Kinetic Sculptures Ideas 3 and 4

Well after a literal brain storm (read migraine headache) That had me sleep from 7pm Tues until 9am Wens, I had a new and probably more practical idea for my installation.

A hung sculpture comprised of a series horizontal elements that combine to form an image. Or a spinning series of stick figure scenes, that depending on when you enter the series, effects your perception of the event.

So Sound Wave to Sound Wave

 Hanging Image Idea

Rotating Stick Figures

 So I am leaning towards stick figure theatre currently.

This week's inspiration
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ito_Jakuchu,_Japanese_(1716%E2%80%931800),_Two_Gibbons_Reaching_for_the_Moon,_c._1770,_Japan,_Edo_period,_Hanging_scroll,_ink_on_paper,_Kimbell_Art.jpg

Kinetic Sculpture Ideas Two

So while continuing my research for the kinetic sculpture I want to build for the art installation.
However since I am still in the early planning stages, I've decided to set up a few rules to keep me
from coming off the rail and actually producing something.

1. As simple as possible. (I love adding more and more things I go along, LED's and Speakers I'm looking at you)
2.  Minimal about of machining to ensure I have enough time to complete the project.
3. The motion must be generated by human activity. (Ideally wind from people walking, but perhaps a hand crank)
4. I want to look organic or at least give the impression of an organic creature

Side note:
Did you know MAKE has amazing online interviews? Well I didn't but here two I feel very realvant to me.

Reuben Margolin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dehXioMIKg0

Tim Kaiser


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTJYq7wU2rM




Soo. Jellyfish?

First Concept for Installation and Soapstone

For my early design ideas I have been looking the work and inspiration behind

Theo Jansen (Super crazy in the best way)
http://www.strandbeest.com/

Tom Otterness (I hope to be as cool as him when I grow up)
http://www.tomostudio.com/exhibitions_subway.html

Joel Shapiro (Anthropomorphism at its best)
http://www.lalouver.com/html/shapiro_08.html

Also from an installation piece in the The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan) in  Japan, Tokyo, Odaiba.

   So far the rough idea is to create a kinetic sculpture that in powered by the wind of people walking through the space... or possibly a small fan and pump system. Ideally a set of stick figure "body parts" will hang suspended and with different alignments produce different scenes. Possible Title "Your Dirty Mind"?

First Entry Test 01.10.2011

Welcome,

 

For the uninitiated,  this blog will have entries tracking my work and eventual installation of an art project for UNCSA Class 3D Art in the Winter of 2011.  It is going to be quite impressive.