Cloud Gate alias Chicago Bean

Zonet een nieuw Youtube filmpje opgemerkt waarin het kunstwerk van Anish Kapoor, de de 110 ton zware Cloud Gate word getoond ook wel de Chicage Bean genoemd dat zomaar even $11.5 miljoen heeft gekost.



Een stukje geschiedenis:

One of the most unique and interesting sculptures in decades graces the promenade at Chicago's Millennium Park. With "Cloud Gate" sculptor Anish Kapoor has created a work of art that holds something for everyone. It reflects the splendor that is the Chicago skyline.
It plays tricks with the light and the sky. It is massive, giving it weight and importance.
It is elegant -- balanced on its ends and without any color of its own. And finally, it is interactive, and lets the viewer become part of the art or stand back and let the simple act of walking, turning, or even just swaying change the visual presented by the sculpture.
When it was unveiled in July of 2004, it was derided by some as unimaginative. Some branded it "The Electric Kidney Bean." That "bean" nickname stuck, and the public quickly changed its meaning from pejorative to loving.
In the weeks following its unveiling, throngs of tourists and locals were drawn to its magical presence. Even if some television news anchors chose to dismiss it before they had even seen it in person, the public loves "the bean" and embraces it as a new symbol of Chicago.

Het modelleerwerk werd, door de maker van dit filmpje, gedaan in Autodesk Mechanical.
Later heeft hij het geconverteerd naar Autodesk Inventor om het meeste van het render werk te doen.
Verder heeft hij ook nog gebruik gemaakt van Autodesk Showcase. Bij die laatste zie je goede de weerspiegelingen van de omgeving in het kunstwerk.


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