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BMW Kinetic Sculpture
Posted July 9th 2008 under Installations, Kinetic, Sculpture
Berlin based Art+Com have created a beautiful & poetic kinetic sculpture for the new BMW Museum in Munich.
“The mechatronic installation made up of 714 metal balls translates a virtual design process into the space around it. Seemingly weightless and guided solely by the power of the mind, the sculpture moves through a cycle of free abstractions and typical BMW vehicle forms.”
Creative Director of the sculpture was Professor Joachim Sauter.
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Low-res youtube video 1 / video 2
Comments
(July 9th 2008)
Absolutely stunning! Individually controlled LEDs, mirror tiles, and now metal balls. They’re computer aided, and computer active.