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Concentric Kinetic Velocities, Aaron Waller, Sculptor and Artist

The terms: “Concentric Kinetic Velocities” are more than a mouthful when combined together, it adjoins a mathematical equation with the power of physics. Yet creating a sculpture that obeys the natural movement and direction of the wind produces art that understands kinetic motion and the power of velocity. This sculpture works somewhat as a weathervane, or perhaps a better term is a wind vane. The lead artist on the project, Aaron Waller mounted two concentric circles in a 3D sphere at 90 degrees and added interior and exterior fins to the circles. The two concentric circles are repurposed pieces of chrome covered garment racks from a department store and the fins are cut from flat-steel. The slim-lined fins work like rudder blades and catch the direction of the wind ever so subtly. With the fins the outer chrome rings rotate back and forth giving the viewer an understanding of the direction of the wind. In the center of the two concentric circles he added a cold-rolled...