Spectacular compilation of kinetic wind sculptures

Spectacular compilation of kinetic wind sculptures by Jeffery Laudenslager
Wind-powered kinetic sculptures in titanium and stainless steel
www.laudenslagersculpture.com
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Jeffery Laudenslager
My art practice began early, even though I was not thinking about it as a vocation that one might have. Briefly: I lived in rural San Diego with few close neighbors, but a barn that my father had supplied with tools and material. I spent a great deal of my time there. I played with what was available--and my imagination, which spawned a myriad of small objects that were meaningful at the time. In retrospect that looks like art. I was more interested in poetry from ages 15 to 21 and wrote pretty much daily for that time. At 21, I began making objects again, still not thinking of them so much as art but simply the best use of my time and energy. As I developed my personal style and direction, I was relatively free of the influence of what was current and fashionable in the art world. This is a kind of personal freedom which suited me well then and still.The work I do today is kinetic sculpture that consists of geometric shapes which are joined and balanced so that wind alone will activate them. And there is a sort of history to the development of this current work. I began using the figure as a basis of early work and that quickly became quite abstract, but the gestural, human qualities remained. An extended period of "illusionist" sculptures played with masses that defied gravity and retained a bit of narrative quality to them as well. I became increasingly interested in the levitating appearance of discreet parts that made up the entire sculpture. I wanted to see things float and move. My last 15 years of artistic production have been devoted to making my art practice as precise, visually satisfying, seductive and, well, yes, beautiful as I can achieve.
My next projects include a large sculpture for Stanford University, a commission for San Luis Obispo and two other major pieces in La Jolla and San Diego. In recent years there have been installations from Florida to the Midwest, the Rockies and the West coast, as well as Europe, Australia and Korea.

[@dimayne1031]

I am mesmerized by these amazing sculptures.

[@Songwryt1]

Put one of these outside my office window and I will never get anything done! Stunning artwork!

[@johnnyj540]

Out of everything this channel the kinetic sculptures are the best.

[@norayelton4510]

Beautiful!

[@alexeydemin1570]

Завораживает и мозг ломает 😁 ваша красота...😊

[@juanitodeguzman1444]

Love the fusion of art& fech 😁👍

[@WhatDadIsUpTo]

Northbound Marine helicopter was a nice touch. I'm in Texas, but I used to live in San Diego.

[@ArteOriginal]

FANTASTICO !!!!!!!

[@Lloyd.B.]

Amazing...

[@namooeye]

An interesting and mysterious sculpture!

[@jayjay-bz3rr]

Mesmerizing

[@miriammartinez2614]

Muy creativas bellas e interesantes esculturas

[@cristinaan8329]

Que delicadeza

[@seedscenery798]

That's amazing! The second piece is the Taegeuk pattern of the Korean flag!

[@Ralph2]

It look as though they should get all tangled up with themselves but they never do. I would love to understand the design and build process to achieve that. Beautiful.

[@joshgrimm8443]

Its computers 100% of the time.

[@Lloyd.B.]

@@joshgrimm8443 What would be really handy is a simple way to put a 3d model into a program that simulates wind, to see how they move, before making them for real. Some programs can do it I think, the process is called Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD); but it's well complicated. I want a simple program, I can put a model in and adjust the wind a bit and the scale of the model etc and it simulates the movement. I guess there's not a great demand for that though lol. I saw Anthony Howe maybe using such a program to do his sculptures, but maybe that was just animation and no CFD, not sure.

[@JohnDavis-yz9nq]

@@Lloyd.B.I build mine the hard way. Trial and error. The secret is to not go too far at one time so that things can be undone to make adjustments. I’ve been a kinetic artist for over 20 years and I have never used a computer for designing a sculpture. Balance, friction is the key to success.

[@Lloyd.B.]

​@@JohnDavis-yz9nq Yeah, I like the idea of tweaking things in the real world. But it depends what you are doing, some complex designs can only be done on a computor, or would take ridiculous amounts of time to work out manually. The reason I like the idea of using computors is I don't have any money to be wasting on materials. If I’m going to build one I want it figured out before building it. Another option is to make miniature models though, to get all the parts working exactly how you want before making a full size version. I'm getting some air dry clay to mess about with - which is dirt cheap. I just need some bearings, threaded bar and nuts, and could try all sorts of designs.

[@JohnDavis-yz9nq]

@@Lloyd.B. it doesn’t take a ridiculous amount of time if you have an idea what you are doing. Once you gain experience you don’t waste material. Or i don’t anyway you might. Building kinetic wind sculptures is something that you have to be born to do. It cannot be taught. I know because I’ve tried to teach it to some smart individuals. Once again I don’t think I emphasized enough in my first comment about going too far at first. If you go too far then yes you will need to scrap it. Once again don’t go too far until it has been tried and tested. I would never waste time building a miniature version. I’ve been doing this for a long time and I already know if something is going to work or not before I build it.

[@shahzadadil774]

No 1 needs very precise measurements

[@englishclub4you]

How that possible to be so talented! Inspired by the Highest

[@tomthompson7400]

very fresh looking ,, right , now wheres my welder.

[@glitterrazor4405]

woah XD

[@Lloyd.B.]

I’m thinking about building a small wind spinner. Does anyone have any idea if there are bearings in existence that are really small and able to work no matter which direction force is applied to them?.. I’m looking for something about 3mm wide, up to 2cm long, ideally tubular, or some such... I discovered fishing swivels yesterday, but I don't know if they would spin freely when being pushed, as opposed to pulled (as they are designed for)… I suspect they might not spin freely enough anyway. Some are named "Column type rotary ring bearing swivel" that seem close to what I want. Maybe I need to make a bearing type thing out of tubing and rods; but it would probably be easier if something exists already I could just plug in and use…

[@user-qv2up8jk4m]

Опасная вещь - меняет пространство вокруг. 😎Не зная броду, не суйся в воду. 😾

[@sonofatiger]

Wuji remined of Ying Yang symbol

[@aphysique]

Does this take calculations of Math or with math?

[@Lloyd.B.]

Yes. But maybe it's done with computers, rather then paper and pen. Many of these sculptures have counter weights in them, so they can spin freely, even though they do not look balanced.

[@CHINEN-MASAKI]

三軒茶屋　世田谷区　東京都　に欲しいな‼️

[@juanitodeguzman1444]

As if inanimate objects came to life.

[@Snorlax9]

those beeping and scratching sound in your bgm is irritating af

[@fortunato016]

1k

[@marklewis4793]

..why isnt there more of this in mad windy ,afro sunny CapeTown?..or maybe i dont get out enough,...I go lookaround tonight!..!it's almost 9:00,..cov"curfew itme!...fuggit i need dynamic sculpture!..The built environment is toothache-during-sex,ugly!..everything we look at, could be a little more pleasant to look at.,..I stay home, n make something,..i gotta box of assorted,glass lenses,a bucket of marbles,.. I go make.. now!..please Udo2(you do too?)

[@rulistening7777]

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