Arthur Ganson and the Rude Goldberg Tradition

        So after Arturo mentioned Arthur Ganson the other day I thought it would be fit to provide some of his work on the blog. To start off Ganson is one of the most highly regarded kinetic sculptures in the world. He has been on TED talks, an art-in-resdience at MIT and invited to many other conventions/exhibitions to show his work. His mechanical artwork has been seen all over the world and he has a unique style called Rude Goldberg (Ganson describes his work as "A cross between mechanical engineering and choreography"). Rude Goldberg was an American cartoonist, sculpture and inventor among other things and is Ganson's inspiration for his absurd yet brilliant creations. Researching a little more behind the topic and with an additional tip from Arturo I found that every year Ganson hosts a competition involving creating a Rude Goldberg chain reaction machine. To further breakdown what the machine contest consists of is basically college students from universities around the United States build a device/machine that completes a task with a minimum of twenty steps in the style of Rude Goldberg. For a little more insight the competition originated at Purdue University in 1949 as a match between two fraternities. Here is the 2012 Rude Goldberg Contest Winners...

 Here is one of Rude Goldberg's cartoons and inspirations for the competition and Ganson's work alike...

To give you an idea of Ganson's work and the intricate machines he creates...