Merlion
03-22-2006, 06:07 PM
This is interesting. I wish I have the know-how to do it. A kinetic sculpture that is interactive. There are many photos in the article, and details on how it is made. One of the photos is show below.
Interactive, kinetic sculpture "Blame" - how it was made
"Blame" is an interactive kinetic sculpture consisting of a robotic arm with a pointing hand on the end that scans the gallery, and when it finds a viewer, the arm stops with the hand pointing at the viewer, and then the sculpture proceeds to blame the viewer for some horrible crime against society. After that, the arm returns to scanning for a new victim to blame. ...
The hand of "Blame" is a plaster casting of my own hand made using a hand casting kit from Casting Keepsakes. The hand is attached to a PVC pipe arm using a masonry screw through a PVC end cap, bolstered with epoxy gel. The end of the arm that is not attached to the hand has a counterweight attached for balance. ....
In January, 2006, I exhibited "Blame" as part of a group technological art show at the Fraser Gallery in Bethesda, Maryland. And it sold!
Click here (http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/03/interactive_kinetic_sculpture.html) for the full article.
The artist/robotist is Thomas Edwards. He has an interesting website on his "technological art". Click here (http://www.t11s.com/).
Interactive, kinetic sculpture "Blame" - how it was made
"Blame" is an interactive kinetic sculpture consisting of a robotic arm with a pointing hand on the end that scans the gallery, and when it finds a viewer, the arm stops with the hand pointing at the viewer, and then the sculpture proceeds to blame the viewer for some horrible crime against society. After that, the arm returns to scanning for a new victim to blame. ...
The hand of "Blame" is a plaster casting of my own hand made using a hand casting kit from Casting Keepsakes. The hand is attached to a PVC pipe arm using a masonry screw through a PVC end cap, bolstered with epoxy gel. The end of the arm that is not attached to the hand has a counterweight attached for balance. ....
In January, 2006, I exhibited "Blame" as part of a group technological art show at the Fraser Gallery in Bethesda, Maryland. And it sold!
Click here (http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/03/interactive_kinetic_sculpture.html) for the full article.
The artist/robotist is Thomas Edwards. He has an interesting website on his "technological art". Click here (http://www.t11s.com/).