Last Thursday in class we made our first circuit. We lit up tiny led light bulbs and were all very excited about it. We learned how to use the breadboard and resistors as well as the multimeter. We also all learned a valuable lesson about balancing the 5 volt input with the proper resistance so as to avoid blowing things up. As a person prone to accidental destruction, I am keeping my fingers crossed that I stay patient and careful and can come out of this class without breaking too many things.

Continuing the train of thought about mechanical sculptures from my last post. I found some very interesting things about kinetic art on the interwebs.


I learned that Marcel Duchamp created the first known kinetic sculpture by placing a bicycle tire on top of a stool. This type of kinetic art which is fueled by touch or wind seems very popular and I found several mesmerizing pieces. My favorites are these wind driven works of Anothony Howe:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QiOAg_Caig

I then stumbled across these digitally controlled moving art pieces. This is not exactly what I had in mind previously when thinking of mechanical art, but these are exceedingly beautiful and mesmerizing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tCxMLjOCgc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhP9n6WvVfQ