Doggedly searching for the crux of the biscuit.
I've linked previously to Theo Jansen's mobile sculpture-organisms, intended to one day roam the beaches in herds. But that was two and a half years ago, and this clip of him giving a talk and showing videos about his "animals" earlier this spring is just so awesomely cool. Don't miss it.
Via Neatorama, who also links to a very swank gorilla made of coat hangers. Following the link there to David Mach's website: highly recommended.
And lastly, nice galleries from outer space and underwater.
Holy jeebus those beach sculpture animals are incredible! So so cool.
Posted by: M/tch M/lls at October 23, 2007 10:19 PMI especially like the Animaris Rhinoceros. It looks like a real-life version of a cubist painting of an elephant (descending stairs?).
Also, here's a pretty interesting CGI study (by someone not affiliated with Jansen) of one of the mechanisms his sculptures use.
Posted by: M/tch M/lls at October 24, 2007 09:36 PM