Wooden Automata: Bring Sculptures to Life with Movement
Final Assembly
A course by user7559688 surname7559688 , Artist
Joined June 2021
Learn simple tools and techniques to build unique moving sculptures
About the video: Final Assembly
Overview
“In this class, I will finish the assembly of all the parts I developed for my project and fix the necessary points of the mechanisms.”
In this video lesson user7559688 surname7559688 addresses the topic: Final Assembly, 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
“Final Assembly Now that the waves are painted, I decided to add details to the base. I painted the waves blue. You can see a lot of imperfections on this wood. Little cracks from the crate. I like that, it’s part of my work. Let's start to assemble the automaton. Before we do so, I want to add something to the crank of our helical axis. When we cut wire, we get a burr and that can hurt someone. I decided to fix that. You can use a bead. There are different shapes and sizes. The hole should be about the same size as the wire's diameter. You can glue it to the end of the wire. Let’s use insta...”
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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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