Grandpa's First Humping Machine

So this is my kinetics final. Kinetics are great but an absolute pain. Not only am I concerned with generating visual interest with my kinetic work...but also with simply making the thing work. With that said I might have to label this sculpture as one of my must frustrating pieces made to date.

When the pillow is pushed inward it turns off the light switch. Simultaneously a series of hinged arms bend the duck's head downward. When the head bows, it pulls fishing line connected to the ends of the wings. This causes the wings to flap. The whole piece is tensioned with springs which returns everything to its original position.

Materials are found wooden duck, box, palettes, burlap, charcoal powder, paint, lamp arm, plastic, light, springs, steel and a pillow

Inflatable

This is an inflatable penis woman I made for my kinetics class. Its made of palette wrap , a hair dryer, and a pack of marbs. The feet are flocked with acrylic fur. Its titled Who You Call'n a Dick, Dick?

Flag (Untitled)

This was more of drawing then a sculpture. I experimented with the plasma cutter, oxyacetylene soot and various chemicals in spray bottles to achieve various textures and colors. I have been very interested in patriotic and/or nationalistic imagery as of late. This work is clearly a product of my new interest.

Video

This is my second experience with film in the realm of art. It started simply to demonstrate the kinetic aspects of one of my recent works but evolved into quite a performance. I designed and constructed a costume for the clip. I did a bit of editing and then mounted it in a dirty port window on the ground at the head of my piece. I apparently hid it too well because very few knew it was actually there. The film was for a piece call O' Sweet Amelia, Where Has the Time Gone...? in the show "Contagious". In will be up for a few weeks at Hillel Gallery on Angel and Brown. I apologize for the low quality...

Rock 'N' Roll

These are works for a show titled "This is a Show About Rock and Roll". The work is an ensemble of music devices called "Ode to a Deaf Inventor". It is up for a few more days in the Gelman Gallery of the Chace Center. I basically just started assembling junk and scraps with the word 'Instrumentation" in my head, and this is what happened.

Stick

I took these years ago and thought they were lost forever. Found them the other day. Enjoy.

10eastern

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