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Kinetic Art:
Mobiles, Kinetic Sculpture, Rolling Ball Sculpture
The
Calder Foundation "... The Calder Foundation has been charged with
a collection of Calder works that is unsurpassed in both scope and depth.
This collection is comprised of thousands of pieces from all periods of
Calder's life. It includes more than 450 sculptures (including mobiles,
stabiles, standing mobiles, and wire sculptures), and 50 monumental outdoor
works, as well as oil paintings, works on paper, toys, pieces of jewelry,
and household objects. At any given time, a large number of these works
are on public view, either in traveling exhibitions or on long-term loan
to institutional collections (see Current Events)..."
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West Dean Dollege offer course in building automata.
Polarized
Light Clocks.. with gorgeous changing
colors!
Boilerplate:
Mechanical Marvel of the Nineteenth Century "... Boilerplate was a mechanical man developed by Professor Archibald Campion during the 1880s and unveiled at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. Built in a small Chicago laboratory, Boilerplate was originally designed as a prototype soldier for use in resolving the conflicts of nations. Although it was the only such prototype, Boilerplate was eventually able to exercise its proposed function by participating in several combat actions..."
Bruce
Gray:
Bryan
Mavor: Kinetic Sculpture
Air Driven and Wind
Mobiles
Tim
Prentice "If I can abdicate to
the wind...to the endlessly imaginative movement
of the air...I will have something that will
sustain the viewer's interest for the longest
possible time"
Multi-media Kinetic Art
CTP Design and Creation
Sharmanka
Kinetic Gallery An Amazing
Mechanical Theatre. "....Hundreds of tiny
carved figures and pieces of old scrap perform an
incredible Heath- Robinson- meets- Hieronymous-
Bosch choreography to haunting music and synchronized
lighting, telling the funny and tragic stories of
the struggle of the human spirit against the
relentless circles of life and death...."
The
Kineticon "....could be considered an
enclosed, very elaborate train set but it's more
than that," said Scott. It uses lights, water
fountains, moving pieces of sculpture and the
quarter that you put in to give you a minute and a
half of motion and entertainment ...."
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SHARMANKA "(Russian for
hurdy-gurdy) was founded by sculptor-mechanic
Eduard Bersudsky and theatre director Tatyana
Jakovskaya in St.Petersburg (Russia) in
1989. Hundreds of carved figures and pieces of
old scrap perform an incredible choreography
to haunting music and synchronised light,
telling the funny and tragic stories of the
human spirit as it struggles against the
relentless circles of life and death." |
Clock-work Kinetics
Kinetico
Studios Delightful clocks where men
work away in realistic fashion, pushing cranking
and pulling various levers and cranks in a
realistic fashion to keep the clock running. Also
has wonderful HUGE monumental public display
clocks!
Wood
The Works "....Mesmerizing,
whimsical, entertaining, dynamic.... These spring
driven kinetic sculptures are actually intricate
wooden escapement mechanisms that fascinate and
entertain viewers as they rhythmically, randomly
and mysteriously move..."
Kinetic Sculpture and
Mobile Art
Arthur
Higgin's Kinetic Garden Sculptures "My Kinetic
garden sculptures are either one of a kind or
limited edition pieces that are activated by the
energy of wind. Breeze is actually a better word
because it takes very little to make these
sculptures move. The primary idea behind all my
work is to see shapes move in space. The quality
of movement, therefore is critical. The movement
must be fluid, graceful, and elegant. The shapes
of my designs, even the figurative ones, have been
manipulated to complement the motion so there is
synergy between shape and movement."
Art Ganson Machines "... Mr. Ganson, who describes himself as a cross between a mechanical
engineer and a choreographer, creates contraptions from materials
including delicate wire, welded steel and concrete. Most are
viewer-activated or driven by electric motors. All are driven by a wry
sense of humor or a probing philosophical concept... Read rest of review
Carl Pisaturo Robotic sculpture, intelligent lighting, and more.
George
Baker: Kinetic Sculpture ".. Welcome to the authorized site devoted to the art and life of George Baker (1931-1997). He is known principly for a remarkable series of some of the largest kinetic monumental sculptures in the world, including enormous fountains, wind sculptures, and motorized works in the Unxited States, Europe, and Japan; as well as innumerable smaller kinetic pieces of diverse configurations. As you will find from exploring this site, however, his earlier non-kinetic sculptures were at least as as diverse, imaginative, and masterful as the later work, and were the source of his early international recognition..."
Kinetika
Kugelbahn
"....devoted to the subject of Rolling Ball
Sculptures, curious machines, mechanical
sculptures and other 'moving' art (generally
called kinetic art)...."
Les Machines de l’Ile
Mark Bischof "After years of
experimentation in working wood and developing a
varied range of art objects, Mark has found his
preference is creating machines that work solely
on the basis of gravitation and must be set in
motion by hand. Transparency of construction is an
important characteristic of these kinetic works,
and an essential part of their attraction. One can
always follow in detail what's happening and the
delightful ways in which they move."
Mobiles
and Kinetic Sculpture
Paul
Walboom: Kinetic Objects, Animated Art
Reuben Margolin
The Mobile Factory ""My art is a reflection of nature and of the human spirit
in that we find the most beautiful and enigmatic objects are those that float above us. Our mind prepares us to be amazed, as we look skyward"
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