#theojansen — Public Fediverse posts

Dziś mamy wyjątkową rocznicę urodzin Theo Jansena, holenderskiego rzeźbiarza i innowatora. Jego "Strandbeest" to prawdziwe cuda technologii, które poruszają się pod wpływem wiatru, niczym żywe istoty. Artysta przekracza granice między sztuką a nauką w sposób, który wzbudza podziw i inspiruje do zastanowienia się nad możliwościami ludzkiej kreatywności. Czy znacie jego dzieła? Co o nich sądzicie? (fot. Wikipedia) #TheoJansen #Kunst #Innovation #Strandbeest

@Natasha_Jay

Yes, so intriguing and deeply beautiful.

Beach Beasts by Theo Jansen, a remarkable project by a remarkable artist.

Our fellow Mastododian @vacapinta was privileged to meet the man, he posted about it here:

https://mastodon.coffee/@vacapinta/113138130442807919

#TheoJansen #BeachBeast #Strandbeest

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theo_Jansen

Theo Jansen still at it with full force... (life goals!)

Strandbeest evolution 2025
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ANhA94ZqnEQ

...and obligatory re-sharing of some pics of our joint generative design workshop in 2013, incl. Theo's graveyard of older Strandbeests and mechanisms:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/toxi/albums/72157633305609130/

Also remembering that already back then he was very worried about the manufacturer discontinuing the specific pipes used as raw materials for these creatures and therefore bought several kilometers of piping as reserve in advance, to future proof his project and not having to potentially recalculate/recalibrate all the designs...

#TheoJansen #Strandbeest #KineticArt #GenerativeArt #GeneticAlgorithm

Theo Jansen still at it with full force... (life goals!)

Strandbeest evolution 2025
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ANhA94ZqnEQ

...and obligatory re-sharing of some pics of our joint generative design workshop in 2013, incl. Theo's graveyard of older Strandbeests and mechanisms:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/toxi/albums/72157633305609130/

Also remembering that already back then he was very worried about the manufacturer discontinuing the specific pipes used as raw materials for these creatures and therefore bought several kilometers of piping as reserve in advance, to future proof his project and not having to potentially recalculate/recalibrate all the designs...

#TheoJansen #Strandbeest #KineticArt #GenerativeArt #GeneticAlgorithm

Theo Jansen still at it with full force... (life goals!)

Strandbeest evolution 2025
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ANhA94ZqnEQ

...and obligatory re-sharing of some pics of our joint generative design workshop in 2013, incl. Theo's graveyard of older Strandbeests and mechanisms:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/toxi/albums/72157633305609130/

Also remembering that already back then he was very worried about the manufacturer discontinuing the specific pipes used as raw materials for these creatures and therefore bought several kilometers of piping as reserve in advance, to future proof his project and not having to potentially recalculate/recalibrate all the designs...

#TheoJansen #Strandbeest #KineticArt #GenerativeArt #GeneticAlgorithm

Theo Jansen still at it with full force... (life goals!)

Strandbeest evolution 2025
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ANhA94ZqnEQ

...and obligatory re-sharing of some pics of our joint generative design workshop in 2013, incl. Theo's graveyard of older Strandbeests and mechanisms:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/toxi/albums/72157633305609130/

Also remembering that already back then he was very worried about the manufacturer discontinuing the specific pipes used as raw materials for these creatures and therefore bought several kilometers of piping as reserve in advance, to future proof his project and not having to potentially recalculate/recalibrate all the designs...

#TheoJansen #Strandbeest #KineticArt #GenerativeArt #GeneticAlgorithm

Theo Jansen still at it with full force... (life goals!)

Strandbeest evolution 2025
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ANhA94ZqnEQ

...and obligatory re-sharing of some pics of our joint generative design workshop in 2013, incl. Theo's graveyard of older Strandbeests and mechanisms:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/toxi/albums/72157633305609130/

Also remembering that already back then he was very worried about the manufacturer discontinuing the specific pipes used as raw materials for these creatures and therefore bought several kilometers of piping as reserve in advance, to future proof his project and not having to potentially recalculate/recalibrate all the designs...

#TheoJansen #Strandbeest #KineticArt #GenerativeArt #GeneticAlgorithm

Theo Jansen’s stunning walking sculptures showcased in a new exhibition.

A new exhibition in Delft, The Strandbeesten Mortuary, showcases the life and evolution of Dutch artist Theo Jansen’s iconic wind-powered beach creatures.

Made from materials like PVC pipes and plastic bottles, these kinetic sculptures have "lived" and "died" on the Dutch coastline since 1990.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250611-theo-jansens-stunning-walking-sculptures-showcased-in-a-new-exhibition?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Art #Strandbeesten #TheoJansen #Netherlands #Delft #Strandbeesten #Sculpture #WalkingSculpture

3/3 "Pipe Dream" - trailer

#Strandbeest #TheoJansen ❣️

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-G7J825fjo #documentary #art

2/3 "Pipe Dream" #documentaire

https://www.vprogids.nl/documentaires/lees/artikelen/2025/Pipe-Dream--kunstenaar-Theo-Jansen-wil-zijn-strandbeesten-onsterfelijk-maken.html
#TheoJansen #Strandbeest

"Een passant vraagt aan Theo Jansen, bij zee werkend aan een van zijn strandbeesten, of wat hij maakt ook ‘any functionality’ heeft. ‘Nee, het is kunst.’ Weg is de man. Grijnzend zegt de Hollandse Leonardo: ‘Als ze vragen wat ik maak, zeg ik meestal “kunst”. Dan houdt het meteen op. Hebben ze medelijden.’

👉 📺 Vanavond om 22.40 op #NPO2
#documentaire #CloseUp

https://www.groene.nl/artikel/schepper #teamStrandbeest #TheoJansen #strandbeest #kunst

I diversi Strandbeest di Theo Jansen
#Strandbeest #TheoJansen
Nel 1990 Theo Jansen creò il suo primo Strandbeest, un'invenzione geniale concepita per affrontare una delle sfide ecologiche più pressanti del nostro tempo...
https://www.tiziano.caviglia.name/2025/01/08/i-diversi-strandbeest-di-theo-jansen/13132/

❤️💕😍

12,419 Days of #Strandbeest Evolution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFaAjR_RRJs #TheoJansen #art #kinetic #sculpture

@vacapinta

Wow. So strange and beautiful, a truly remarkable project. I had not known about Theo Jansen, thank you for your post. And you are so lucky to have met the man himself.

#TheoJansen #Strandbeest #art #MechanicalArt #beach #Dunes

Sometimes I just love the 'Because We Can' attitude of our civilisation:
https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@decarpentier_nl/113106456835478911

#carpentry #theojansen

ということでテオ・ヤンセン展行ってきた
開催期間明日までなのでギリギリセーフ

ストランドビーストは10年くらい前から一目惚れして好きだったから、これ逃したら一生後悔しそうな気がする…となり死ぬ気で行ってきたけど間近で見られて本当によかった〜〜！！！

動いた瞬間「ウォァァァァカワイイーーーッ！！！！😭😭😭 :blobtoofast: :blobthrow: :blobtoofast: :blobthrow: 」
って鳥肌立って泣いちゃった

わぁいxanac無機物が生物を模倣する様子だいすき
自分で動かせるビーストもいてもちろん並んで体験した！最高だった…この簡素な素材でこんな生々しい動きするんや…えっちすぎる…

あと動画ではなかなか見られないポイントとして、飼育員さん(専属操縦者)がストランドビーストを稼働させる様子を見れてよかった、空気がプシュープシュー言ってスチームパンクっぽくて最高

あと最初ストランドビーストを作るためにプログラミングで使ってたATARIのデスクトップも展示してあって味わい深い

プラチューブ製のビーストの化石群の展示で、さすがに段ボールで作られたタイプのストランドビーストは展示なかったけど、耐久性の問題だろうなぁ

#テオヤンセン展 #アート #美術館 #TheoJansen #strandbeest
https://theojansen.net

#Strandbeest Zingt behind the scenes: interview #TheoJansen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AyDkxFzW5g #teamStrandbeest ❣️

Teaser #Strandbeest Zingt - Calefax & #TheoJansen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKMAGyMO3U4

❣️ #teamStrandbeest #TheoJansen

Animaris Rex, summer 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWGlbpEZkNA

@differentieel
Ik ook. In Den Haag, waar ik dit (waardeloze kwaliteit) filmpje van gemaakt heb. Maar het was magisch om te zien. #teamStrandbeest #TheoJansen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgY3B7jKCVU

A Wind-Powered Herd of Beach Animals Merge Into a Storm Defense System in Theo Jansen’s Latest ‘Strandbeest’

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2023/10/theo-jansen-animaris-rex/ #teamStrandbeest #TheoJansen

Build a Strandbeest Replica Of Your Very Own - [Theo Jansen] is famous for his giant walking Strandbeest creations. They’re elega... - https://hackaday.com/2023/12/03/build-a-strandbeest-replica-of-your-very-own/ #strandbeest #theojansen #mischacks #popsticks #craft

This is just sooo good:
Theo Jansen explaining some of the inner workings of his beach animals:

https://www.strandbeest.com/explains

#art #theojansen #beach

Caterpillar pulled by strandbeest

Theo Jansen https://strandbeest.com/

Jansen is engaged in creating new forms of life: strandbeests. Skeletons made from yellow plastic tube are able to walk & are wind powered. They've evolved since their inception in 1990 & are divided into 12 evolutionary periods. By developing this evolution, I hope to become wiser in the understanding of existing nature by encountering myself the problems of the real Creator.

#KineticArt #Art #Strandbeest #TheoJansen

Strandbeests by Dutch designer and artist Theo Jansen

#theojansen #strandbeest #meermitwoch

https://www.designboom.com/art/theo-jansen-strandbeests-fly-04-21-2022/

This short happened upon my YT timeline, only to remind me I live close to the artist who created these “Strandbeesten” (Strandbeasts) yet to my dismay I’ve never seen them live in motion… https://youtube.com/shorts/uhbP8e1_0D0?feature=share #Strandbeest #TheoJansen

OMG the Strand Beests are here!!!! Bless you Theo Jansen!

Need a smile? a moment of WONDERMENT?

enjoy! (via article at
@boingboingbot )

boingboing.net/2018/08/08/theyre-evolving.html

#strandbeests #windwalkers #kineticart #TheoJansen

Theo Jansen is engaged in creating new forms of life: the so called strandbeests. Skeletons made from yellow plastic tube (Dutch electricity pipe) are able to walk and get their energy from the wind.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C97kMKwZ2-g

#art #TheoJansen #Strandbeest #construction #engineering