Pioneers Hitchhiking in the Valley of Heart's Delight

The artworks of Jim Pallas are generally interactive, performing sculptures that depend on a combination of electronic logic and environmental stimuli to produce behaviors of movement, sound, light, or other phenomena. He began creating responsive, content-laden kinetic sculpture in the l960's. His pieces utilize a wide variety of materials, include verbal and visual symbolism and often represent creatures or personages. He has exhibited extensively and received wide recognition and numerous awards. His work has been selected for international awards and exhibitions in France, Austria, Canada, Mexico, and Japan.