kinetic art

Hypnotizing Sculptures Are Like Real Life Optical Illusions

Hypnotizing Sculptures Are Like Real Life Optical Illusions

Since she graduated in 2008 from the Royal Academy of Fine Art in the Hague, Jennifer Townley has been creating kinetic sculptures. Two of these amazing pieces are featured below. The first sculpture, “Asinas,” was built in 2015. Looking at the video, it’s difficult to see where it starts and where it ends, gyrating in […]

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Kinetic Creatures Plans to Go Big for Maker Faire Bay Area

Kinetic Creatures Plans to Go Big for Maker Faire Bay Area

Lucas Ainsworth and Alyssa Hamel of Kinetic Creatures are already hard at work on the project they have planned for their 2nd appearance at the Maker Faire Bay Area: An enormous, bike-powered, cardboard “Rory the Rhino.” Check out how they are learning to weld, sourcing new parts, and challenging themselves to go bigger for this year’s fair.

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Post Imperial Cocktail Shaker

Post Imperial Cocktail Shaker

This cocktail shaking machine is based on a turn-of-the-century machine called an “Imperial Shaker,” and was built as part of The Touring Pop-up Sideshow Saloon event organized by the Peerless Prodigies of P.T. Barnum.

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Zimoun’s Kinetic Sound Sculptures

Zimoun’s Kinetic Sound Sculptures

Swiss artist Zimoun creates stunning sound sculptures using simple, basic components, like DC motors and wire, amplified in effect by their numbers. One sculpture employs 30,000 plastic bags and 18 fans to create audio eerily like rain. Ever wonder what 400 vibrating motors sounds like? Check out this compilation video of a number of Zimoun’s […]

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