Showing posts with label The Tule Wave. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Tule Wave. Show all posts

Friday, February 24, 2017

Tule Wave, Too

Standing on the first floor, I could not visually describe what it's like to look up into this hanging kinetic ceiling sculpture. Very relaxing to sit and observe its slow undulations above you--like waves on water or a sheet blowing in the wind.

I climbed to the second floor and drew it from there. I think there are mechanical pulleys that raise and lower the fishing wires in progression, which in turn move the geometric tule reed pieces up and down.

Here's a little Maker profile about the low-tech mechanical creations of this very talented artist, Reuben Margolin:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dehXioMIKg0&sns=em