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Kinetic Man in Jordan Valley Park

artguy — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:09:31 +0000

After the last Walt Disney Children’s Arts Festival, the Kinetic Man was purchased from the State of Missouri by Southwest Rotary Club of Springfield. RuBert repaired and improved K-Man and worked with the Rotary Club, Springfield Greene County Park Board, and City of Springfield Public Works to install K-Man in his new permanent home in a children’s park named for him. K-Park is in the heart of Jordan Valley Park and directly across from the new Hammons Stadium.

Kinetic Man at Walt Disney Children’s Arts Festivals

artguy — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:24:41 +0000

RuBert was commissioned to design and build an interactive sculpture to keynote the entrance of the Walt Disney Children’s Arts Festivals. Grants from the Walt Disney Foundation funded the festivals to inspire children throughout the state.

The modular design and portable base allowed it to be easily moved and stored. Designed with transparent Lexan, the base allows people to see the hand-built gears working side – the large gears allow even small children to make the head, arms and legs of K-Man move, much like a huge toy robot.

Project Details:
Walt Disney Children’s Arts Festival
SIZE: 23 feet tall
MATERIALS: Aluminum and Lexan

Curvaceous Kiss

artguy — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:38:23 +0000

Curvaceous Kiss
Cary, North Carolina
SIZE: 24 feet tall
MATERIALS: Stainless Steel and kinetics

Sears Farm Road Park is a community park serving a suburb of the technology-based Triangle of North Carolina. This sculpture was commissioned for the community, and the park was designed around the sculpture. The design process involved approval by five neighborhood committees before a final vote by the City Council of Cary.