The future of stone carving is being revolutionized with both CNC milling and other computer controlled processes. Daniel Durning hosts a discussion with two of the founding members of the Digital Stone Project, Robert Michael Smith and Barry X Ball who will demystify the cybernetic breakthroughs in Digital Sculpture.

Robert Michael Smith is a digital sculptor and professor of art and technology at New York Institute of Technology. Smith has been an active pioneer of digital sculpture, 3D visualization/animation, Web design, virtual sculptures for the Web, virtual actors for computer gaming, as well as a significant art and technology educator. Smith is President of the Sculptors Guild, founding board member of the Digital Stone Project.

Barry X Ball is a New York sculptor currently working on portrait sculpture projects, including a work based on Matthew Barney that presents the head of the artist carved in Mexican onyx, at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center in Long Island City, New York (2004). Barry X Ball is represented by Salon 94 in New York. Also visit sculpture.org.