There is (was?) a guy at the Ann Arbor Art Fair* who used to weld together small pieces of nuts bolts, watch faces, etc. and make little figures like people playing golf or reading a newspaper. One particularly detailed sculpture was of a motorcycle. I thought they were pretty ingenious.
The internet has pointed me to even neater and more inventive sculptures.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27965417@N06/
I like this one the best.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27965417@N06/2605295977/
Same idea, different materials and subjects…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lockwasher/sets/72157602020950948/
Dad, I can hear the wheels in your head spinning right now... I know you're going to ebay to find some old radios to weld to something.
*I know there are four different fairs, but I call all of them collectively the “Art Fair” and if they don’t like it I’ll stop going there and buying Gyros from the Greek Orthodox Church’s food tent. There’s no need to hurt the Greeks, Art Fair Name Compliance Police. They’re just trying to raise money for a new domed roof.)
2 comments:
I've got a lot of old things ready to weld together. Save all your old stuff for me.
I like the Airstream lunchbox best. Gonna have to make me one of them there things. I've been buying old rollerblades to get the good ball-bearing wheels. Eight good wheels on one pair.
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