We regularly get the request to let people know when an edition is nearing the end. This post is such a notice. We soon will have orders for all the remaining Nautilus sculptures. David is making them in March and again in May of 2016. There are a few left in the May group but that will close the edition at 95. If you are interested in having a Nautilus in your collection, now is the time to place an order.
For the Engineers out there...
From Marji Roy
A lot of significant people in David's life where mechanical engineers. This recently published article by Michael Abrams in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Journal/Blog is a special one because of those people. They would have enjoyed reading this.
Read the full article here: The Beauty of Movement by Michael Abrams ASME.org
The line between nature and nurture is often a blurry one and David ending up as kinetic sculptor emphasizes that. He could have had so many careers but for certain, creative problem solving would have been a requirement. Thank you, Mr. Abrams for this article.
Kinetic Penguins - Makes Me Smile
Looks like I need to make bitforms in NYC a regular stop for our occasional visit to the Big Apple. We missed this show of interactive Penguins by Daniel Rozin but also, in looking at the list of past exhibitions, there have been many fun kinetic art exhibitions.
I certainly would have spent some time interacting with these dancing Penguins.
Using Moiré Patterns in a Different Art Form
I have often used moiré effects in the designs of my kinetic sculptures. You will notice them especially in my sculptures with stronger optical designs like Shimmer , Radiance or Illusion. A moiré effect is a “secondary and visually evident superimposed pattern created when two patterns overlap” but they aren't limited to forms in motion. Andrea Minini is a graphic designer based in Milan that uses this effect in a very different application. She creates vibrant posters of abstract animals using the moiré effect. Here are some dramatic examples.
And one example that is not an animal, just an abstract design:
Her work is available for purchase from Society 6 or My Modern Shop.
On Being Noticed.....
It has been a busy few weeks here at Wood That Works. I have been creating kinetic sculptures for nearly 40 years and have had a website since 1995. As all of us with websites know, we jump through hoops to try and get noticed in the big wide online world. Marji and I have tried all kinds of things to get the website mentioned on some of the known "neat things" blogs to no avail. Little did we know the method was to go on vacation! As our plane touched down in Reykjavik for a 15 day tour of Iceland, I received a much appreciated email from a collector (thanks Scott!) wondering if we knew I was trending on Gizmodo. No, we weren't paying attention at all but we probably would have figured out something was up shortly there after. Yup, email jumped, views jumped, youtube viewings soared and vacation started with work!
We think it all started September 10th on Booooooom....
Which got picked up by Colossal....
And then onto Gizmodo
And it continued onto other blogs from there. We send thanks to whomever started th balling rolling.
Guess we need to go a vacation more frequently!