To demonstrate the technique, the team painted batteries onto steel, glass, ceramic tile and even a beer stein.

BBC: 'Paint-on' batteries demonstrated

This is the venue's first exhibition of a Dallas artist and will feature works that Mr. Swenson created specifically for the show, like a piece involving hundreds of fake snails climbing up the sides of a large colorful beer stein.

WSJ: Dallas Art Fair, Biennale to Begin, Plus Jacob Kassay, Erick Swenson