Schedule of Meeting

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1: Jan, 29, 2022, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm, Intro to Kinect Sculpture Club

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Slide introduce what is Kinetic Sculpture, What we made and schedule and club spirit.

There are so so so many great kinetic artists. Here is a list of artists that I found. List of kinetic artists !!!! Important!!!! Don’t try to look at more than 10 artists at once!!!!

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For next Meeting: We would talk about Slide: Kinetic Art That we have seen. Add slides to it and recall all the feelings about that exhibition.

2: Feb, 11, 2022, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm, Kinetic Art, a visit to David Rios’s Office

Visiting David Rios’s Office

Field Trip.

Slide: Kinetic Art That we have seen, lulu would like to share pieces of artwork that blow her mind, and I want you to share your experience too.

Introduce next meeting.

Feb 18th (Friday Afternoon) from 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm Field Trip to Material Connexion

Material Connexion Website

we would try to imagine how we make use of the kinetic movement of light, motors to bring up a feeling from those materials.

Due to COVID, the number of people for one visit is limited to 6 people. Material Connexion would need your names for reservation. Please reply to this email or contact me if you are interested.

Also, if you are just interested in visiting the museum but are not available at that time, maybe we can form a second group to visit there!!

3: Feb, 19, 2022, 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm, Play with Mechanism using wires and cardboard

motiongenpro designed mechanism

MotionGenPro generate some linakge and lever mechanism using this online tool

prototype of 4 bar linkage and The Holy 11 numbers by Theo Janson

4: Feb, 26, 2022, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm, Fusion 360 Simulation of Mechanism, Understanding gears

5: Mar, 5, 2022, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm, Fusion 360 Simulation of Mechanism, Understanding gears

Fusion 360 Download

Image about the fusion 360 simulation of bob potts's piece of artwork name is pursuit 2

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Image about the fusion 360 simulation of bob potts's piece of artwork name is synchronized movement

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a demo in Fusion 360

Slide for Sharing your interest or project talk about the final project

6: Mar, 12, 2022, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm, Understanding Motors, Controlling High current devices, Controlling DC motors and Linear Actuators

Actuators and Examples

slide Motor control

7: Apr 2, 2022, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm, Controlling Stepper Motors, Other actuators, Guest Speaker

Maybe there is a field trip before this session

Slide: Material in kinetic art

Slide for Sharing your interest or project talk about the final project

8: Apr 9, 2022, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm, Motor mount, Mcmaster

A glance at Mcmaster

9: Apr 16, 2022, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm, Tips for finishing a project

Slide for better finishing a project

online Lasercut Service to cut metal

sheet metal bending

talk about the final project

10 Apr 23, 2022, 1:00 pm -2:30 pm, Automata and their mechanism

Automata and its Mechanism, image of an automata which is a machine full of mechanical moving part to write and draw something. The machine is made into the shape of a little boy

this extraordinary little doll is actually a self-operating machine that’s believed by some to be one of the oldest examples of a computer. Known as “The Writer,”.

slide Automata

What it means when I watch the feather gently weeps my guitar？Thinking kinetic sculpture like a painting…

Alexander Calder’s early practice… wire

10: May 6 afternoon - May 9, 2022

Showcasing all project in ROOM 404 for 1 week.

Fix the machine every day starting from 5:00

11: Spring Show …

12. each Saturday afternoon when we are not meeting, I would be working on my own kinetic project on floor. If you want to work together please come over

13. very potential field trip

The Shed: Tomás Saraceno: Particular Matter(s)

MaterialConnexion

Questions… that lulu has

Why it is called Kinetic Sculpture Club not Kinetic Art?

What it means for Kinetic Art during COVID?

I want to learn from you! If you want to do one of the club meeting together with lulu, please talk to lulu.