Rube Goldberg Device due May 14

Rube Goldberg was an American cartoonist best known for his illustrations depicting machines he designed to complete simple tasks in overly complicated and humorous ways. His cartoons have inspired millions of projects.













Your final assignment is to create a sculpture inspired by Rube Goldberg that completes a simple task in at least 5 complicated steps. The task and materials you use are up to you. This is an art project not a science experiment, each step should demonstrate a thoughtful use of materials.No fire.

April 30 Bring detailed sketches and all materials to class for a work day.
May 7 Work in class.
May 14 Final critique will be a demonstration of your working project. The classroom will be open during lunch for you to set up.

This chain reaction sculpture/video is called The Way Things Go and was made by Swiss artists Fischli and Weiss.

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More Rube Goldberg devices
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=rube+goldberg&aq=f

Last Year's projects
http://newworldsculpture9.blogspot.com/2009/04/rube-goldberg-devices.html