Love Letter to Plywood, by Tom Sachs
Sculptor Tom Sachs made this wonderful seven-and-a-half minute film about his loved for the wondrous properties of plywood.
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The Four Rocking Horses of the Apocalypse
Artist Carrin Welch’s Four Rocking Horses of the Apocalypse were just the first of many, many wonderful things I saw at yesterday’s Austin Mini Maker Faire. Click through to learn more about these eschatological playthings, and stay tuned for more awesome stuff from AMMF 2012!
Chris Bathgate Has a Book Out
Chris first appeared on our radar last year. I like Rob Beschizza’s description of his works as “randomly-generated parts for high-performance machines that donโt work in our universe.โ He has just released a self-published art book with photos of his catalog and beautiful plan drawings that are just as eye-catching.
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.
Bones of Blue Plasma
Part of a series of skeletal gas discharge lamps from sculptor Eric Franklin. This one is called Embodiment. Franklin’s work makes a nice compliment to Jessica Lloyd-Jones’ neon organs, which we posted about last week.
“Electric Lungs”
Welsh sculptor Jessica Lloyd-Jones created a series of four gas discharge tubes in the shape of human organs. Besides Electric Lungs, shown above, it includes Optic Nerve, Brain Wave, and Heart.
How-To: Carve Bone
Continuing our Natural Materials theme month coverage today with a pair interesting, entertaining, well-produced YouTube tutorials from a lifetime craftsman in bone. Check ’em out.
