The Kid Should See This

I suddenly have the urge to go blow across the top of a bottle. This is Aeolus, an Acoustic Wind Pavilion, and I have no doubt that we would stand within it for quite a while… great sound. It reminded me immediately of England’s Singing Ringing Tree, as well as the sound of Tibetan Singing Bowls.

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This amazing art project goes along with my latest YouTube episode about gusty science: What Is Wind?…

Luke Jerram is a colorblind artist based in the UK. Aeolus is a sonic creation that blends acoustic physics, inspirations from classical civilizations, and visual adventure. The arch is a large Aeolian harp, an ancient instrument that uses the wind’s vibration on strings to send a frequency down a long metal tube.

A listener in the center of the arch experiences sounds transmitted from a field of taut strings and naturally harmonic open tubes. In addition, the angle of light transmitted through the polished pipes creates an altered listening environment. The experience can change by the minute or hour depending on wind conditions.

The tightened strings vibrate due to something called the von Karman vortex street effect, where the vortex created behind a string causes it to vibrate. It’s similar to what happens when a car antenna begins to sing in the wind.

You can see a photo gallery here, and listen to interviews and sound samples here.

A true feat of beauty and science.

(via Luke Jerram)

From open.edu, learn about six key movements in design history: Gothic Revival, Arts and Crafts (below), Bauhaus, Modernism (above), American Industrial Design and Postmodernism.

You can watch them all here.

via Open Culture.

Here’s an excellent discussion starter… what is happening to the liquid in this video?

This is Supermajor, a project by teacher and artist Matt Kenyon that was inspired by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. From the project:

In the gallery a wire rack of (vintage) oil cans sits. One oilcan has a visible fissure out of which oil slowly flows cascading onto the pedestal and gallery floor… The only thing is, the oil isn’t exactly flowing out of the can. Instead, oil appears to slow slowly drop by drop back into the can. At times the drops of oil hover unsupported in midair. Other times the drops are in the process of a slow motion splash onto the pedestal.

I don’t know exactly how this demonstration is being executed, but I might suggest watching some of these videos next… and definitely watch this one…

There’s also an interview with Kenyon over at Cool Hunting and FastCo Design, and more projects at Swamp.nu.

Thanks, @AmebaCuriosa.

An animated promo by Sebas for No Fun Intended, a solo show by Ryan Todd. It runs from June 6th – June 29th 2013 at Kemistry Gallery in Shoreditch, London.

Other videos about art include Ann Hamilton, Matt W. Moore, Daniel Palacios, and one of our favorites, Motoi Yamamoto.

via This n That and Some Shirts.

Watch French illustrator Alain Grée draw a boy and his turtle. You can also watch him draw a girl and her dog, and explain his illustration process (in French):

Most prolific in the 1960s and 70s, Grée has published over 300 children’s books, many that have been translated into languages from all over the world. He’s on Facebook and Twitter via his publisher.