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Lego Pegasus Automaton

Lego Pegasus Automaton

This work from Korean Kyoung-bae Na, aka edulyoung, would be impressive as a static Lego model. As a flapping-wings automaton, it is, I daresay, magnificent. Kyoung-bae Na has a BrickLink storefront as Studio Amida, but the Pegasus Automaton is not listed there as of this writing.

Three Mutopia Pods at Maker Faire Bay Area

Three Mutopia Pods at Maker Faire Bay Area

The Flaming Lotus Girls are a “female-driven, volunteer-based group of artists who have been making kinetic, mechanical fire art since 2000.” They’ve brought awesome, fiery installations to three previous Maker Faire Bay Areas, and this year they are bringing three of their stunning Mutopia Pods. Mutopia in all its glory is “a spiraling sculptural installation […]

Parsons MFA Design and Technology Thesis Show

Parsons MFA Design and Technology Thesis Show

From Parsons Design and Technology in NYC: An exhibition of interactive installations, mobile and web-based platforms, games, product designs, and time-based media will be on view in Kellen Gallery through May 23 and explore the uses of analog and digital media. Alongside the exhibition, students and design practitioners will lead a series of panel discussions […]

Meet the Makers: Maurice Connolly

Maurice Connolly built a 300 lb steel sculpture and dropped it off a cliff. He pitted his art against gravity, just to see what would happen. The piece is a massive sphere called Ganymede- constructed from recycled wine barrel hoops and hundreds and hundreds of bolts. Once Maurice mastered the material and perfected the form, […]

Animation On A Belt of Bursting Balloons

Animation On A Belt of Bursting Balloons

Very clever viral vid from director Dulcidio Caldeira for MTV Brazil. The balloons are mounted on a track. A cart bearing a camera and a sharp pin starts rolling at one end, filming and popping as it goes. Each balloon has a single frame of the animation hand-drawn on its surface. Looks like they may have stopped it a couple times to clear balloon bits from the lens.