Dentist Office Moving Kinetic Art Rolling Ball Steel Sculpture
Titled #30 Molar, this wonderful, playful piece of kinetic art measures 19" x 20" x 15.25" and is made entirely of TIG-welded stainless steel. One of the great characteristics of rolling ball sculpture is the ability to incorporate specific client-requested elements into the piece itself, giving the work complete individuality, yet tying it directly to its owner. In this case, the client requested "something toothy," and I was more than happy to oblige by creating a custom frame of 1/4" solid stainless steel. I also suggested that, since dental instruments are stainless steel - perhaps we could add them directly onto the piece and even make them functional! The client was very please with this idea, and you can see the excellent results in the video section. It features a hand-actuated gate (with dental mirror lever) that supplies marbles to the topmost track that then divides into two tracks via a tipper-style track splitter. The marbles subsequently react with numerous fun elements including two spirals, a teeter-totter made of dental instruments, four and one-half loops, and plenty of curving and twisting track.
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I am a kinetic sculptor working in the unique branch of art called rolling ball sculpture. Using mainly plain steel and/or stainless steel, I create works of art that are both fascinating to behold and fun to watch in operation. Rolling media moves along tracks that I design and create, during its travel the media interacts with various objects such as loops, curves, switches, chimes, tubes, stair steps, funnels, spirals, tipping arms - you name it, I can likely incorporate it into a sculpture! They make great additions to home or office and can function as wonderful conversation starters or excellent diversions in situations where people need something to take their minds off events at hand. My aim is to provide both fun and fascination in my art and thereby make the world a little better place.
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