Zoetropes,Perfect Spiral and Extra Point - Frisco, TX, US
N 33° 09.010 W 096° 45.344
14S E 709315 N 3670177
Zoetropes,Perfect Spiral and
Extra Point
by Robin Brailsford, Stainless and painted steel,
2007
Bacchus Community Park Frisco Texas
Waymark Code: WMBC7Y
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/03/2011
Views: 11
Robin derives inspiration for her creations from individual site surroundings as well as the purpose of the artwork, structural elements and materials, and diverse other sources including I-Ching, origami and geometry.
Invented in 1834 by William George Horner, the zoetrope as it later came to be called, uses the persistence of vision principle to create an illusion of movement. Inside the zoetrope's drum is a series of images that can be viewed through the slots incised in the drum's shell. By adjusting the rate of the spin of the drum, the viewer is able to observe an increasingly smooth progression of images. Zoetrope is from the Greek words zoe, "life" and trope, "turn."
Title of Piece: Zoetropes,Perfect Spiral and Extra Point
Artist: Robin Brailsford
Material/Media: Stainless and painted steel
Date of Creation or Placement: 2007
Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Bacchus Community Park Frisco Texas
Web link(s) for additional information: [Web Link]
Web link(s) to YouTube or other video: Not listed
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