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Man Made Cloud Art
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 3:24 pm
by dubloke
A gallery with no sculptures, only a cloud floating within the space. 'Nimbus' is a new installation of Amsterdam-based artist Berndnaut Smilde, who refuses to explain how he managed to create a real cloud
crazy! hope it isn't a hoax (or a repost for that matter)
Re: Man Made Cloud Art
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 3:49 pm
by Pedro Sánchez
Not real, not vapour based anyway and the light refraction looks unrealistic.
Re: Man Made Cloud Art
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 3:50 pm
by kidshuffle
disguising chemtrails as art; i like it.
Re: Man Made Cloud Art
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 3:55 pm
by Pedro Sánchez
Turns out they are made from smoke and moisture around a spot light.
Re: Man Made Cloud Art
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 3:58 pm
by wilson
Where'd you read that Pedro?
Re: Man Made Cloud Art
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 4:13 pm
by kay
Cool. He probably had to invent an invisibility cloak first to hide the cloud machine.
Re: Man Made Cloud Art
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 4:28 pm
by Pedro Sánchez
wilson wrote:Where'd you read that Pedro?
here
Re: Man Made Cloud Art
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 6:45 pm
by xarcane
I've read up a different interview where he explains in bare detail how he did it. I bet this interviewer was just a tnuc. Either that or he works for VICE.
Re: Man Made Cloud Art
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 6:49 pm
by xarcane
In fact here it is;
http://www.gizmag.com/indoor-clouds/21702/
But how does Smilde get the cloud to hang around long enough to hide the smoke machine and compose the shot? "By moistening the air you can shape and keep the cloud from falling apart directly as the moist sticks to it making the smoke heavier," Smilde explains. "Also when the space is really cold it prevents the smoke from rising too quickly. Basically that's it, and of course a lot of practice."
Re: Man Made Cloud Art
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 6:56 pm
by BNanni
However it's done, it looks awesome!