It’s not my usual family portrait is it!
Built by my partner Troy Morrison, this Steampunk Whale sculpture has been taking form over the last year and while it’s not quite finished we had to photograph it as is, to enter it into the Sculptures by the Sea this week.
What is SteamPunk?
Steampunk is an inspired movement of creativity and imagination. With a backdrop of either Victorian England or America’s Wild West at hand, modern technologies are re-imagined and realized as elaborate works of art, fashion, and mechanics. If Jules Verne or H.G. Wells were writing their science fiction today, it would be considered “steampunk.”
http://www.ministryofpeculiaroccurrences.com/what-is-steampunk
http://www.steampunktendencies.com is a Google+ page where you can see amazing Steampunk inspired pictures.
The body of the whale is made from an old Ford Gearbox while the rest of the whale comprises of Copper and vintage parts from trains, WW2 planes, cars and boats.
You can see the work in progress pictures at www.1969design.net where you can also read further information pertaining to the whale sculpture.
