Imploding Cube

simmsie - Sunday, November 19, 2006 - 7:04pm

Fabrication | Money Makers | Welding Sculpture Gallery

Permanently installed in reflecting pool at Indianapolis Art Center
1/8" aluminum x 5'cube x 12'h
Revolves in wind
mounted with radial tapered bearings in oil bath

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Imploding Cube

ChrisG - Sunday, November 19, 2006 - 9:01pm

That is very, very, cool but I think you've inadvertently (perhaps) created what is usually referred to as a hypercube shadow . I'm not sure what happens when one crawls thru the center of a hypercube shadow! Philip K. Dick would love it.

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hypercube shadow

simmsie - Monday, November 20, 2006 - 9:45am

WOW! Now you've opened up a whole new realm for me. Somewhere I've never been. Pretty exciting. I have also done an octahedron. I could send videos offline if you're interested......
j

web site: www.johnesimms.com

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hypercube shadow

ChrisG - Monday, November 20, 2006 - 9:34pm

Checked out your website John, fantastic. Those dynamos look like they could generate some useful power!

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Dynamo

simmsie - Tuesday, November 21, 2006 - 9:43pm

Thanks Craig!

I feel pretty certain the Dynamo could be an efficient power generator, but I lack the impetus to link it up to a generator. I could likely do it in a day if I just decided to do it. My passion is in creating, and I'm very weak in follow up or promotion.

I'm hoping I might get a kick in the butt from Alex as far as the money making angle

web site: www.johnesimms.com

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I've seen this, in fact I

marilyn - Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 3:46pm

I've seen this, in fact I see it frequently. It is at the art center where I teach. The IAC is in a wooded, arty section of Indianapolis close to a river. In fact, I think that John has gone fishing in it. It looks great. marilyn

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hmmmm... it looks a little

feorge - Wednesday, December 6, 2006 - 7:19pm

hmmmm... it looks a little like the logo at the top of the page....
cool.

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Spin to win

City - Saturday, January 13, 2007 - 8:49pm

Man, those are some long seams. That looks really difficult, oh and beautiful.
Really like the videos on your website. They would make cool screen savers but I have no idea about such things. I have a friend in town that has a coffee shop and wants me to make a sign for over the door. Part of their logo is this stylized, scrolly whisp of steam coming out of a cup. And he wants that part to spin. I was thinking aluminum would be good for the lightweight quality, but I'm clueless on how to make it spin. Since you're the spin Doctor I was hoping you could offer come insight on some smaller scale spinning hardware that would hold up in the weather. Thanks
City

"Who are you going to believe, me or your eyes?"
Groucho Marx

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