SCULPTURE: SIMPLE WIRE MACHINES
ARTHUR GANSON

THIS CLASS IS FULL.

Gears, linkages, cams, and sprockets!  Explore the principles of mechanics as you create simple hand-cranked machines, using basic wire bending techniques, gears, linkages and cams. Nurture your personal voice, develop your own intuition and strengthen your problem solving abilities while considering the structural, visual and poetic potential of wire. All levels welcome. Download Materials List.

Arthur Ganson has explored kinetic sculpture for twenty years. His colorful career includes sculpture racing with the World Sculpture Racing Society in the 1980s. He is also the creator of the popular foam construction toy, Toobers and Zots. Gansen has held residencies in science museums, collaborated with the Studebaker Movement Theatre, and been featured in one-man shows at MIT Museum, Harvard's Carpenter Center, the DeCordova Museum, and the Ricco/Maresca Gallery in New York.
http://www.arthurganson.com