of brandy during the opening reception.
October 2011 - February 2012 - "Wozniak's Conundrum" & "Land's Metamorphosis" on display at the 2nd Annual Steampunk and Function Exhibition / Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation, Waltham, Mass.
UPDATE - "Wozniak's Conundrum" takes 1st place!
January 2012 - Of the 5 pieces produced to date, 3 are on display in museums across the country.
April 2012 - "Oppenheimer's Enigma" takes Viewers Choice Award at the "Zone 4 All" exhibition at the New Zone Gallery in Eugene, Oregon. 29 votes for first place of the 281 votes cast. 73 "Dog Tags" were stamped out to the public during the opening reception.
June - September 2012 - Invited to exhibit work in the SoHo Gallery District, NYC.
August - October 2012 - "Babbage~Lovelace's Machination" takes Viewers Choice Award at the "Salon du Peuple" (Salon of the People) exhibition at the New Zone Gallery in Eugene, Oregon. 109 votes for first place and 59 votes for second place "Oppenheimer's Enigma" of the 1653 votes cast.
January 2013 - July 2014 - "Wozniak's Conundrum" on tour to 10 Mac Stores in the Pacific Northwest.
April 2013 - "Cayce~Serling's Mystic Seer" takes Viewers Choice Award at the "Zone 4 All" exhibition at the New Zone Gallery in Eugene, Oregon. 22 votes for first place and 16 votes for second place "Richmanioff's Dischord" of the 235 votes cast. 69 fortunes were revealed to the public during the opening reception.
August - October 2013 - "Cayce~Serling's Mystic Seer" takes Viewers Choice Award at the "Salon du Peuple" (Salon of the People) exhibition at the New Zone Gallery in Eugene, Oregon. 60 votes for first place and 29 votes for second place "Teller's Armageddon" of the 1265 votes cast.
UPDATE - "Wozniak's Conundrum" takes 1st place!
January 2012 - Of the 5 pieces produced to date, 3 are on display in museums across the country.
April 2012 - "Oppenheimer's Enigma" takes Viewers Choice Award at the "Zone 4 All" exhibition at the New Zone Gallery in Eugene, Oregon. 29 votes for first place of the 281 votes cast. 73 "Dog Tags" were stamped out to the public during the opening reception.
June - September 2012 - Invited to exhibit work in the SoHo Gallery District, NYC.
August - October 2012 - "Babbage~Lovelace's Machination" takes Viewers Choice Award at the "Salon du Peuple" (Salon of the People) exhibition at the New Zone Gallery in Eugene, Oregon. 109 votes for first place and 59 votes for second place "Oppenheimer's Enigma" of the 1653 votes cast.
January 2013 - July 2014 - "Wozniak's Conundrum" on tour to 10 Mac Stores in the Pacific Northwest.
April 2013 - "Cayce~Serling's Mystic Seer" takes Viewers Choice Award at the "Zone 4 All" exhibition at the New Zone Gallery in Eugene, Oregon. 22 votes for first place and 16 votes for second place "Richmanioff's Dischord" of the 235 votes cast. 69 fortunes were revealed to the public during the opening reception.
August - October 2013 - "Cayce~Serling's Mystic Seer" takes Viewers Choice Award at the "Salon du Peuple" (Salon of the People) exhibition at the New Zone Gallery in Eugene, Oregon. 60 votes for first place and 29 votes for second place "Teller's Armageddon" of the 1265 votes cast.
November 2013 - "Life in the Age of Steampunk"
Produced by Steamworks R & D Labs - Eugene, OR
New Zone Gallery - Eugene, OR - 10 interactive
contraptions from Steamworks R & D Labs on
display at this extravaganza steampunk event.
- March 2014 - Featured on Oregon Pubic Broadcasting Systems -
- "Oregon Art Beat"
- Updated and re-aired January 2017
May 2014 -"Steamworks R & D Labs" by S. La Riccia published.
A collection of 14 Steampunk, Dieselpunk and Atomicpunk interactive contraptions 2011-2013
A demonstration of several contraptions and
a book signing with music, wine and hors d'oeuvres on Friday June 20, 2014 @ 6:30pm
New Zone Gallery - 164 W. Broadway, Eugene
Books can be previewed & pre-ordered:
blurb.com/b/6063399-steamworks-r-d-labs
A demonstration of several contraptions and
a book signing with music, wine and hors d'oeuvres on Friday June 20, 2014 @ 6:30pm
New Zone Gallery - 164 W. Broadway, Eugene
Books can be previewed & pre-ordered:
blurb.com/b/6063399-steamworks-r-d-labs
July 2014 - Invited as special guest for the
44th Annual GREAT OREGON STEAM-UP
at Antique Powerland - Brooks, OR
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October 2014 - "The Outsiders Ball" An event for Women Space -Eugene, OR with special guest artist: Steve La Riccia |
November 2014 - Produced by Steamworks R & D Labs
"The Cabinet of Steampunk Curiosities"
The New Zone Gallery, located at 164 W. Broadway, will host a Steampunk theme show. "The Cabinet of Steampunk Curiosities," will feature steampunk art of the New Zone members in the Klausmeier Room of the gallery. The opening reception will be held on the First Friday ArtWalk, November 7th @ 5:30pm. On the nights of November, Friday 14th and Saturday 15th, the main gallery will be transformed for our special ticketed event(s) with more steampunk art on display by local steampunk artists Steve La Riccia, Joe Mross and others, a steampunk fashion show with entertainment and refreshments that will include music by Mood Area 52 and others TBA, belly dancing, acrobatics, theater, steampunk movies, tasty treats, imported wine and Ninkasi beer and some much more.
"The Cabinet of Steampunk Curiosities"
The New Zone Gallery, located at 164 W. Broadway, will host a Steampunk theme show. "The Cabinet of Steampunk Curiosities," will feature steampunk art of the New Zone members in the Klausmeier Room of the gallery. The opening reception will be held on the First Friday ArtWalk, November 7th @ 5:30pm. On the nights of November, Friday 14th and Saturday 15th, the main gallery will be transformed for our special ticketed event(s) with more steampunk art on display by local steampunk artists Steve La Riccia, Joe Mross and others, a steampunk fashion show with entertainment and refreshments that will include music by Mood Area 52 and others TBA, belly dancing, acrobatics, theater, steampunk movies, tasty treats, imported wine and Ninkasi beer and some much more.
December 2014 - Arts & Entertainment Section - Eugene Magazine
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February - May 2015 - Featured Artist in "Stepping Forward into the
Past" exhibit at Sheldon McMurphey Johnson House - Eugene, Oregon.
September 2015 - "Nobel's Giftaus" takes Second Place Award at Red Raven Gallery
Steampunk Exhibition in Salem, OR.
November 2015 - Produced by Steamworks R & D Labs
"The Cabinet of Steampunk Curiosities"
The New Zone Gallery, located at 164 W. Broadway, will host a Steampunk theme show. "The Cabinet of Steampunk Curiosities," will feature steampunk art of the New Zone members in the Klausmeier Room of the gallery. The opening reception will be held on the First Friday ArtWalk, November 5th @ 5:30pm. On the nights of November, Friday 20th and Saturday 21st, the main gallery will be transformed for our special ticketed event(s) with more steampunk art on display by local steampunk artists Steve La Riccia, Joe Mross and others. Entertainment and refreshments will include music by Mood Area 52 and Falabella, acrobatics, theater, steampunk movies, tasty treats, imported wine by Kastle Hill, beer from Man Cave Brewing and some much more.
November 2015
"The Typewriter Revolution," A Typist's Companion for the 21st Century
by: Richard Polk is published with images
and text of "Wozniak's Conundrum" and "Babbage~Lovelace's Machination."
July - September 2016
Juror/Curator for Steampunk exhibition
Antique Powerland Museum - Brooks, OR
August 2016 - "Second Star Festival"
Florence , OR with artist: Steve La Riccia
To date: July 2018
"Tesla's Trepidation" has dispensed 1,205 drinks
"Oppenheimer's Enigma" has stamped 1,336 dog-tags
"Cayce ~ Serling's Mystic Seer" has read 1,528 fortunes
"Freudian Manipulator Mk.IV" has treated 12 patients
December 2016 - "Steampunk Pleasures:
The Imaginarium of Steamworks R & D Labs"
During the month of December, AS YOU LIKE IT: The Pleasure Shop, a unique woman-owned sex toy shop that honors the diverse needs of our community will present, "Steampunk Pleasures:
The Imaginarium of Steamworks R & D Labs". Steampunk artist Steve La Riccia will have on display a number of some of his very popular interactive contraptions including the "Freudian Manipulator Mk.IV", a steampunk medical electrical-mechanical apparatus for the treatment of hysteria, and the "Cayce~Serling's Mystic Seer", a steampunk fortune-telling contraption. Also, other pieces to be exhibited
will include past SX-70 Polaroid manipulated photographic images and other treats.
The Imaginarium of Steamworks R & D Labs"
During the month of December, AS YOU LIKE IT: The Pleasure Shop, a unique woman-owned sex toy shop that honors the diverse needs of our community will present, "Steampunk Pleasures:
The Imaginarium of Steamworks R & D Labs". Steampunk artist Steve La Riccia will have on display a number of some of his very popular interactive contraptions including the "Freudian Manipulator Mk.IV", a steampunk medical electrical-mechanical apparatus for the treatment of hysteria, and the "Cayce~Serling's Mystic Seer", a steampunk fortune-telling contraption. Also, other pieces to be exhibited
will include past SX-70 Polaroid manipulated photographic images and other treats.
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January 2017
By popular demand, held over though February "The Imaginarium of Steamworks R & D Labs" A opening for the exhibition will be held on the Second Friday ArtWalk in Springfield, OR on Friday the 13th starting at 5:30 pm. La Riccia's book "Steamworks R & D Labs", a collection of steampunk creations produced from 2011 - 2014 will be available for signing by the artist. Fortunes will be read from the "Cayce~Serling's Mystic Seer" a steampunk fortune teller during the opening. |
August 2017
Second Star Festival presents from:
"The Imaginarium of Steamworks R & D Labs", a steampunk museum at Dorris Ranch in Springfield, OR. 13 interactive contraptions will be on hand for demonstrations for 2 day event, August 5th & 6th. Dog tags will be stamped, fortunes will be read, sprits will be poured and other interactive steampunk pleasures will be demonstrated to the public in a museum setting inside a barn within the ranch grounds.
August 2017
"Prof Tom Foolery Saves the Planet!"
a world premiere of a gay-themed steampunk musical feature film by
Paul Bright.
Saturday, August 12th at 7:00pm
The New Zone Gallery - 220 W. 8th St Eugene.
The "Cayce~Serling's Mystic Seer" a steampunk fortune teller which is featured in the film will be on hand at the gala event with fortunes being read for the invited public.
August 2017
"Prof Tom Foolery Saves the Planet!"
a world premiere of a gay-themed steampunk musical feature film by
Paul Bright.
Saturday, August 12th at 7:00pm
The New Zone Gallery - 220 W. 8th St Eugene.
The "Cayce~Serling's Mystic Seer" a steampunk fortune teller which is featured in the film will be on hand at the gala event with fortunes being read for the invited public.
September - November 2017
Invited to "Odd Beauty,
The Techno-Eccentric
World of Steampunk Art"
a Steampunk Museum Exhibition in Southampton Arts Center, Southampton, NY
January 2018
Invited to 2018 "The Raging Tide"
or, "The Black Doll's Imbroglio"
"Edwardian Worlds Faire" &
"18th Annula Edwardian Ball"
"Tesla's Trepidation" & "Cayce~
Serling's Mystic Seer on display.
San Francisco, CA
June 2018
Second Star Festival presents from:
"The Imaginarium of Steamworks R & D Labs", a steampunk museum at Dorris Ranch in Springfield, OR. 12 interactive contraptions will be on hand for demonstrations for 2 day event, August 5th & 6th. Dog tags will be stamped, fortunes will be read, sprits will be poured and other interactive steampunk pleasures will be demonstrated to the public in a museum setting inside a barn within the ranch grounds.
June 2018
Second Star Festival presents from:
"The Imaginarium of Steamworks R & D Labs", a steampunk museum at Dorris Ranch in Springfield, OR. 12 interactive contraptions will be on hand for demonstrations for 2 day event, August 5th & 6th. Dog tags will be stamped, fortunes will be read, sprits will be poured and other interactive steampunk pleasures will be demonstrated to the public in a museum setting inside a barn within the ranch grounds.
July 2018
Invited to GearCon 2018 at the University Hotel, Portland, OR
"Oppenheimer's Enigma" on hand to stamp dog-tags commemorating the
end of "The Great War", 1918.
July - August 2018
Invited to "Steam Punk"
an art invitational.
Washington County
Museum - Portland, OR.
August 2018
Whitaker Block Party 2018
Eugene, OR.
"Oppenheimer's Enigma" on hand
to stamp dog - tags for the public at
the "Art Zone" hosted by the New Zone.
August 2018
Last Friday ArtWalk presents:
"The Imaginarium of Steamworks
R & D Labs with 3 interactive contraptions to stamp dog-tags,
pour vodka shots and tell fortunes.
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September - October 2018 Springfield Museum presents "The Imaginarium of Steamworks R & D Labs. |
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May 2024 Arts & Business Alliance of Eugene Presents the 2024 BRAVA Award to Steve La Riccia |
International Quotes and Reviews of La Riccia's contraptions:
Para o geek Steve La Riccia, dar um upgrade no computador não significa necessariamente atualizá-lo com um hardware e acessórios novos. Na verdade pode significar até mesmo o contrário. Exemplo disso foi sa recente criação, o Wozniak's Conundrum um computador que conta com um monitor Mac e uma máquina de escrever que substitui o teclado. Dono de um visual seampunko Wozniak's Conundrum é uma nova invenção que não tem preocupação nenhuma em competir com computadores pessoais de última geração.
"Wozniak’s Conundrum, um computador pessoal que faz alusão a diversas gerações tecnológicas" pt-br.paperblog.com/wozniak-s-conundrum - July 21, 2011
Steve doesn't live in the past, he breeds new life into the past....
but what ever you do, don't flip THAT switch!
“Steve La Riccia - Steampunk” - Oregon Public Broadcasting "Oregon Art Beat" March 2014
Wow, dieser Mod zieht einem die Schuhe aus! “Wozniak’s Conundrum” nennt sich dieses Meisterwerk der Steampunk-Kunst und wurde geschaffen von “Steve La Riccia”. Bestehend aus einem Macintosh von 1991, einer 114 Jahre alten Schreibmaschine, mit einem Modem zusammengesetzt aus alten Telefonteilen, die Maus ein Gerät das ursprünglich dazu diente Morsecodes telegraphisch zu übertragen. Und einiges mehr... Alles voll funktionstüchtig
“Wozniak's Conundrum” – clockworker.de/cw/2011/07/19/wozniaks-conundrum/ - July 19, 2011
LaRiccia in 2011, in an operation worthy of Victor Frankenstein, grafted the keyboard of an 1897 Remington typewriter onto the guts of a 1991 Macintosh computer. So seamlessly did he mate the two machines, the births of which were separated by an entire century of history and technology, that the mechanical keyboard, along with a vintage telegraph key, could be
used to control the still-functional Mac as if they had been meant for each other.
"Hot Steampunk - La Riccia's Contraptions" - The Register-Guard - February 2, 2012
當電腦仍未出現的年代一般人要處理文件只能靠打字機,而昂貴的膽機電視和撥號電話就更是難以打入尋常百姓家。時至今日,仍有懷舊一族對這些古董文儀器材 情有獨鍾,珍藏之餘更將它們改造,變成與現代電腦結合的可用器材。 可以56K速度上網美國有懷舊發燒友利用七十年代的電視和電話、百多年前的打字機 結合Mac機主板砌出了一臺「懷舊」電腦主機Wozniak's Conundrum。這部電腦可上網和讀寫軟磁碟,創作人更以摩斯電碼機改造成滑鼠 由於改造成調制解調器的古老電話機有性能限制,它的上網速度只有56K,但這跟使用古董Mac OS 7.5的主機性能正好相配[電腦資訊] 董文儀 器材 合體變懷舊電腦
orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20110725/00176_062.html - July 25, 2011
Le Wozniak Compendium est un computer que Steve Wozniak aurait pu construire s'il était né en 1875 et si en 1897 existait le "concept" de computer et surtout si l'écran cathodique fusse déjà inventé ... En réalité le Wozniak Compendium est une vraie oeuvre d'art steampunk créee par Steve La Riccia en unissant, dans une réunion curieuse de mécanique et de circuits, une vieille machine à écrire Remington de 114 ans et les entrailles (outre le display) d'un Macintosh de 1991.
Le résultat est impressionnant. Et parfaitement fonctionnel !!
"Connaissez-vous le Macintosh steampunk??" - paperblog.fr/connaissez-vous-le-macintosh-steampunk - July 25, 2011
Besides paintings, the exhibit includes sculpture, painted glass and other tactile art pieces, none more whimsical or as mechanically intricate as La Riccia’s own piece of art, a machine he calls the “Cayce/Serling’s Mystic Seer.” Made with a bewildering array of parts that include an oak file cabinet, a calculating machine chassis, a pneumatic pump bellow, a vacuum tube, pressure gauges, metal tubing and a crystal ball, the mystic seer delivers a “fortune” based on the payee’s sign of the zodiac and a yes-or-no question- all for the price of one quarter.
"Art in three dimensions" - The Register-Guard - August 22, 2013
Иногда такие шикарные вещи создают моддеры, что просто диву даешься — как могла придти подобная идея кому-то в голову. Да и не просто придти, а еще и быть реализованной спустя какое-то время. Так, один из моддеров, Steve La Riccia, долгое время владел двумя раритетами: Mac 1991 года и печатная машинка Remington, 1897 года. Недолго думая, этот умелец решил объединить оба раритета в единое целое.
Моддинг в стиле стимпанк:
Mac + Remington - habrahabr.ru/blogs/modding/124589 - July 20, 2011
"We need one of these in Washington, D.C."
U.S. Representative D-Oregon - August 2014 : on the "Cayce/Serling's Mystic Seer".
Press on Steamworks R & D Labs:
The Register-Guard: August 7, 2011
Tech-Art Collision
http:/www.projects.registerguard.com/web/newslocalnews/26675733-41/steampunk-lariccia-art-computer-built.html.csp
KLCC NPR News 89.7: VizCity - November 14, 2011
New Zone Gallery / Salon Show / Steampunk Art with Steve & Mia La Riccia
http://archive.klcc.org/audio/vizcity%209-14-11.mp3
The Register-Guard: February 2, 2012
LaRiccia’s Contraptions
http://www.projects.registerguard.com/turin/2012/feb/02/lariccias-contraption/
The Creswell Chronicle: April 18, 2012
New Zone artists discuss, display works at library
http://www.thecreswellchronicle.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=10227
KVAL CBS 13: August 27, 2012
Eugene Celebration a boost for downtown businesses
http://www.kval.com/news/local/167609425.html
KEZI 9 ABC NEWS: October 17, 2012
Artist Makes Computer with Antiques
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lpTUEZc4GCA
Daily Emerald - University of Oregon: December 28, 2012
Who is Steampunk Steve?
http://www.dailyemerald.com/2012/12/28/video-who-is-steampunk-steve/
KLCC NPR News 89.7 (Living Large): March 26, 2013
Steve La Riccia - "Zone 4 All" Exhibit & "Cayce/Serling's Mystic Seer"
http://archive.klcc.org/audio/NewZoneSteveLaRiccia032613.mp3
The Register-Guard: August 22, 2013
"Peuple Powered - Salon du Peuple Exhibit" - New Zone Gallery
http://www.registerguard.com/rg/entertainment/arts/30337089-183/
salon-peuple-art-piper-exhibit.html.csp#img.5680332
Oregon Public Broadcasting (Oregon Art Beat): March 27, 2014
Steve La Riccia - Steampunk
http://www.opb.org/television/programs/artbeat/segment/steve-la/
KLCC NPR News 89.7: VizCity - November 18, 2015
"The Cabinet of Steampunk Curiosities"
http://cpa.ds.npr.org/klcc/audio/2015/11/VIZCITY_11_18_15.mp3
Eugene Weekly: November 25, 2015
"A Vibrant Scene" - Recent commentaries on the arts ignore the reality
http://www.eugeneweekly.com/20151125/guest-viewpoint/vibrant-scene
NYU: November 25, 2017
Oregon's Steampunk Sculptor Keeps a Collective Afloat | #50States of Art - Creators
https://creators.vice.com/en_us/article/oregons-steampunk-
sculptor-keeps-a-collective-afloat-or-50statesofart