When I attended the Beall Center at the UCI campus I viewed this exhibit of "Birds". I realized quickly what the focus was as the pneumatic apparatus began to fill with air. I love birds and I enjoyed observing the birds flight as I continuously walked in a circular motion around the project. If a person stands still the birds rest but as the observer grows closer the birds take flight to escape the passers-by. As you take a closer look at this picture, one views the narrow tubes above the birds transferring the compressed air to create movement in this fabricated sculpture.
I am not sure what this is suppose to be but it resembles a shuttle. The design looks like many elongated shaped balloons. I had no idea what I was walking into when I arrived. I thought I was going to see this giant blue balloon like dog; however, I missed that exhibit and I was pleasantly surprised by these two exhibits. It was quite loud in the studio as these sculptures would mechanically inflate with air. There was an intermittent hissing and braking sound resonating throughout the gallery as people walked around to observe.
When I attended the Beall Center at the UCI campus I viewed this exhibit of "Birds". I realized quickly what the focus was as the pneumatic apparatus began to fill with air. I love birds and I enjoyed observing the birds flight as I continuously walked in a circular motion around the project. If a person stands still the birds rest but as the observer grows closer the birds take flight to escape the passers-by. As you take a closer look at this picture, one views the narrow tubes above the birds transferring the compressed air to create movement in this fabricated sculpture.
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