Tom Shannon - An intimate look at his science-inspired art (13min Video)

Exerpt from TEDtalks:

Tom Shannon in his Manhattan studio for an intimate look at his science-inspired art. An eye-opening, personal conversation with John Hockenberry reveals how nature's forces - and the onset of Parkinson's tremors -- interact in his life and craft.

Tom Shannon's mixed-material sculpture seems to levitate -- often it actually does -- thanks to powerful magnets and clever arrangements of suspension wire. He designed the TED Prize trophy. Full bio and more links





This is Tom Shannon presenting at TED in 2003. He fuses are and science and presents some very interesting futuristic ideas of where is are might take us.