Reuben Margolin -- The Magic Wave

clipped from www.reubenmargolin.com Reuben Heyday Margolin clipped from www.youtube.com Reuben Margolin, a Bay Area visionary and longtime maker, creates totally singular techno-kinetic wave sculptures. Using everything from wood to cardboard to found and salvaged objects, Reubens artwork is diverse, with sculptures ranging from tiny to looming, motorized to hand-cranked. Focusing on natural elements like a discrete water droplet or a powerful ocean eddy, his work is elegant and hypnotic. Also, learn how ocean waves can power our future. Learn more about Reuben at http://www.reubenmargolin.com/ clipped from www.reubenmargolin.com Magic Wave Technorama - The Swiss Science Center clipped from www.youtube.com The "Magic Wave" at the Swiss Science Center Technorama is one of the most complex kinetic sculptures in the world and the masterpiece of the artist Reuben Margolin from California. A net of 450 aluminium bars is transformed into a dynamic wave landscape powered by a marvellous mechanical mechanism that turns 4 circular movements into 4 sine waves of different wavelenghts, amplitudes and frequencies. clipped from www.youtube.com clipped from www.youtube.com clipped from www.youtube.com