Featured Artist: Arthur Ganson

Photo: Kyle Ganson © 2005

Arthur Ganson is a kinetic sculptor based in the Boston area. He creates kinetic art with a sense of humor. According to the write up on the MIT Museum site Ganson's "contraptions [are] composed of a range of materials from delicate wire to welded steel and concrete. Most are viewer-activated or driven by electric motors." If you are ever in Boston, a stop at the MIT Museum is always fun. Many of his works are on display there. (Be sure to get good directions because it is a challenging building to find!)

Both his YouTube page and his website have a lot of great examples of his work. Check out his work and leave a comment here letting us know what you think. Don't forget to comment on the artist's page also!

Kaleidoscopic Wow Factor

by Marji

 

Kaleidoscopic patterns have surfaced repeatedly in David’s work over the years starting with Kaleidoscope back in 1979. (He’s been at this that many years – amazing!) It is certainly apparent again in all the Variation series. An affinity to kaleidoscopes and all of the beautiful ones we've seen over the years continues to this day. Both David and I were taken by the cut paper designs of Jen Stark. The inspiration of the kaleidoscope is evident in her work as well.

Sincrónica" - wave form kinetic Sculpture

Sincr-nica" (kinetic Sculpture)

A beautiful wave generating sculpture.

Mechanical Discovery

I stumbled onto a new site recently that demonstrates a different style of mechanical kinetic sculpture. There are some YouTube videos at the artist's channel that depict fascinating motion - although all electric.

Inspiration

Inspiration comes from many sources. David and I regularly go on “art” excursions – not to look for specific ideas but to be inspired by the astounding creativity of others. A regular October road trip is to the high-end Paradise City Craft Fair in Northampton, MA. David started his craft career showing at these type of events but now we go as observers and as craft collectors. We followed that with a weekend in NYC going to the Museum of Art and Design to see the Slash: Paper Under the Knife show. Well worth a visit. To follow in the same vein check out the work of Peter Callesen. Very intriguing.