Friday, 24 April 2009

Thinking About Patterns

Detail from a work in progress called Iota.

Peter Terren ,The Guardian 23-04-09.


The incredible image above is a photo of a newspaper cutting. It`s an Australian artist who built a Tesla coil and after insulating himself ,used his body in the position of Roden`s `Thinker`, as a conducter for the electric current. The beautiful blue white lines of electrical current form stunning patterns. (No pun intended). More inspiration for experiment with film and crochet!

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  1. jose jaime24 April 2009 at 22:14

    Impressionante!

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  2. Anonymous3 May 2009 at 17:39

    Lou, re "Roden's 'Thinker'"; This should read The Thinker (French: Le Penseur) is a bronze and marble sculpture by Auguste Rodin held in the Musée Rodin in Paris. It depicts a man in sober meditation battling with a powerful internal struggle. It is often used to represent philosophy -

    See:Wiki:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thinker

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