a little boxamation


this box was made using some left over plywood, gorilla glue and finally two hinges

Mandala

This a picture of my Mandala










 It is constructed in the form of a Phenakiscope.. a historical animation technique whose principle was recognized by Newton but not invented until 1841 by a Belgian scientist Joseph Plateau..The colors orange yellow red and blue are my choices as I am mostly warm but need a bit of cool thrown in...
The machine works by attaching a rod to the center and spinning in front of a mirror while looking through the slots on the edge.. It works with the principal of persistence of vision.. the slots creating a strobe effect.. I am curious about adapting moving elements while still retaining its historical perspective, orientation and aesthetic quality. 

Here is the link to the robot painting artist I came across at the LX Factory in Lisbon two summers ago...
http://www.leonelmoura.com/#ROBOT

He is a bit over the top but interesting with lots of links etc..

There is a lot of robotic activity out there almost to much to wrap my head around but would like to learn to apply a bit of it to my practice..hopefully...