Comments on: Kinetic toothpick sculpture of San Francisco http://boingboing.net/2013/01/13/kinetic-toothpick-sculpture-of.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Paul Renault http://boingboing.net/2013/01/13/kinetic-toothpick-sculpture-of.html#comment-1627501 Paul Renault Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=205431#comment-1627501 I'm sooo glad that it's not my job to clean it.  Can you imagine? I’m sooo glad that it’s not my job to clean it.  Can you imagine?

]]> By: Beanolini http://boingboing.net/2013/01/13/kinetic-toothpick-sculpture-of.html#comment-1627462 Beanolini Mon, 14 Jan 2013 09:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=205431#comment-1627462 Did anyone else feel the need to sing 'pitagora suichi' when the balls came out? Did anyone else feel the need to sing ‘pitagora suichi’ when the balls came out?

]]> By: Lukas Kalmár http://boingboing.net/2013/01/13/kinetic-toothpick-sculpture-of.html#comment-1627452 Lukas Kalmár Mon, 14 Jan 2013 08:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=205431#comment-1627452 how did you find this? i was just reading some depressive tweets that david oreilly tweeted (and deleted) and while looking for something to cheer him up, i googled "works of art that took a long time to create" and found a top 10 list of art that took more than 1000 hours to create. this was number 1. decided not to post it, go to boing boing and BAM it's here. what the hell! how did you find this? i was just reading some depressive tweets that david oreilly tweeted (and deleted) and while looking for something to cheer him up, i googled “works of art that took a long time to create” and found a top 10 list of art that took more than 1000 hours to create. this was number 1. decided not to post it, go to boing boing and BAM it’s here. what the hell!

]]> By: Luigi Anzivino http://boingboing.net/2013/01/13/kinetic-toothpick-sculpture-of.html#comment-1627340 Luigi Anzivino Mon, 14 Jan 2013 01:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=205431#comment-1627340 I've very happy this is being boingboing-ed again, since I am the person who shot the video... :D However, I should mention that Rolling Through the Bay is no longer at the American Visionary Art Museum: Scott has brought it back home, and it will next be on display in San Francisco, at the Exploratorium's new home at Pier 15. The sculpture will have a permanent home in the new Tinkering Studio, and Scott is planning on coming by as often as he can to give people his very entertaining "guided tours" of San Francisco. The Exploratorium opens April 17, 2013. I’ve very happy this is being boingboing-ed again, since I am the person who shot the video… :D
However, I should mention that Rolling Through the Bay is no longer at the American Visionary Art Museum: Scott has brought it back home, and it will next be on display in San Francisco, at the Exploratorium’s new home at Pier 15. The sculpture will have a permanent home in the new Tinkering Studio, and Scott is planning on coming by as often as he can to give people his very entertaining “guided tours” of San Francisco. The Exploratorium opens April 17, 2013.

]]> By: blindwanderer http://boingboing.net/2013/01/13/kinetic-toothpick-sculpture-of.html#comment-1627293 blindwanderer Sun, 13 Jan 2013 23:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=205431#comment-1627293 I've seen this in person, it is truly amazing. The fact that is made of tooth picks adds to the complexity and enjoyment of the piece. When I was there they had a faithful reconstruction of the Titanic(? not 100% on this) made of toothpicks, it was boring and lifeless compared to this. The American Visionary Art Museum has some very interesting pieces. I recall some pieces by one artist that were in a style similar to the book "Where the wild things are" and content similar to the NSFW temples in India but on an acid trip. I’ve seen this in person, it is truly amazing. The fact that is made of tooth picks adds to the complexity and enjoyment of the piece. When I was there they had a faithful reconstruction of the Titanic(? not 100% on this) made of toothpicks, it was boring and lifeless compared to this.

The American Visionary Art Museum has some very interesting pieces. I recall some pieces by one artist that were in a style similar to the book “Where the wild things are” and content similar to the NSFW temples in India but on an acid trip.

]]> By: tristis http://boingboing.net/2013/01/13/kinetic-toothpick-sculpture-of.html#comment-1627254 tristis Sun, 13 Jan 2013 22:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=205431#comment-1627254 I'm not complaining, but as an interesting historical note, I first saw this on Boing Boing nearly three years ago: http://boingboing.net/2010/03/31/man-creates-sf-out-o.html I’m not complaining, but as an interesting historical note, I first saw this on Boing Boing nearly three years ago: http://boingboing.net/2010/03/31/man-creates-sf-out-o.html

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