Connected, by Kasey McMahon.
Connected is a life-size self portrait sculpture created by artist Kasey McMahon. It’s made entirely of CAT5 ethernet cables and other kinds of wire wrapped around a steel frame. This modern piece of art is thought-provoking, isn’t it? What do you think is the artist’s intent with it? A splintered identity wrapped in digital culture, perhaps. See the sculpture from different perspectives in the gallery below.
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The ArcelorMittal Orbit, designed by artist Anish Kapoor, is “set to become UK’s largest sculpture.” The Orbit is being built as an attraction site just in time for the 2012 Olympics at the Olympic Park site in London.
[The sculpture] will consist of a continuous looping lattice of tubular steel. Standing at a gigantic 115m, it will be 22m taller than the Statue of Liberty in New York and offer unparalleled views of the entire 250 acres of the Olympic Park and London’s skyline from a special viewing platform. Visitors will be able to take a trip up the statuesque structure in a huge lift and will have the option of walking down the spiralling staircase.
Don’t you think this would make for one hell of a rollercoaster? Addtional images in the gallery below.
Particle, designed by artist Alex Posada, is a kinetic sculpture that “responds to its environment translating movements into color and sound.” The sculpture is composed of a stand that’s mounted with several rings sprinkled in LED lights. The lights rotate around a central axis when it senses nearby motion. What’s so interesting is that “its movements cannot be predetermined” since its rotations occur randomly depending upon a passersby’s influence upon it. A surround sound system is synchronized with the flashing LED lights. Strange and bizzare, but I like it. Additional images below and a video of it in action after the break.
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