Arthur Ganson

I ran across some more great videos on YouTube showing work done by Arthur Ganson. It's difficult to describe his sculptures--better to watch some of the videos:

Machine with Wishbone
Two Cans from the Island of Taiwan
Cory's Yellow Chair
Child Watching Ball
Machine with Artichoke Petal #1
Thinking Chair
Machine with 23 Scraps of Paper

The machines are truly delightful! Of course today we have so much technology that we can afford to glimpse for but a moment before our interest is stolen, but can you imagine how fascinating these machines would be to children and adults alike 200 years ago?

What I love about the machines is the way they show that life is not rigid. The machines themselves almost seem alive because of the fluid movement, which gives pause for us to reconsider todays modern nano-precision engineered machines. It's not that modern technology is not impressive, but it's behooving to be reminded occasionally how much affect can be achieved with relatively simple components.