Wave | Kinetic Art Piece

Four 30-foot towers bob, bow, wave and move in fluid motion, slowly undulating like blades of grass underwater. The towers are illuminated from within by full color LEDs and by fire at the apex. The sculpture waves across five thirty-foot arcs creating a ripple of fire lighting up the desert sky.

WAVE is the world’s tallest wave generator, constructed from towers that dance on the horizon. Four towers, each incorporating six axes’ of movement, controlled in unison by a computer to bring it alive and ripple above the participants’ heads.

Wave generates slow moving, high amplitude transverse waves providing a physical example for the visualization of this complex and changing phenomena. Both light and audio are common types of transverse waves. WAVE takes architecture and science to the edge of abstraction.

The overall effect of the work is massive, surreal, intimidating, hypnotic and simply stunning.

Wave was developed and made with the help of many talented individuals:

Ray Sykes
Engineer and “Make It Work” Guy

Michael Prados
Art Engineer

Jonathan Foote
Geek

Jessika Welz
Welding Queen

Emily Appelbaum
Girl Wonder

Shahram Auzmoudeh
The Cousin

Erica Bowman
Moral Support

Lynn Bryant
Graphics and Happy Support

Jason Chinn
Documention

Scott Cotner
The Closer

Jeremy Crandell
Machinist
Kevin Deetz
Colorist

John DeVenezia
Chief Fencing Officer

Victoria Fabella
Support

Lia Fioroni
Moral Support

John G
Fabricator

Carol
Fabricator

Brent Haas
Fabricator

Steve Hansen
Making Valves Happen

Colinne Hemrich
Style and Support

Tim Hemrich
Dynamic Mobility Officer

Mandy Hixson
Planning and Support

Rich Humphrey
Geek

Osiris Miceli
Support

Cameron Mills
Super Girl 1.5

Pouneh Mortazavi
Moral Support

Hillary Murray
Super Girl 1

Scott Osc
Geek

Meredith Scheff
Graphic Design

Hollie Schell
Super Girl 2

Babs Volgler
Grinding and More

George Zisiadis
Grindmaster