I really like the Amorphic Robot Works, and “Growing, Raining Tree” is one of my favorites pieces. I really hope I have the opportunity to experience their work in person some day. Like the biological specimen, Growing, Raining Tree responds to elements in its environment and is sensitive to movement around its perimeter. As you […]
Here is another great piece by Amorphic Robot Works. The website has a lot more information on the build and a cool video. Skeletal Reflections is an autonomous, humanoid robot that engages its audience by enacting art historical interpretations of the viewer’s physical stance. In exhibition, human participation determines the machine’s responsive postures. The viewers’ […]
I really enjoy large-scale robotic sculptures like Sixteen Birds. The website has a lot more information about the piece, including fabrication details and a nice video. Sixteen Birds is the first multi-sculpture installation using Amorphic Robot Works’ (ARW’s) new Inflatable Bodies technology. The work consists of 16 large, white fabric shapes that recall the simplest […]
Heart shaped box, sorta – papercraft… Kirigami – heart shaped paper craft. Open heart kit – The Open Heart is an LED matrix of individually addressable LEDs. It can be used to create a brooch or bag light with highly customizable animations. It can be configured so that you can temporarily attach it to fabrics […]
Sea-Urchin chair – made with 8,000 zip ties via NOTCOT.
The funnel wall at the Kunsthofpassage in Neustadt plays music when it rains… via NOTCOT.
Unsung Geniuses: Florence Thomas of ViewMaster via DnR. Most fans of the tiny fantasy worlds glimpsed through the lens of a View-Master viewer are probably unaware of the name Florence Thomas. Thomas was the Portland, Oregon sculptor employed by the makers of the 3-D viewer to create miniature dioramas of fairy tales and pop culture […]
