Today I bring to you a feature about three sculptors who inspire me. Hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
From the Neatherlands, he builds kinetic sculptures he calls Strandbeests, creatures that he helps to train and evolve. They are adapted to their environment, walking with the wind, avoiding the water, storing the energy they gather with their sails, all through designs Mr. Jansen ingeniously creates using simple materials like electrical conduit tubing.
A very good TED Talk in which he presents his work.
An American artist that makes beautiful kinetic sculptures that are full of abstract waves, suspended points and lines.
Here's an interesting documentary about the installation of one of his pieces, the gigantic Nebula :
Conceived and designed by artist Reuben Margolin, the Nebula is a kinetic sculpture that incorporates 445 cables which connect 15,000 shimmering bicycle reflectors. For the rest of the Nebula story, go to www.wired.com/video/nebula
Most well known in the US for Cloud Gate, or "the Bean" in Chicago's Millennium Park. He has a phenomenal body of work that is well worth checking out, including a large piece in Gibbs Farms in New Zealand:
A very good documentary (Thanks to Rich Lane for uploading):
Looking at the work of Sculptor Anish Kapoor during 2009
Looking at the work of Sculptor Anish Kapoor during 2009
Looking at the work of Sculptor Anish Kapoor during 2009