One-of-a-kind
Size: 45” w x 55” h x 7” d
Aproximate Run Time: 15 hours
Price: $10,000. - Opening bid at future auction
Nexus Arc ©2021
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About Nexus Arc
One of my joys in semi-retirement is the time to fully explore new ideas. Nexus Arc is the second part of my exploration that started with the sculpture Storm released in 2021. With Storm I used 6 separate mechanisms to create a “stormy” mix of 6 independent elements.
Nexus Arc is a study of what happens when I use 6 wheels set in a Storm’s radial pattern but synchronized. I incorporated a different mechanism to achieve this variation. The result is a completely different pattern that seems to collapse toward the center and then burst out again but all in a repeating and orderly fashion. The rotation starts out fairly rapidly but over the course of several minutes gradually slows down and finally stops and reverses. This reversal is the signal for the spring-based mechanism to give the entire assembly another push. The cycle time is long so during the beginning of the video I cut out 90 seconds of time so you can see both the start and end of the motion quickly. The video then continues and shows the full cycle.
If you listen carefully you can hear 1 click per rotation and a louder click then the main push happens.
Nexus Arc creates endless evolving patterns as it moves. The still photos to the right shows three of its many different orientations.
