Andy Paiko kinetic sculpture

**Flux** · 02-05-2009, 11:11 AM

Found this today, thought I'd share.
http://www.opb.org/programs/artbeat/...216-Andy-Paiko

A great variety of work on his site:
http://andypaikoglass.com/

**STROKER** · 02-05-2009, 11:26 AM

that guy is one of the most talented people i have ever seen.

mad skills to say the least.

thanks for sharing.

**Johan** · 02-05-2009, 01:20 PM

WTF...That is awesome. He must have a massive kiln. Myabe he wears a hot suit and does all his work in the kiln. Thats what i choose to believe...you can't stop me.

**Kevin Bumble** · 02-05-2009, 01:28 PM

yea that's awesome. it is made out of soft glass too, i know Andy, rad dude to hang with too. saw him just after they filmed this, he has funny stories

**themoch** · 02-05-2009, 03:09 PM

i think i picked a shitty art school... i want my money back.

**Jimi The Don** · 02-05-2009, 03:22 PM

inspiring

**schmoinkel** · 02-05-2009, 07:58 PM

That was awsome......deffinatly got me thinking.......

Thanks for posting

**DanBrooks** · 02-05-2009, 10:17 PM

damn! i really want to see but the video wont play for me

the work on his sight is amasing, a friend just gave me some black sand the other day and i wanted to make an hour glass. hes got one on there thats real nice.

**LoneWolfandSon** · 02-06-2009, 05:27 AM

wow very inspirational!

**Robert Mickelsen** · 02-06-2009, 06:58 AM

I met Andy at the Portland Gas conference last summer. He had his spinning wheel along with a number of other remarkable pieces there. The video does not do the work justice. It is really innovative and original work. I cannot imagine the problem-solving curve it took to construct the wheel so that it actually works. Utterly amazing.

We should all be asking ourselves that question: "WHY"?

Here is his home page: http://andypaikoglass.com/

- RAM

**richsantaclaus** · 02-06-2009, 08:44 AM

It IS beautiful - but..... is it made solely for art's sake?

Clearly it is impractical to use as a functional spinning wheel as my friend said when I showed her the video. She spins wool, from sheep she raises, into yarn and knits sweaters with the wool.

Just wondering.

**Izzy Spun** · 02-06-2009, 01:47 PM

Originally Posted by DanBrooks

damn! i really want to see but the video wont play for me

the work on his sight is amasing, a friend just gave me some black sand the other day and i wanted to make an hour glass. hes got one on there thats real nice.

that black sand didn't come from the beach on Hawaii's big island, did it? Taking that shit is bad luck. I kept a jar when I was a kid, and my whole family was forever changed. If thatis where it came from, then you'd better send it back! Seriously!

**DanBrooks** · 02-06-2009, 02:02 PM

Originally Posted by Izzy Spun

that black sand didn't come from the beach on Hawaii's big island, did it? Taking that shit is bad luck. I kept a jar when I was a kid, and my whole family was forever changed. If thatis where it came from, then you'd better send it back! Seriously!

its from costa rica...