The above statement is made by artist Reuben Margolin. I'm completely in awe of Margolin's kinetic sculptures that I discovered via TED.
Reuben Margolin creates sculptures inspired by the patterns of water. His wave-like art installations mimic the movements of water, from a raindrop to a wave; combining the logic of math and the sensuousness of nature, engineered with cogs, gears, string, wood and recyclable materials.
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| Nebula @Hilton Anatole - photo by Janice Rubin |
'As a kid, Margolin was into math and physics; at college, he switched to liberal arts and ended up studying painting in Italy and Russia. Inspired by the movement of a little green caterpillar, he began trying to capture movements of nature in sculptural form. Now, at his studio in Emeryville, California, he makes large-scale undulating installations of wood and recycled stuff. He also makes pedal-powered rickshaws and has collaborated on several large-scale pedal-powered vehicles.' ~ TED.com/speakers
Some of the sculptures are currently on tour. Margolin has collaborated with the choreographer, Gideon Obarzanek. The sculptures are attached to dancers with string, connecting the movements of both. The fluidity of dancer and sculpture are coinciding, creating a natural motion almost to understand each other, together, navigating boundries between form and flow.
"It's not like I'm trying to copy nature -- I'm trying to relate to it." ~ Reuben Margolin
Watch the video of Reuben speaking at Ted here: TED
