Pictures of Kinetic Art Gadgets

In March 2008, I created four gadgets for the Exhibitor 2008 trade show at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.

A close-up view of Improvisational Herringbone Gadget Constructed for the 2008 Exhibitor Show #2

Twin Cities television viewers may recognize Jason Davis, host of KSTP's On the Road. On the left is his cameraman, David Peterson.

Picture taken during the production of a television commercial in Ghent, Belgium during the Spring of 2007.

A small gadget I created for a demonstration during my artistic retreat in New York Mills, Minnesota.

A small gadget, Causality Entrainment Device with Lunatim’s Imp # 3, created on 5/15/2005.

The opening-night gadget for the interact/react exhibition, Causality Entrainment Device with Lunatim’s Imp # 1.

The shattered remnants of Improvisational Kinetic-Art Gadget with Xyloexplosive Device Created for the Alexandra Rozenman Exhibition #1.

The remains of Aesthetic Kinetic Device with Plastic Flowers and Director’s Chair Created Under the Auspices of Town Square Television #1, made November 12th, 2004.

More remains of Aesthetic Kinetic Device with Plastic Flowers and Director’s Chair Created Under the Auspices of Town Square Television #1.

Causal Entrainment Device Constructed Under the Auspices of the Minnesota Children’s Museum #1, created near the end of January, 2004.

Views of the gadget before...

...and after.

A recent gadget, created in under 1-1/2 hours, made to show basic kinetic art techniques.

Another view of the gadget, Improvisational Causal Entrainment Device for Campbell Mithun Demo with Lunatim Logo #1.

A gadget created for my Minneapolis Institute of Arts exhibition, Improvisational Kinetic Art Device Whose Title is Incorporated into Its Design #2.

Another MIA gadget, Improvisational Kinetic Art Device Whose Title is Incorporated into Its Design #3.

There are many more images of my exhibition, Art That's Really Moving, on my MIA Images subpage.

Pictures of older gadgets.

Impromptu Kinetic Gadget for WFMU Radio with Old Codger #2


Mona Lisa courtesy of Leonardo da Vinci.

Slack Generating Gadget with Bob Mosaic #1

Test Detonation of da "Bob" Bomb #1


Dobbsheads courtesy of Ivan Stang.

Frangible Structure with Dobbsheads #1


Dobbsheads courtesy of Ivan Stang.

Test Detonation of 0.742 Kilostick Xyloexplosive Device #1
(Unofficial World Record attempt in 2001)

And, finally, a picture from one of my earliest gadgets, Extemporaneous Kinetic Art Device with Imp #1.

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