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Thanks to Coilhouse, I just learned that artist Theo Jansen is producing 3D printed baby versions of his amazing strandbeests - wind-powered kinetic sculptures that "walk" on their own.
If you don't remember Jansen, here he is with his eerie, lifelike beests, which he calls "new forms of life…
"The walls between art and engineering exist only in our minds," says artist Theo Jansen. For over 14 years, Jansen has been engaged in the production of animari, or beach animals—massive kinetic sculptures constructed of light materials. After a firm push to begin, the wind takes over, and the…
The Maman sculpture inspired some American Mountain Dew drinkers to share their motorized spider vehicle with us. Well our Belgian friend, LonelyFatGuy, has answered in typically understated Flemish fashion and politely pointed us towards Theo Jansen, a remarkable Dutch artist who creates…
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I can't define things like this as art.. just doesn't compute for me.
Stunning piece of engineering though.
Gorgeous kinetic sculpture! Unlike Pete, I can see the art in the engineering. But I do understand his perspecitive. The definition of art is very personal. Thanks for posting the movie.
For anybody who wants to see more, Jansen's website is at http://strandbeest.com/
I bought one of his books (which was in dutch, but I see that now he has at least one book in english) and DVD through that site a while back, he has some very interesting things he's made. Including a device to spray-paint a picture on a wall of whatever is standing in front of the wall at the time, and a practical-joke UFO that he and a bunch of co-conspirators flew over Delft one fine day.
I've fooled around with paper versions of his leg mechanism (which is very elegant and smooth), but haven't gone all-out and built a large walker yet.
"Honey, don't forget to take the sculpture out for a walk before dinner"
I want to see an ant model!