Wednesday 11 December 2013

Art For Art's Sake: Jansen

And my final choice for the year is the only one for which there's a video, and not a static image. Because a static image wouldn't do these extraordinary sculptures justice...



First seen at David Thompson's blog, it's the incredible Theo Jansen and his kinetic sculptures, with their eerie movement seeming like some bizarre creature discovered on a far-flung planet.

A very fitting last choice. I hope you've all enjoyed this 'series'.


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6 comments:

  1. Joe Public11 December 2013 at 16:56

    Imagine the fun & excitement if he were to 'race' them!

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  2. MTG11 December 2013 at 17:06

    C'est vraiment magnifique. I must search out his earlier work.
    Thank you, Julia.

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  3. Ian Hills11 December 2013 at 17:28

    Amazing - sort of casts the Turner Prize into the shade.

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  4. RAB13 December 2013 at 00:48

    Brilliant!

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  5. JuliaM13 December 2013 at 09:18

    "Imagine the fun & excitement if he were to 'race' them!"

    That, I'd love to see!

    "Amazing - sort of casts the Turner Prize into the shade."

    It's become a sad joke, hasn't it?

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  6. Uncle Gus13 December 2013 at 12:11

    Is anyone else thinking of early JG Ballard?

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