Kinetic Sculptures
Top 5 Amazing Kinetic Sculpture Videos (Wired) reported on a Theo Jansen, an amazing Dutch sculptor. However, some of their video links aren’t working anymore, so here are some fresher ones below.
This sculpture weighs two tons and is made of steel and cloth—but a strong wind can push it along, articulating its huge legs in elegant slow-motion.
This is a kinetic origami, powered by a central motor with a single offset axle moving its four legs. The carefully folded joints coupled with the single motor elicit a silky-smooth motion that’s hard to believe.
The artist behind the best of these works is Theo Jansen—this is a commercial featuring another enormous work of his: a multipede that walks along a beach, again powered only by the wind.