George Rhoads was a contemporary American painter, sculptor, and origami master.
12 Facts About George Rhoads
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George Rhoads was best known for his whimsical audiokinetic sculptures in airports, science museums, shopping malls, children's hospitals, and other public places throughout the world.
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George Rhoads was born in Evanston, Illinois, the oldest of four children.
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George Rhoads's father, Paul S Rhoads, was a physician and professor of internal medicine at Northwestern University.
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George Rhoads's work focused on portraits and impressionistic cityscapes, but he was not critically or financially successful.
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George Rhoads created his very first rolling ball machine in the late 1950s.
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George Rhoads continued to develop his audio-kinetic sculptures and his work gained national prominence after being featured on The David Frost Show and the Today show.
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George Rhoads' sculptures became known for their precise clockwork-like mechanisms governed by weight and timing while still maintaining the appearance of spontaneity and randomness.
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George Rhoads promoted the concept that the machine itself was a work of art, and his pieces were designed to demystify machinery and stimulate viewer reaction.
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In 1990, Geroge George Rhoads created a kinetic rolling ball sculpture titled "Newton's Dream" that was installed at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia.
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George Rhoads continues to use the techniques developed by George Rhoads in their ball machine sculptures by incorporating similar fabrication methods, design elements, and strategies for making reliable, long lasting sculptures.
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George Rhoads died at his son's home in Chinon, France, on July 9,2021, at the age of 95.