Wooden Automata: Bring Sculptures to Life with Movement
Construction of the Second Part of the Mechanism
A course by user7559688 surname7559688 , Artist
Joined June 2021
Learn simple tools and techniques to build unique moving sculptures
About the video: Construction of the Second Part of the Mechanism
Overview
“Now I'm going to teach you how to build the joint as well as the mechanism that will give the bird movement. I will also build the crank of my automaton. ”
In this video lesson user7559688 surname7559688 addresses the topic: Construction of the Second Part of the Mechanism, which is part of the Domestika online course: Wooden Automata: Bring Sculptures to Life with Movement. Learn simple tools and techniques to build unique moving sculptures.
Partial transcription of the video
“Building the Second Part of the Mechanism For the bird to move, we need to build some pieces. This bird will be made out of pieces of wire. Its feet will be the base for movement, or a point of articulation, a link that will join the back part of the bird to a shaft that will lead to the mechanism we’ll build now. Let's start with the feet. For the feet, just like the other parts, I’ll use a 1.2 mm wire. I’ll cut a bit more than what I’ll use. I’ll need a short piece for this, about the size of the palm of my hand. We’re making a point of articulation. It can be shaped liked this or just a ...”
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Course summary for: Wooden Automata: Bring Sculptures to Life with Movement
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Category
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Areas
Art Toys, Character Design, Sculpture, Toy Design, Woodworking
A course by user7559688 surname7559688
Artist Eduardo Salzane holds a degree in communication from UNESP and worked as an authorial photographer, puppeteer, and in a number of circus disciplines before specializing in automata: sculptures that move using a crank.
He has also given workshops at various centers across Brazil, and his work has been displayed in several São Paulo galleries as well as at the Ecomuseu de Itaipu, a hydroelectrics museum in Foz do Iguaçu. He currently works with repurposed wood to build moving universes full of poetry.
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