Mother Globe (2008)
Mother Globe (2008) is a kinetic sculpture made of motherboards, steel, aluminum and granite, measuring 66" by 36" by 36". The motherboards form a globe-like geometric shape I am calling a Cubiakis Icosahedron which spins on two axes. The angle of one axis is the same as the Earth's axis, and the display stand serves to enhance the sculpture's likeness to a globe. The chips and circuitry on the motherboards further suggest an extensive metropolis with dense and interconnnected cityscapes. To emphasize the collection's theme of permanence versus transience, the granite base was taken from a D.C. bank building on the corner of K and Connecticut Ave. that was demolished in 2004.
| Mother Globe 2008 - In Motion (video) | |
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| Mother Globe 2008 | Art-o-Matic 2008 |
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| Reincarnations Opening, 2008 | Art of Change, Obama Inauguration January 2009 |
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| In Progress | My father, Robert H. McCluer, celebrating the finished frame for MotherGlobe. |
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| The Beginning: The Prototype 2002 | |
Exhibits
Reincarnations - 2008 Curated by Zenith Art Gallery
The Art of Change - Inaugural Ball 2009
Artomatic Comments
| Really like your sculpture. |
| Very innovative and very cool! |
| Way cool! |
| Nice. |
| MYSTIFIED. I am f...in mystified. This was so cool that I couldn’t articulate myself. |
| What happened to the big board? |
| Cool Globe Dude |
| I love recycling. So Awesome. |
| !!WOW!! Tamia |
| Nice icosahedron! -Chris Ui |
| Very artistic. (I) like different MoBos - still seem as though they were meant to be as one. - Gene - |
| Oh wow. What a "stomach churner." |
| The perfect coalescence of art & engineering. A delight! Megan |
| YES!!! This is awesome. Dan |
| I like it a lot. Ted |
| Did you burn your hand?-Mr. Boombastic |
| I like your word play on the title |
| How many years to collect and make?Niko |
| Why do we have to move it ourselves, but it must have taken a long time.from Calissa |
| Fabulous!! Does it spin? Erwin |
| You make art. JH |
| Can I touch it? Please? |
| That is the shit!!! Best sculpture I have seen in a while. Sklov |
| But can I play my XBox on it? |
| This thing is so cool I was afraid to touch it at first (haha), but then my friend told be that it is a gyroscope. |
| Incredible piece. Carl Cabading |
| Beautiful in thought and form!-Julie |
| AWESOME |
| Truly creative |
| cool pieces |
| I knew there was a use for old computer mobos |
| We want to spin it!! |
| We spun this like the Price is Right. And some jackass touched the art part. Sorry about him. We smashed him for you. I would make room in my life this this to live with me. Kassondra & Cady |
| Mother Globe is a piece I would live to show at Artery717. Please Consider it. Deidree Bemey |
| Amazing piece! Nina |
| My favorite of this year’s Artomatic!!! Ben Lu |
| Best Use of Old Motherboards!! |
| Great work/concept/execution. Yeee-haw! |