a portfolio of kinetic art

October 18, 2015 7:47 PM

Derek Hugger makes moving sculptures.

And you can too.

via

posted by the man of twists and turns (8 comments total)

Similarly.
posted by jacquilynne at 8:07 PM on October 18, 2015 [1 favorite]

Yeah, the Merlot one seems almost actionably similar.
posted by bonobothegreat at 8:21 PM on October 18, 2015 [1 favorite]

Fucking Merlot.

I like these, would be happy to actually buy the object rather than the plans though. As a non-practical person my motto is 'Buy a plan, plan to fail'.
posted by biffa at 1:45 AM on October 19, 2015 [1 favorite]

You can actually buy mini sculptures by Theo Jansen, another kinetic artist (though with quite a different style). You can make your own, too, but you need a 3D printer.
posted by neushoorn at 2:34 AM on October 19, 2015

Oh this is fantastic and makes me really wish I had a workspace where I could make these. Also, this seems as good a place as any to mention Jean Tinguely, the grandmaster of kinetic sculpture. Unfortunately, I've never been to Switzerland, so I've only gotten to see a few of his pieces since they often break and have to be repaired.
posted by dis_integration at 7:09 AM on October 19, 2015

Tree Hugger.
posted by oheso at 7:13 AM on October 19, 2015

I like these, would be happy to actually buy the object rather than the plans though.

The guy in the link I posted sells his sculptures, but they aren't cheap.
posted by jacquilynne at 7:17 AM on October 19, 2015

Thanks jacquilynne, I noticed that after commenting, you're not wrong about that pricing. I'm wondering whether I can get some students to do something like this as an engineering project.
posted by biffa at 10:35 AM on October 19, 2015