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This was embodied using only LEGO parts.
It is a artwork that depicts a "Blue Whale(white-beard whale)" that freely swims break through the clouds.
Kinetic Art structure that uses the center of gravity.
You can see the detailed movements in the links and comments below.
LEGO IDEAS : "FLYING WHALE" - Description
YOUTUBE : "FLYING WHALE" - Video
A pleasant way to spent an afternoon and evening... walking and photographing along the walk and bikeway that follows the sides of the Brisbane River near the city.
In the foreground is Kurilpa Bridge, the world’s largest hybrid tensegrity bridge which is a pedestrian and bicycle bridge. The name reflects the Australian Aboriginal word for the South Brisbane and West End area, and means "place for water rats". The Kurilpa Bridge's design is not popular with everyone but I believe it's meant to represent the masts of sailing ships which would have populated the river in the early days. Personally, I like it!
Victoria Bridge, a vehicular and pedestrian bridge, can be seen in the background. And a Brisbane CityCat got itself into this shot.
Tensegrity ist ein englisches Kofferwort aus tension, also Spannung und integrity, Ganzheit, Zusammenhalt.
"We don't know who they are, we only know they were here."
The statue of The Founders was long since abandoned, cracked marble on an airless planetoid. It's become tradition to seek it out and contemplate those who had come before.
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I built this tensegrity sculpture in about 3 hours. I've wanted to make a statue using the history of Lego figures with a cracked classical marble look. I thought that having cracked marble would make the structure more fragile and thus a more magical suspension.
The large figure is my version of the brick built astronauts from 565-1 Moon Landing. It's holding up the first version of the minifig as a police officer, and then the iconic classic space minifig that we all know and love. The classic space fig is looking to the future through an original scope and holding a vintage shield.
The color palette is mostly monochrome white for marble with translucent neon green and metallic gold highlights.
So I was able to fix the cliff face. I used a combination of technic lift arms with a pin system (Which allowed me to unfold the lift arms into the backs of the cliff.) Using normal bricks with two brackets on one side.
With this fix I was able to add the sea foam to going over the waterfall (This was requested by the relative who I am building this MOC for) The small cliff side path is almost perfect. Now I just need to put together a good tree for the cliff side.
Kenneth Snelson (born June 29, 1927) is a contemporary sculptor and photographer. His sculptural works are composed of flexible and rigid components arranged according to the idea of 'tensegrity'. Snelson prefers the descriptive term floating compression.
Snelson asserts his former professor Buckminster Fuller took credit for Snelson's discovery of the concept that Fuller named tensegrity. Fuller gave the idea its name, combining 'tension' and 'structural integrity.' The height and strength of Snelson's sculptures, which are often delicate in appearance, depend on the tension between rigid pipes and flexible cables.
This was embodied using only LEGO parts.
It is a artwork that depicts a "Blue Whale(white-beard whale)" that freely swims break through the clouds.
Kinetic Art structure that uses the center of gravity.
You can see the detailed movements in the links and comments below.
LEGO IDEAS : "FLYING WHALE" - Description
YOUTUBE : "FLYING WHALE" - Video
So I was able to fix the cliff face. I used a combination of technic lift arms with a pin system (Which allowed me to unfold the lift arms into the backs of the cliff.) Using normal bricks with two brackets on one side.
With this fix I was able to add the sea foam to going over the waterfall (This was requested by the relative who I am building this MOC for) The small cliff side path is almost perfect. Now I just need to put together a good tree for the cliff side.
So I was able to fix the cliff face. I used a combination of technic lift arms with a pin system (Which allowed me to unfold the lift arms into the backs of the cliff.) Using normal bricks with two brackets on one side.
With this fix I was able to add the sea foam to going over the waterfall (This was requested by the relative who I am building this MOC for) The small cliff side path is almost perfect. Now I just need to put together a good tree for the cliff side.
ISO250 | 28mm | f5.6 | 275 seconds = 4.58mins
Nikon D700
Nikon 18-35mm
NDX400
Brisbane City from Kurilpa Bridge
I had intended to go elsewhere this morning, however a late alarm, and realising that it was rainy, kept me local. It was cold and wet, and although I had shot this scene before, I had never tried the ND400 effect to smooth everything out. I like it.
About Kurilpa Bridge:
Kurilpa Bridge is the world’s largest tensegrity bridge.
The Kurilpa Bridge is a multiple-mast, cable-stay structure based on principles of tensegrity producing a synergy between balanced tension and compression components to create a light structure that is incredibly strong.[3]
The bridge is 470m long with a main span of 120m and features two large viewing and relaxation platforms, two rest areas, and a continuous all-weather canopy for the entire length of the bridge. A canopy is supported by a secondary tensegrity structure.[3] It is estimated that 550 tons of structural steel including 6.8 km of spiral strand cable are incorporated into the bridge.
A public competition was held to decide on a new name for the bridge. On the 23rd November 2008 it was announced that the winning entry was Kurilpa Bridge. [7]The name reflects the Australian Aboriginal word for the South Brisbane and West End area, and means "place for water rats
So I was able to fix the cliff face. I used a combination of technic lift arms with a pin system (Which allowed me to unfold the lift arms into the backs of the cliff.) Using normal bricks with two brackets on one side.
With this fix I was able to add the sea foam to going over the waterfall (This was requested by the relative who I am building this MOC for) The small cliff side path is almost perfect. Now I just need to put together a good tree for the cliff side.
Bamboo tensegrity sculpture at Anglesey Abbey... very striking if you see it! Easy to miss it suspended above the path.
made it as a study model, 30 compression members (wooden dowels) and 30 tension members (rubber bands)
note that in a tensegrity model no compression member is in direct contact with each other (neither are the tension members) therefore this model has no glued parts
an exploration into adjustable, geometry due to change in component characteristics. Rigidity and flexbilty, flat versus space
Inspired by the movie scene from ”Inception”, to keep the upper part floating is really not as easy as it looks, the height and weight of each building and the position of those chains.....all needed to take into consideration. And it became even harder when I tried to make each building looks a bit different from the others.
Geodesic Tensegrity Sphere, 120 Strut, 4 Frequency Dome, 1980. Aluminum rods, stainless wire tendons (1895-1983) Edward Cella. FOG
"We don't know who they are, we only know they were here."
The statue of The Founders was long since abandoned, cracked marble on an airless planetoid. It's become tradition to seek it out and contemplate those who had come before.
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I built this tensegrity sculpture in about 3 hours. I've wanted to make a statue using the history of Lego figures with a cracked classical marble look. I thought that having cracked marble would make the structure more fragile and thus a more magical suspension.
The large figure is my version of the brick built astronauts from 565-1 Moon Landing. It's holding up the first version of the minifig as a police officer, and then the iconic classic space minifig that we all know and love. The classic space fig is looking to the future through an original scope and holding a vintage shield.
The color palette is mostly monochrome white for marble with translucent neon green and metallic gold highlights.
Inspired by the movie scene from ”Inception”, to keep the upper part floating is really not as easy as it looks, the height and weight of each building and the position of those chains.....all needed to take into consideration. And it became even harder when I tried to make each building looks a bit different from the others.
Valhalla!
Is there room for one more LEGO tensegrity model in the world?
Hopefully, because this one was somewhat tricky to build… It was
a bit of a challenge to get everything balanced out while keeping
the stand so small and having most of the model up in the air.
The ‘floating’ rainbow (called Bifrost in viking mythology) seemed
like a perfect match for the tensegrity technique.
Link to animated GIF + short video : photos.app.goo.gl/wKoUCdrBdyQ9ba9x8
Idea and concept: Anders P. Tveskov
Model design: Bjarne P. Tveskov
This paper model consists of several elements published by the designer "Rob Ives". My modification is called "Tensegrity" in English. From [tension and integrity].
Jingle Bells von Kevin MacLeod unterliegt der Lizenz Creative-Commons-Lizenz "Namensnennung 4.0". creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Quelle: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1...
Künstler: incompetech.com/
"We don't know who they are, we only know they were here."
The statue of The Founders was long since abandoned, cracked marble on an airless planetoid. It's become tradition to seek it out and contemplate those who had come before.
--------------------------------------------------------------
I built this tensegrity sculpture in about 3 hours. I've wanted to make a statue using the history of Lego figures with a cracked classical marble look. I thought that having cracked marble would make the structure more fragile and thus a more magical suspension.
The large figure is my version of the brick built astronauts from 565-1 Moon Landing. It's holding up the first version of the minifig as a police officer, and then the iconic classic space minifig that we all know and love. The classic space fig is looking to the future through an original scope and holding a vintage shield.
The color palette is mostly monochrome white for marble with translucent neon green and metallic gold highlights.
This paper model consists of several elements published by the designer "Rob Ives". My modification is called "Tensegrity" in English. From [tension and integrity].
Merry Christmas everyone.
made it as a study model, 30 compression members (wooden dowels) and 30 tension members (rubber bands)
note that in a tensegrity model no compression member is in direct contact with each other (neither are the tension members) therefore this model has no glued parts
an exploration into adjustable, geometry due to change in component characteristics. Rigidity and flexbilty, flat versus space
The support chain and balance chains which create the tensegrity 'floating' effect can be seen clearly in this pic. The landing platform, to which the balance chains connect, is a forked structure which straddles the walkway to which the support chain is attached. The platform 'hovers' in place and can move independently. The weight of the ship helps to stabilize it. The day I took this pic, I had to keep righting the platform, as I was atop a large dirt mound and the wind kept blowing it over nearly every time I removed the ship.
I recently built this miniature tensegrity table. It's 6 1/2" in diameter and 5 3/4" tall, with 5" long pyramid sides. The top and bottom are walnut, and the pyramids are maple.
See craftisian.com/projects/11135-mini-tetrahedral-tensegrity... for details.