Anthony Howe (born 1954, Salt
Lake City, Utah) is an American kinetic
sculptor who creates wind-driven
sculptures resembling pulsing, alien creatures and vortices. He makes use of computer-aided
design, shaping the metal components with a plasma
cutter, and completing his work by use of traditional metalworking techniques. Howe notably designed a cauldron and
accompanying kinetic sculpture for the 2016
Summer Olympics!!
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| Anthony Howe Pioneer artist of Kinetic Art |
“I
attempt, with an economy of means, to construct objects whose visual references
range from lo-tech sci-fi paraphernalia to microbiological or astronomical
models. Utilizing primarily stainless steel armatures that are driven either by
hammered curvilinear shapes or flat fiberglass covered discs, I hope the pieces
assume a spare, linear elegance when conditions are still, mutating to raucous
animation when the wind picks up. Multiple axis finely balanced forms, both
symmetrical and asymmetrical, conspire to create a visually satisfying
three-dimensional harmony.”
— Anthony Howe
In August 2015, Howe was offered the role of designing a cauldron for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil. The games' organizers had decided to eschew a larger
cauldron and flame as part of an effort to be environmentally conscious,
resulting in the construction of a small cauldron with a larger kinetic
sculpture to accompany it; the sculpture, which consists of ring of rotating
bars, a 40 ft (12.2 m) in diameter, with reflective plates and
spheres, was meant to enhance the appearance of the smaller flame, providing an
effect inspired by the "pulsing energy and reflection of light" of
the sun. The sculpture was designed at his studio on Orcas Island, with final
construction occurring in Montreal before being shipped to Rio.
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