Matthew Gaulden © 2008 – All Rights Reserved, Especially the creative ones.

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Rolling Ball Sculpture:
"Captures the Mind and Frees your Imagination"

Check out My Blog: http://mgaulden.blogspot.com/
I will post the progress of my current sculpture,
and talk about what's new with my art.

How to make Rolling Ball Sculpture
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track - pictures - lifts - spirals - videos - elements - packing - tools
(Something to point your imagination in the right direction...)


I am inspired by making something fun out of virtually nothing. I enjoy watching my sculptures grow and develop as I build them, willing them to be finished so I can watch them in motion. I create my pieces with just some basic tools and a few different sizes of long wire.

All of my kinematic art rolling ball machines are unique and completely hand crafted. I spend many hours bending each curve, and swerve by hand, then making precise and durable welds. Its stainless steel construction is strong, and will not rust or tarnish. I bank all of my corners without using guardrails to keep the marble on the track. This keeps the sculpture uncluttered with unnecessary wire.



These wire art sculptures are a great addition to many different situations. They are used in waiting rooms for people who are just... waiting. They are popular in hospitals, lawyer’s offices, businesses, restaurants and even libraries. Anywhere you want or need someone entertained. If your customers sometimes have to cool their heels, then these kinetic sculptures are just the thing you need to keep their attention away from how long they've been waiting. An RBS also provides great background noise! A perfect way to keep conversations private if you happen to have thin walls, or cubicles that don't block sound well. The marbles on track provides nice white noise that is very effective, drawing attention to the marbles rolling on the tracks, through tipping arms and assorted elements, around spirals and back up the lift - and not to your conversation. If you are purchasing for a business, company, as a gift, or need/want personalization of any kind, I can spell out your business name or personal name in wire. I can even make an element that compliments what you do, such as the "Scales of Justice" I created for the rolling ball sculpture that is going to a lawyer's offices. These kinetic sculptures would be a wonderful addition to any waiting room or setting where one can come and watch! Rolling ball sculptures really draw the attention of kids, and their parents too! The sense of wonder will be remembered, and they will want to come again and again to see it.

I make 3 basic styles, wire art rolling ball sculptures that stand on a table, free stand on the floor, and mount on the wall. All of my work is custom, so please get creative! Most of my pieces have been commissioned, so they are each unique to the individual buyer. If you don't see something that you think would be neat, let me know so I can create it for you. You can design and have any size or shape you envision. I am open to all of your input and inspiration.


Find here quite a few different pictures and videos of rolling ball machines, kinematics art, and mechanical art.

Most pictures can be clicked to get a much larger version, and if you like, rolling ball sculpture video of most RBS's, too. C’mon on in and enjoy!

Watch with wonder as the mesmerizing movement of colored marbles cycle through, and change patterns within these ever moving sculptures. Having a motorized, automatic marble lift gives these sculptures a heart beat. 

This is rolling ball sculpture and kinematics wall art! The ball lift's mechanical energy is transferred to a rhythmic and synchronized, yet scattered and chaotic colorful mix of moving marbles. The effect makes tracking marbles more fun and entertaining! This is what kinetic art is supposed to be.

Rolling Ball Sculpture, simply put, is a roller-coaster made just for a rolling ball. A two rail track twists and turns its way around, through, under and sometimes over any number of elements and surprises. The marble is the only power needed to motivate and animate these fun, living, pulsing pieces of kinetic wire art.

All of my kinematic art sculptures are unique and completely hand crafted. I spend many hours bending each curve, and swerve by hand, then making precise and durable welds. Its stainless steel construction is strong, and will not rust or tarnish. I bank all of my corners, using gravity and the rules of relativity to keep the marbles on the track. This keeps the sculpture uncluttered with unnecessary wire. I build Rolling Ball Sculptures for the table top, to stand on the floor, or hang on the wall.
Rolling Ball Machines. : )

 

 

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