Articles about Kinetic Art

Featured Artist: Arthur Ganson

The amazing mechanical sculptures of Arthur Ganson. Ganson combines his knowledge of mechanical engineering with an artistic flair to create ingenious sculptures, many of which move.

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Featured Artist: Jim La Paso

All of the kinetic sculptures are made up of Copper, Brass, Aluminum, or Stainless Steel. The copper pieces are patinaed with either chemical or heat-induced rainbow of colors and sealed with a state-of-the-art exterior clear coating. Many pieces are made of recycled materials . LaPaso spends hours digging in scrapyards, looking for just the right junk. "... then I have the wonderful experience of transforming them into something new." All of my kinetic sculptures use space-age plastic bearings for generations of outdoor use. These bearings never need to be oiled and are impervious to salt water. In fact water actually lubricates them.

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