Walking on Infinite Grass

Performance art gone green or an organic treadmill heralding an agro exercise boom. You make the call.

All we know is that Walking on Infinite Grass was recorded and preserved for the ages at CSAW Gallery back in 2006. The creator remains anonymous.

Karo & Tetra

Ever view a deceptively simply kinetic sculpture and wonder how it came together? Well wonder no more, at least as far as Karo #1 by Ralfonso is concerned. The profile below takes us from design sketches to computer modeling to the real deal in less that five minutes.


Karo# 1 is like a fluid diamond undulating in the wind. Light reflective, multifaceted shapes and fluid movement are recurring themes in Ralfonso’s work as evidenced in our second offering from the artist, Tetra.

A Clockwork Onion

At the recently concluded 13th Japan Media Arts Festival artist David Bowen (whom we featured last November) won the grand prize in the art division.  With a laser device for eyes, his Growth Modeling Device watches and reproduces the growth cycle of an onion as a beautiful, mechanical abomination.  Click on the photo below to view a video of this kinetic installation.

Antimonument

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer is known for large scale installations in public spaces beyond his Vectorial Elevation pieces. (See post from last week).  From his bio: "Using robotics, projections, sound, internet and cell-phone links, sensors and other devices, his installations aim to provide 'temporary antimonuments for alien agency.'"  Below is a video documentation of Underscan (2005).

Singing Ringing

Created by architects Mike Tonkin and Anna Liu of Tonkin Liu, the Singing Ringing Tree was designed to take advantage of the perpetual winds buffeting the hills of Lancashire, England.

Sounds like choral humming to me, but I have a bad ear. Take a listen for yourself in the video below.


But wait there’s more. The tree was one of four structures commissioned by a progressive public art program. The development of the project, the construction of the tree and the official launch of this permanent installation are covered in the following profile.

Vectorial Vancouver

Artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer has mounted the interactive light sculpture Vectorial Elevation in several cities.  His current installation was commissioned by the 2010 Cultural Olympiad and the City of Vancouver and runs through February 28.  The best part is that unlike the Olympic Games, which require years of training, determination and sacrifice in order to participate, anyone with an internet connection can join this event and transform the skies over Vancouver.  Click here to learn how.  See what others have done in the public time-lapse videos below.

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Here's an entire night with music from KitsKam.

The Beast Master

Theo Jansen is a kinetic sculptor and creature builder. He creates wind powered, alien looking beasts whose movements have a life like quality. Check out his Animaris Rhinoceros and see for yourself.


Take a tour of Jansen's studio and see how he puts it all together.


Jansen talked about his work at the TED Conference in March 2007.