June 13, 2007: Scrambler art

Undertoad · 06-13-2007, 07:48 AM

We've all been on the "Scrambler", the amusement park ride which simply spins and whips you around. It takes an artist to come up with a small addition that makes it more interesting.

Artist Rosemarie Fiore came up with the notion of attaching paint sprayers to the seats of the ride.

Boing Boing'd a few days ago and suggested by Axlrosen.

Ibby · 06-13-2007, 07:52 AM

C'mon, I can do that...

glatt · 06-13-2007, 07:56 AM

I always thought it was neat that the scrambler looks like it's going every which way to the observer on the outside, but to the person riding it, it is basically a linear back and forth reciprocating motion where you smoosh yourself up against the person on the outside.

(Make sure the little 5 year old kid isn't on the outside when the 300 lb father is on the inside, or you'll have flat Stanley.)

Spexxvet · 06-13-2007, 07:57 AM

I had a Spirograph when I was a kid...

Shawnee123 · 06-13-2007, 08:03 AM

Reminds me of th spin art booth at the county fair.

Flint · 06-13-2007, 08:45 AM

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Artist Rosemarie Fiore came up with the notion ...

???

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Originally Posted by Spexxvet

I had a Spirograph when I was a kid...

Thank you, Spexx.

monster · 06-13-2007, 09:12 AM

Not Impressed.

Now if she'd used vomit rather than spray paint, that might have been something....

fargon · 06-13-2007, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

Not Impressed.

Now if she'd used vomit rather than spray paint, that might have been something....

Monster your sick! I like that in a person.

Gravdigr · 06-13-2007, 11:18 AM

Looks like Walt Disney sneezed into a giant hankie.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-13-2007, 04:52 PM

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This work was funded by Grand Arts, Kansas City, MO, with assistance from Tony Wight/ Bodybuilder and Sportsman Gallery, Chicago, IL; ADA Gallery, Richmond, VA; and Todd Simon.

If you don't like the artwork, keep it to yourself... or Tony Wight(body builder and sportsman) will kick your ass.

Flint · 06-13-2007, 08:22 PM

Todd Simon knows karate.

artemis05 · 06-13-2007, 09:24 PM

i love it! not just because i loved that ride at carnivals, but also because i used to do alot of tagging... spray paint is as important to me as duct tape!

but where was the IotD yesterday?! my birthday was missed! i'm so forlorn!

Undertoad · 06-13-2007, 10:00 PM

Sorry!! I've recently become full-time employed which has had a minor effect on IotD. But I'm committed to it and I'm pledging right here to do the best job possible of it.

Flint · 06-13-2007, 10:08 PM

I'm gonna hold you to that. Buster.

tulzscha · 06-14-2007, 05:50 PM

So there really *are* some seats that are better than others? The guy in the black-painting seat constantly gets whipped back and forth, while the red and yellow seats get bored? Or is that only sort of snapshot of the action, and it progresses through patterns as the ride continues?

I had a Spirograph as a kid, but it required just a little too much dexterity to keep the gears meshed. Maybe 'cos I was three or four.

06-13-2007, 07:48 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	June 13, 2007: Scrambler art We've all been on the "Scrambler", the amusement park ride which simply spins and whips you around. It takes an artist to come up with a small addition that makes it more interesting. Artist Rosemarie Fiore came up with the notion of attaching paint sprayers to the seats of the ride. Boing Boing'd a few days ago and suggested by Axlrosen.

06-13-2007, 07:52 AM	#2
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	C'mon, I can do that... __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

06-13-2007, 07:57 AM	#4
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	I had a Spirograph when I was a kid... __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

06-13-2007, 08:03 AM	#5
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Reminds me of th spin art booth at the county fair. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby Last edited by Shawnee123; 09-25-2007 at 11:49 AM.

06-13-2007, 09:12 AM	#7
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Not Impressed. Now if she'd used vomit rather than spray paint, that might have been something.... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

06-13-2007, 07:56 AM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I always thought it was neat that the scrambler looks like it's going every which way to the observer on the outside, but to the person riding it, it is basically a linear back and forth reciprocating motion where you smoosh yourself up against the person on the outside. (Make sure the little 5 year old kid isn't on the outside when the 300 lb father is on the inside, or you'll have flat Stanley.)

06-13-2007, 11:18 AM	#9
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Looks like Walt Disney sneezed into a giant hankie.

06-13-2007, 08:22 PM	#11
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Todd Simon knows karate. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

06-13-2007, 09:24 PM	#12
artemis05 feed the fire Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 30	i love it! not just because i loved that ride at carnivals, but also because i used to do alot of tagging... spray paint is as important to me as duct tape! but where was the IotD yesterday?! my birthday was missed! i'm so forlorn! __________________ "you can't give up hope just because something is hopeless. you have to hope even more and cover your ears and go 'blah blah blah blah blah'"

06-13-2007, 10:00 PM	#13
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Sorry!! I've recently become full-time employed which has had a minor effect on IotD. But I'm committed to it and I'm pledging right here to do the best job possible of it.

06-13-2007, 10:08 PM	#14
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I'm gonna hold you to that. Buster. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

06-14-2007, 05:50 PM	#15
tulzscha Cantankerous Incantonator Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 57	So there really are some seats that are better than others? The guy in the black-painting seat constantly gets whipped back and forth, while the red and yellow seats get bored? Or is that only sort of snapshot of the action, and it progresses through patterns as the ride continues? I had a Spirograph as a kid, but it required just a little too much dexterity to keep the gears meshed. Maybe 'cos I was three or four.

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