“Mirthful Miscellanea”: A Fascinating Music Machine Sculpted By Chris Millar
Chris Millar sculpts vibrant images on what the artist refers to as a kinetic sculpture. Each side is meticulously designed with dynamic visuals as the apartus spins like clockwork in this extravagantly detailed piece.
“Mirthful Miscellanea” is an imaginary design based on a fantastical curio shop run by two brothers named Wade and Snyder. “Their portraits can be seen in a few areas of the sculpture,” Millar says. “Wade is an expert in medieval musical instruments and roast chicken, and Snyder in antiquarian circus paraphernalia.”
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The artist says he didn’s use any found material in this piece, except for a couple of the gears. He makes every part from scratch using resin, acrylic paint, brass, steel, aluminum, electronics, and wood in elaborate spectacles. This latest piece incorporates a complex clockwork mechanism, a base that emits sound from a music box, two gongs, and six bells. The artist revealed that the inspiration behind the sculpture “is a counter to the homogeneity that our internet-based culture bestows on us.”
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