Alley Cat is Kinetic Trash Art
An “Alley Cat,” made entirely from would-be-trash wood, is an entrant in the Project Remake Contest. Do you upcycle, remake, or reuse components in your projects? Submit your project and you too could win!
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Arthur Ganson’s “Machine with Concrete”
Arthur Gansen’s kinetic sculpture includes a gear train that will take well over two trillion years before the final gear makes one turn.
Ziwon Wang’s Cybernetic Kinetic Sculptures
Ziwon Wang’s work explores the relationship between human and machine. His works are eerily familiar (uncanny valley, anyone?) and mechanized, with movement apparatuses exposed.
Tinplate Kinetic Valentine
Becky shared the goodness that is Tinplate Girl’s collection of free online instructional videos and downloadable project patterns back in October. This simple kinetic sculpture called “Be Mine” is actually the work of her father, Marc. Tinplate Girl, whose name is Adriane, writes: He made the hinges himself. Even though the design was pretty solid, […]
Beautiful Breathing Bot
If you’re anywhere near NYC before the end of the year, I really recommend a visit to the Asia Society Museum on Park Avenue in Manhattan. On display until December 31st is Guardian of the Hole by Korean artist U-Ram Choe.
Higher: Benjamin Carpenter (video)
Artist Benjamin Carpenter explores interactions between systems in his mechanical kinetic sculpture “Higher”. At Maker Faire Bay Area 2011 he demonstrates the work, consisting of 3 vertically oscillating eyeballs atop springs. The movement is controlled by a single button the user presses which activates the piece’s mechanism.
Chris Cole’s Machine Animals
This one, called “Galia,” is just one of twenty-two beautiful kinetic sculptures, most of which are zoomorphic, featured in Bend, Oregon artist Chris Cole’s online portfolio. Each has a well-produced video showcasing its movements, and they’re all available in Chris’s YouTube channel, to which I am subscribing right now.
