Anthony is a kinetic sculptor whom uses stainless steel, that is otherwise taken for granted for creative use, to create and build rather big sculptures that carry a lot of weight. However, because of its weight it is able to attract an audience. He shows off his artwork by posting Youtube videos that ultimately capture the essence of each piece and its movement. Anthony’s work fits the principles of slow design because he creates something out of nothing. In other words, he uses scraps of metal to build his own mechanical design. I thoroughly enjoyed watching his videos of his works because they left me in a trance, which might be due to the music playing in the background. Last but not least, I loved the way his creativity in his art left me quite hypnotized, but in a good way because it left me wanting more.

 

David is also a kinetic sculptor that is well known for his piece ‘Metalmorphosis’ because of the way it interacts with the environment around it. This sculpture is built off 14 tons of stainless steel, but this is not the only thing that is jaw dropping. The giant head also shoots out water from its mouth while it spins around in a park in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is pretty neat if you ask me. The fact that this head is solely built off a simple scrap of metal and is still working is unbelievable. I also found out that depending on the day you visit the giant head, it will never be the same as the day before because the motion of the head always changes.

One of my ideas consisted of using recyclable items such as water bottles, cans, plastic, paper, and other things to create some sort of contraption that creates music. This ties itself with the slow design principles because they are made from basic items that are otherwise overlooked. Typically, the items I mentioned are either thrown away or recycled to create the same substance. I thought that by making these items have two purposes can really change the way people behave towards certain items. This idea is solely for the purpose of creating music and it can be achieved in numerous different ways. The items can either be brought together in order to build an “instrument” of some sort on a much larger scale or in simpler terms, we can take all these items and use them individually to create different and unique sounds.

The slow design principle that this project relates to more heavily is the one of it benefitting other people in a community. The community that it would benefit will most likely be musicians and people that cannot afford to buy real instruments or both. By using everyday items such as water bottles and cans people can eventually take notice of the wonders that can occur when you put use to simple items just like that. Not only will they be able to create music, but also different music. In other words, because of the material the items are composed of, the music will be very distinct to that of regular music people hear.

Another idea that can potentially be considered a slow design project is that of putting plastic bags to actual use by making them into sculptures. Nowadays, plastic bags are usually left on streets which is a really bad thing for the environment we live in. As a means of protecting our planet, people can participate in creating sculptures from plastic bags similar to that of the tall inflatable things. This project will be displayed in an art exhibition to inform people of ways that they can help the earth.

This project is both enjoyable for people to create and watch in an exhibit, which is also one of the slow design principles. It is helping a community out in the simplest way possible with the help of objects that we use on a day to day basis. It can hopefully encourage others to think of artistic ways of helping the environment out around them.