STRANDBEEST EVOLUTION 2021

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  • Опубліковано 21 вер 2024
  • Strandbeest Evolution 2021 provides an update on the evolutionary development. Every spring I go to the beach with a new beast. During the summer I do all kinds of experiments with the wind, sand and water. In the fall I grew a bit wiser about how these beasts can survive the circumstances on the beach. At that point I declare them extinct and they go to the bone yard.

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  • @seb1520
    @seb1520 11 місяців тому +398

    The way he runs after the strandbeest walking towards is honestly so endearing, like he’s chasing after his child who’s learning to walk and already wants to run before he’s ready

    • @TheBathrobeWizard
      @TheBathrobeWizard 8 місяців тому +21

      Agreed. It looks like he's legitimately running after it to keep it out of the surf. I know it's just to save 'wood and cloth' but you see how much he cares for his art. The simple act can be a part of the Art too in a way.

  • @Christian-jc6gf
    @Christian-jc6gf 2 роки тому +2299

    I recently read about why Theo Jansen makes Strandbeest. He wants to show is that, in his words, the walls between art and engineering exist only in our minds. After watching these videos I couldn't agree more. Videos like these should be shown in schools.

    • @citycrusher9308
      @citycrusher9308 Рік тому +19

      Agree 100%. Nicely said

    • @willislaflame4712
      @willislaflame4712 Рік тому +44

      Watching this video in class currently so progress is being made! Lol

    • @marialuizasaboiasaddi2160
      @marialuizasaboiasaddi2160 Рік тому +7

      Certo Perfeito

    • @rickwhite4137
      @rickwhite4137 Рік тому +1

      I'm afraid the fascist republican cult would ban these videos.

    • @Vidchemy
      @Vidchemy Рік тому +8

      Agree, though, sadly these days, someone would see demonic influence in their movements.
      Best wishes on evolving new beests to test

  • @KJensenStudio
    @KJensenStudio 2 роки тому +3103

    Original art forms, really original in these days is almost impossible to find, yet here it is; a perfect combination of technical skill, imagination and beauty. How I would love to see one of these in person someday, but at least here we get to see many of them. Thank you!

    • @jowlorenz9555
      @jowlorenz9555 2 роки тому +78

      These things would likely scare the crap outta you if you were the only one there watching and not expecting to see them !

    • @KJensenStudio
      @KJensenStudio 2 роки тому +53

      @@jowlorenz9555 yes, their movements seem so alive sometimes, with little hesitant feet. For sure it would be quite startling! 😀

    • @DerEchteBold
      @DerEchteBold 2 роки тому +19

      @@KJensenStudio
      I think you can actually buy some as models ...it's not the same but it's something.

    • @KJensenStudio
      @KJensenStudio 2 роки тому +18

      @@DerEchteBold oh Yes! It's on my Christmas list, but I guess I have not been good enough yet. 😄 You might like to know, that here on youtube is a video of a man who used one of those models for learning how to build a Strandbeest that he sat upon and made it pedal-powered! It didn't go very fast, but it did go eventually. Inspiration is everywhere. Thank you. 🙂

    • @KJensenStudio
      @KJensenStudio 2 роки тому

      @@DerEchteBold ho, here is the link to that video, not a spam, don't worry: ua-cam.com/video/-dhN9zNzuCM/v-deo.html

  • @mariamoriava
    @mariamoriava 6 місяців тому +30

    Is this just a dream? Subtle and profound. Haunting and inspiring. Kept alive. Nurturing a tranquil state of being - example of how we can spend our days - in awe - co-creating wonders. What a wonderful possibility.

  • @Kai-qe3bo
    @Kai-qe3bo 2 роки тому +885

    Your Strandbeests give me a very special kind of inner peace. Watching them just has a very soothing nature to it. Thank you for sharing!

    • @jwhiteswagg
      @jwhiteswagg 2 роки тому +19

      I agree... I was having such a shitty day till this video came into my feed.

    • @jupitercyclops6521
      @jupitercyclops6521 2 роки тому +10

      Weird.
      I'm normally a calm. Peace loving individual, but these things make me want to shoot burning arrows into their hearts.
      These things & butterflies

    • @Pharozos
      @Pharozos 2 роки тому +12

      It always gives me howl's moving castle vibes.

    • @maxasken
      @maxasken 2 роки тому +8

      Definitely the castle-vibes! Made me smile though, they're cute and also terrifying in a way

    • @CostaPazM
      @CostaPazM 2 роки тому +3

      Cosas de arte? O maravilla mecánica?

  • @louisehensen
    @louisehensen Рік тому +682

    I saw Theo’s strandbeesten a couple of years ago. I can’t find words to describe how special they really are. The way they move, it’s truly amazing. What an artist.

    • @Kerbeygrip
      @Kerbeygrip 11 місяців тому +15

      What an engineer!

    • @elonwhatever
      @elonwhatever 9 місяців тому +6

      I love how you can tell Dutch speakers from other language speakers by the way they pluralize Standbeest.

    • @gnarbeljo8980
      @gnarbeljo8980 8 місяців тому +1

      Ever since I first saw his work on YT it's been a dream of mine to see one irl! I'm in love with his creation! ❤

  • @rbu2136
    @rbu2136 2 роки тому +300

    This is absolute genius like I have never seen before. I am an aerospace engineer here in the States. I am gladly sharing this. Such unique thinking. As if I’m watching parallel evolution of other species that could exist elsewhere in the universe. Simply breathtaking.

    • @erinmcdonald7781
      @erinmcdonald7781 2 роки тому +11

      Do you think these have any potential for light rovers for exploration or something like that?

    • @rbu2136
      @rbu2136 2 роки тому +17

      This is a beautiful question. My mind goes to solar wind and plasma energy created by stars such as our sun. I even recall the great master Larry Niven exploring the interstellar movement of a sentient being (called the Outsiders, that followed star seed lures placed by Pierson Puppeteers in his iconic, award winning Ringworld novel-highly recommend.) Can solar wind function as lift? Such a great question. I need to think on this.

    • @rbu2136
      @rbu2136 2 роки тому +7

      You may be thinking of movement on a planetary scale, but what about interstellar change in positions over time among the stars (travel)?

    • @rbu2136
      @rbu2136 2 роки тому +6

      And to answer your question I think you are asking, yes, this could have application on Mars.

    • @Peter_Scheen
      @Peter_Scheen 2 роки тому +7

      Translation Strandbeest is Beach beast.

  • @KITLEVEY
    @KITLEVEY Рік тому +187

    What a bright and cheery visual. Animated art is rare, but to this degree was unheard of until this man broke our contemporary notions of what is possible. Can't imagine the engineering and work that goes into imagining, drawing up, building, transporting, and then chasing down one of these mobile masterpieces. A deeply profound sense of appreciation for this man and his team.

  • @gulliblestravels71
    @gulliblestravels71 2 роки тому +223

    When Theo runs over like a concerned parent to a stumbling toddler 🥰. Fantastically beautiful creations that speak a universal language - comments from across the world, great to see.

    • @jamestregler1584
      @jamestregler1584 2 роки тому +2

      Yep very nice

    • @michaelaramis1210
      @michaelaramis1210 2 роки тому +2

      Yes, the same thing I saw :)

    • @SimonASNG
      @SimonASNG 2 роки тому +10

      Not stumbling, more like an over-active toddler but about to wander into the ocean ;)

    • @schmodedo
      @schmodedo 2 роки тому +2

      He knows their time is short, since he declares them extinct in the fall.

    • @onemanarmyoma0155
      @onemanarmyoma0155 2 роки тому +1

      @@schmodedo What do you mean?

  • @Dev-qs2yb
    @Dev-qs2yb 2 роки тому +620

    This man been posting for 10 years and finally his video caught upto to the algorithm, props for never giving up and sticking up to your passion brother 🙏🏻

    • @theressomelovelyfilthdownh4329
      @theressomelovelyfilthdownh4329 2 роки тому +9

      @Hvitis Pretty low standard for "complete". He also makes new ones all the time, so I highly doubt he would use such pretentious terminology.

    • @NotRyan.
      @NotRyan. 2 роки тому +4

      Nah, I'm sure I've seen these few more times.

    • @jc31312jch
      @jc31312jch 2 роки тому +15

      He is very well known in the art and science industry. He also has exhibition around the world before pandemic, doubt he would care the algorithm. But it is never a bad thing if it helps his work to be admire by more people.

    • @digolaverdadmclaverdad7572
      @digolaverdadmclaverdad7572 2 роки тому +1

      Ami recién hoy

    • @hm09235nd
      @hm09235nd 2 роки тому +5

      Lol yes finally his goal of getting algorithm'd !!

  • @AndromedaCripps
    @AndromedaCripps 2 роки тому +334

    What I find most captivating about the strandbeests are how lifelike they are. They truly seem alive, and it’s curious, because they have no artificial intelligence, no life-like textures or appearances, they are simply a combination of sailcloth and tubing. They probably could have been made (at much greater cost) hundreds of years ago, with oiled leather pouches for air sacks and reeds for tubing, and yet they are so lifelike out of such simple materials. It makes me wonder: just what about them is intrinsic to our human perception of life?

    • @tamarabrugara
      @tamarabrugara Рік тому +38

      They sometimes have pneumatic sensors and logic gates so they can walk away from water ( basically if a tube can't draw air some can then start using stored up energy to push in the other direction)

    • @unskilled822
      @unskilled822 Рік тому +9

      similar thing happens to us being composed of cells

    • @spirttomb
      @spirttomb Рік тому +35

      To our brains, if something moves seemingly on its own, then it is alive.

    • @CaraDoesThings
      @CaraDoesThings 11 місяців тому

      I think it’s that they use air to “breathe” they cannot move without the wind, like we can’t live without air.

    • @zachinthehat1707
      @zachinthehat1707 11 місяців тому +13

      They’re wind powered, and wind is often described as having a living quality.

  • @skehleben7699
    @skehleben7699 Рік тому +61

    I love how the myriad feet quickly tippy toe across the sand with elegance and fluidity. Truly beautiful, I would love to be small enough to ride in one!

    • @cadencase5216
      @cadencase5216 11 місяців тому +4

      would a single human weigh them down completely?

    • @Mewmew1-2
      @Mewmew1-2 5 місяців тому

      They are so long. Maybe there's a way to distribute your weight across the entire skeleton.

  • @probablygraham
    @probablygraham 2 роки тому +332

    In times such as these it is immensely refreshing to see that human beings are also capable of beautiful things. Wonderful to watch. Thanks you.

    • @regulatorjohnson.
      @regulatorjohnson. 2 роки тому +8

      You should see the dump I just took.

    • @ZR1Terror
      @ZR1Terror 2 роки тому +5

      It’s not hard to see beautiful things daily. Just smile at someone and they will smile back. That is beautiful and easy.

    • @regulatorjohnson.
      @regulatorjohnson. 2 роки тому +4

      @@ZR1Terror that's what I'm saying, I make something beautiful every morning after I drink coffee

    • @regulatorjohnson.
      @regulatorjohnson. 2 роки тому +7

      @Jesus is coming. Read the Gospel. "he who sleeps with itchy tushie wake up with smelly finger"
      Confucius 551 BCE

    • @condorX2
      @condorX2 2 роки тому +4

      @@regulatorjohnson. 😂🙌

  • @zanac1868
    @zanac1868 2 роки тому +45

    For the first time in over fifty years I experience a true sense of wonder and awe.
    Keep CGI, Disney, and Marvel.
    I could watch this man's creations for hours with a big smile on my face the whole time. Thank you Mr. Jansen.🌼

  • @ClissaT
    @ClissaT 2 роки тому +124

    I haven't seen Strandbeest for a few years. So glad you are still making them because they are remarkable in their apparent simplicity, but the physics is mindblowing.
    Every flat beach needs some! I'm in Australia where there are many wide flat white beaches. I grew up on one that was 5ks long and 1k wide on a low tide. But the beach was almost completely covered at high tide so there would not be much room for a Strandbeest to rest on the high. 👍😄

    • @charlestaylor3195
      @charlestaylor3195 2 роки тому +4

      If he can teach them to fly, then he can teach them to swim.

  • @leokimvideo
    @leokimvideo Рік тому +798

    the most nature based engineering, sad we don't see more of this is real world engineering

    • @Archimedes.5000
      @Archimedes.5000 Рік тому +94

      Because ~300 years of experience tell us that this does not have much applications

    • @stevensmileyprod
      @stevensmileyprod Рік тому +34

      Bioengineering you mean? It's a huge field with crazy cool inventions.

    • @kinggkongg9694
      @kinggkongg9694 Рік тому +20

      Cause it’s not practical and needs wind from the beach

    • @4faxache935
      @4faxache935 11 місяців тому +15

      Because just like wind turbines ------ in theory it sounds like a great idea but the reality is, it leaves a huge carbon footprint, is far from green and top problem ------- no wind, no work.

    • @bebanxd1074
      @bebanxd1074 11 місяців тому +4

      what ???

  • @canochento
    @canochento 2 роки тому +243

    with all these electronics, we forgot things can take life in a mechanical way, like harnessing the power of wind and weight. so impressive and fascinating-

    • @we-must-live
      @we-must-live 2 роки тому +1

      @Pandacat 666 here's hoping!

    • @JimBobJoeB0b
      @JimBobJoeB0b 2 роки тому +3

      @@we-must-live ?

    • @mnomadvfx
      @mnomadvfx 2 роки тому +4

      @Pandacat 666 Unlikely, knowledge of firearms and explosives is far too widespread now for it to die.
      Knowledge of the basics of electrical engineering is likewise very widespread.
      As for the rest, steam power was invented 2000 years ago but took only 2 centuries to go from a mere novelty interest to the foundation of the industrial revolution.
      Trust me when I say that regaining at least a basic grasp of what we had 100 years ago would not take so long at all.

    • @we-must-live
      @we-must-live 2 роки тому +5

      @@JimBobJoeB0b just praying for a world where the morally strong and virtuous rule, rather than the slime we have as political representatives nowadays.

    • @JimBobJoeB0b
      @JimBobJoeB0b 2 роки тому +1

      @@we-must-live we have a lot of bad blood in our governing bodies, for sure

  • @djay6651
    @djay6651 2 роки тому +456

    These are incredible pieces of engineering, but these would pretty scary to see undulating down the beach towards you if you weren't prepared to see them or were unfamiliar with them.

    • @jcmc9378
      @jcmc9378 2 роки тому +32

      they are "uncanny" - intriguing, yet unsettling

    • @paulh2981
      @paulh2981 2 роки тому +28

      Imagine being someone from a stone age culture encountering one of these. They would probably think it's a living being.

    • @charlesco7413
      @charlesco7413 2 роки тому +11

      The are eldrich wicker horrors

    • @KraisonFrameworks
      @KraisonFrameworks 2 роки тому +19

      On the other hand, imagine being familiar with them- that you eventually become so used to them, they become more of a friend that you meet on the beach once in a while.

    • @seanryan3020
      @seanryan3020 2 роки тому

      Backrooms on the Beach!

  • @the20thDoctor
    @the20thDoctor 2 роки тому +121

    Strange and beautiful. I especially love the centipede tails, or whatever you're calling them. The movement of the wave draws your eye back to the piece. They're mesmerizing and yet, somehow, they sorta give me the willies, but just enough to be very interesting, I can explore the feeling. My brain keeps trying to tell me they're alive, kinda like when you see a face in some wrinkled fabric. They remind me of Wayne Barlowe's book "Expedition" in the best way too.

    • @jowlorenz9555
      @jowlorenz9555 2 роки тому +6

      They remind me alot of Jon Anderson's (from Yes) Flight of the Moorglade song --- from his solo Olias of Sunhillow album .

  • @pK19579
    @pK19579 5 місяців тому +5

    Someone who can marry art with science like this is closer to The One than anyone can ever hope to be .

  • @charlestaylor3195
    @charlestaylor3195 2 роки тому +611

    This video is incredible Theo. Your creations are mechanically beautiful. When I saw them in the air I stood up and said "what?", I didn't know you were teaching them to fly. I have so much respect for your decision to pursue an idea that is so progressive, and focused, and specific, but not defined or limited, or influenced in any particular way. It's hard to find the right words to express how your art makes me feel. I'm wasting my life, not living it.

    • @todydn
      @todydn 2 роки тому +6

      Wasting life not living it about sums it up no one i know has commitment to anything on the level he does to mechanical engineering and the design of these machines this is a love affair of physics and fine carpentry he gives 100 percent

    • @charlestaylor3195
      @charlestaylor3195 2 роки тому +11

      @@todydn It just makes me feel there's something I need to do.

    • @AlibraMentality
      @AlibraMentality 2 роки тому +2

      The way you explained this
      “Progressive, focused and specific, but not defined or limited”. Just …”wow”. I think through writing you’ll
      Find your Niché 🙏🏻💜
      That was genius, or near genius level explaination.

    • @charlestaylor3195
      @charlestaylor3195 2 роки тому +3

      @@AlibraMentality Thanks Demi, I believe Theo is genius.

    • @subjecttochrist
      @subjecttochrist 2 роки тому +1

      You watch too much UA-cam lol go outside and ride a bike

  • @stevebramblet7192
    @stevebramblet7192 2 роки тому +302

    I can't imagine the patience and skill required to assemble just one of these let alone so many that are in this video alone! Amazing!

    • @citycrusher9308
      @citycrusher9308 Рік тому +12

      Wonder how many months he spent on one

    • @kurtklingbeil6900
      @kurtklingbeil6900 10 місяців тому +1

      What to do when wind changes or becomes too strong ?

    • @kurtklingbeil6900
      @kurtklingbeil6900 10 місяців тому

      I wonder if they are mostly CAD modelled ?
      Some things can just be organically seat-of-the-pants engineered, but with so many parts inter-dependent one must get the fundamental geometry right and then replicate it many times
      I imagine there are some fundamental kinetic machine elementary building blocks as starting points which are then elaborated

    • @person4579
      @person4579 9 місяців тому +2

      @@kurtklingbeil6900 Not sure about wind changing direction, but the strandbeest have multiple adaptations to survive storms. For example, Animaris Rex, the most recent beast, is many strandbeest connected together to form something of a superorganism, and this helps to survive storms as the strandbeest are less likely to be blown together in a group than if they were on their own. There are also strandbeest that drop an anchor and spread out their sails so much that they lift several feet into the air, which prevents being buried by sand in a sandstorm

    • @kurtklingbeil6900
      @kurtklingbeil6900 9 місяців тому

      ​@@person4579wow!

  • @wildcraftone
    @wildcraftone 2 роки тому +443

    I’ve been following your work since 2008, and the evolutions you’ve achieved have been nothing short of stellar.

    • @kevinbush4300
      @kevinbush4300 2 роки тому +12

      This is the first I’ve seen of these!!
      I suspect the word "evolution" is correctly used, here

    • @RomeoCologne
      @RomeoCologne 2 роки тому +6

      I agree!

    • @secondarycontainment4727
      @secondarycontainment4727 2 роки тому +6

      Imagine if he unleashed them on society! ...nothing would happen. Maybe people would be late for work.

    • @ury2936
      @ury2936 2 роки тому +1

      Do you see evolution or the smart designs, creations so to speak?

    • @kevinbush4300
      @kevinbush4300 2 роки тому +3

      I see the evolution more, despite the creatures in the earlier videos appearing just as spectacular.
      Having read Richard Dawkins’ The Blind Watchmaker, I can’t see any living thing without considering where it/we came from.
      Very telling though, that I see these as animals… it’s impossible to miss that.

  • @mamanyka
    @mamanyka 5 місяців тому +8

    Конструкция движется, как живое существо. Потрясающе!

  • @chicobicalho5621
    @chicobicalho5621 2 роки тому +248

    These images are magical, as, of course are the fascinating objects here, each more enchanting than the other. I cannot help but think of the enormous logistic to transport and deploy these enormous pieces, which, I can only imagine must be disassembled, loaded into a large vehicle, and then put together on the beach. Which means, for every minute of enchantment and magic, there must be countless hours of production and logistic to make it happen. And this is not considering the months of designing, r&d, prototyping, testing, and manufacturing. Mind blowing indeed.

    • @aidanmatthewgalea7761
      @aidanmatthewgalea7761 2 роки тому +12

      they don't get prototypes: every machine before them is the prototype. also the manufacturing takes a week

    • @johndawson6057
      @johndawson6057 2 роки тому +2

      Moat of it is wood and could literally fit in a container or two

    • @aidanmatthewgalea7761
      @aidanmatthewgalea7761 2 роки тому +10

      @@johndawson6057 *PVC pipe.
      also, do you...
      do you not know how complex these things are? also, just the legs alone don't even fully fit in a pickup truck. do you have any spatial awareness or mechanical awareness?

    • @chicobicalho5621
      @chicobicalho5621 Рік тому

      @aidanmatthewgalea7761 yes, "they do get prototypes"; smaller versions to make sure the mechanics work. Did you think the pieces were produced as large as these are before testing with smaller prototypes? Think just for a moment.

  • @newlifeacres
    @newlifeacres 2 роки тому +116

    I truly felt like I was looking at an other world somewhere in this vast cosmos where these where the life beings that evolved there. It was one of the coolest things I've seen in a long while. :) Truly enjoyed that.

  • @GiselleBel
    @GiselleBel 2 роки тому +119

    My gosh, these are so very beautiful! Quite otherworldly. Just imagine coming across them without knowing what they are, you'd think they were sentient.
    These are fantastic.

  • @MiniLemmy
    @MiniLemmy 7 місяців тому +4

    These are truly exquisite creations - hard to believe that they contain zero electronics, that they are just wind powered - the mechanical craftsmanship of these creations are another level entirely…

  • @Randomdudefromtheinternet
    @Randomdudefromtheinternet 2 роки тому +208

    Yo, this looks straight up from Da Vinci’s fever dreams and I love it!!! Hope to see some art on them in the future. Heck, a whole clockpunk setting with your creations would be beautiful.

    • @albondeb
      @albondeb 2 роки тому +2

      Imagine that

    • @アストーム
      @アストーム 2 роки тому +6

      I think you miss the point that these already are masterpieces of art

    • @idioticed4379
      @idioticed4379 Рік тому +2

      ​@@アストーム I think they meant fan art

    • @idioticed4379
      @idioticed4379 Рік тому +1

      ​@@アストーム like drawings and stuff

  • @МарАреликс
    @МарАреликс 2 роки тому +71

    Животные из другой реальности. Мощно и красиво . Дух захватывает. А музыкальное сопровождение вообще сказка ... Браво маэстро 👍👍👍

    • @РомаШамиль-ж7в
      @РомаШамиль-ж7в 2 роки тому +5

      Согласен на сто это новый виток искуства и механики парус крыло васхитительно о написал без ошибки 💃🔥💣

    • @ZidaneTribal
      @ZidaneTribal 2 роки тому

      @@РомаШамиль-ж7в, ага, "правильно", без знаков препинания, "искуство" и "васхитительно" - с ошибкой написаны.

    • @alexshtern4319
      @alexshtern4319 2 роки тому

      Насчёт музыки-это Арам Хачатурян,балет ‘’Спартак’’.

  • @traffic9518
    @traffic9518 2 роки тому +108

    Just imagine how fast the worm strandbeests would go on an incredibly windy location like a tundra. They are so well desingned

    • @ieie6531
      @ieie6531 2 роки тому +6

      i don't know, it is possible that they would get overwhelmed by strong winds and simply swept away, because it looks like they are made to walk instead of running. Although it is 100% possible to make a strandbeest that gallops, that would be really cool.

    • @zachbos5108
      @zachbos5108 2 роки тому

      Wouldn't the vegetation get in the way?

    • @ArjenHaayman
      @ArjenHaayman 2 роки тому

      Don't underestimate the windiness of Dutch beaches

  • @kimhansen8615
    @kimhansen8615 10 місяців тому +18

    Honestly - you should film all your creations in the magic light in the beginning of the video. Those dark, cloudy, dreamy skies are just perfect for the sculptures and remind me so much of Tanguy's magic, haunting world. Brilliant work with your Stransbeest!

  • @orwellwept7735
    @orwellwept7735 2 роки тому +59

    This has to be one of the most beautiful things I have ever witnessed. Thank you for bringing this creation into our world.

  • @ТатьянаВласова-м6я
    @ТатьянаВласова-м6я 2 роки тому +73

    Удивительно . Сказочные существа гуляют по песку , летают над землей . Музыка подчеркивает фантастичность .
    И выглядят они как добрые динозавры , нет страха , хочется подойти ближе познакомится .
    Браво МАСТЕРУ 🙂👏👏👏.
    НОВЫХ ТВОРЧЕСКИХ СВЕРШЕНИЙ 👏👏👏👨‍🔧

    • @dmost4914
      @dmost4914 2 роки тому +4

      Полностью с вами,согласен!

    • @ruzziasht349
      @ruzziasht349 2 роки тому +3

      Rather than wasting your time. Couldn't you perhaps direct you energies to more worthwhile causes? Such as stopping your government committing genocide.

    • @peterr7530
      @peterr7530 2 роки тому +21

      @@ruzziasht349 No one here to start aggressive BS. People here appreciate what this guy has created. So if you don't like it, go spout shit somewhere else.

    • @eeeeezyaaaa
      @eeeeezyaaaa 2 роки тому

      @@ruzziasht349 only Ukraine committing genocide of Donbas people since 2014. Ur brainwashed, go touch some grass

    • @felixmendoza4174
      @felixmendoza4174 2 роки тому

      @@ruzziasht349 No seas idiota UNA GOLONDRINA NO HACE PRIMAVERA estás culpando a un inocente que nada podría hacer si tuviera voluntad está en lo mismo que vos impedido de que tú le grites a EEUU de armar a países ajenos, mejor vuelva a la escuela a aprender de nuevo y deja observar este arte de seres humanos más sensibles y puros

  • @RexSounds
    @RexSounds 2 роки тому +12

    hello future viewers! you have been blessed by the UA-cam algorithm with this wonderful video

  • @mws8389
    @mws8389 Рік тому +54

    At 2:45, watching the beest that is tied to the ground and desparately trying to lift off, the words 'animal abuse' popped into my head, and wouldn't leave. Your creations feel like real creatures to me. Bravo.

    • @person4579
      @person4579 9 місяців тому +5

      Ik this comment is 6 months old but they do not want to take off, the reason why they are in the air is not to fly to other places but as a method to avoid being buried by sandstorms. One day, when they detect that a sandstorm is coming, they will automatically place down their own anchor and spread their wings to lift into the air, thus dodging death. Theo Jansen is one smart man.

    • @JV-df9em
      @JV-df9em 8 місяців тому +5

      @@person4579he’s not questioning why, he’s stating it stirred up a human emotion to protect an “animal” :)

  • @dlanska
    @dlanska 2 роки тому +121

    Amazing creatures with years of intense effort. It is hard to imagine what went into this, even how such things were transported to and from the beach. The videography is also excellent.

    • @jonathanwalther
      @jonathanwalther 2 роки тому +11

      It's their natural habitat, the beasts don't have to be transported. Theo is there to greet and watch and document their evolution.

    • @stejer211
      @stejer211 2 роки тому +1

      @@jonathanwalther Also, there is a DIY store around the corner.

    • @GizzyDillespee
      @GizzyDillespee 2 роки тому +1

      He lowers them onto the beach using a blimp.

  • @talesontables
    @talesontables 2 роки тому +58

    Goosebumps everywhere. The elegance, the majesty - and yet the strandbeests seem to be so "humble".

  • @feuilletoniste
    @feuilletoniste 2 роки тому +39

    I have loved all the strandbeests I have seen over the years, but there is a special joy in seeing the small caterpillar-like beesties gamboling along the beach like playful wind puppies!

  • @jazb88
    @jazb88 7 місяців тому +4

    I almost never comment on youtube videos, but this is really truly amazing. I came across the Strandbeest a few years ago and I was immediately filled with immense wonder. They have stayed on my mind and I think about them once in a while.
    It feels as though they are from a different universe, or a parallel timeline. The majestic scenery and the classical music adds so much! I would be honored to witness one of your creations one day.

    • @jamesneilsongrahamloveinth1301
      @jamesneilsongrahamloveinth1301 Місяць тому

      Agree with everything except the classical music. I would prefer to experience these amazing creatures in the sound world where they have their existence - sand, sea, wind and engineering . . .

  • @larisabelogub7134
    @larisabelogub7134 2 роки тому +60

    Это что-то необыкновенное!! Вижу впервые, просто завораживает, хочется смотреть ещё и ещё!!!непонятн, как это устроено, но кажется, что это живые существа, какие-то инопланетные насекомые и животные, - тот, кто это придумал, настоящий гений-👏👏👏👍👍👍🤨

    • @acied6200
      @acied6200 2 роки тому +3

      Dutch, harnassing the wind

    • @шпотарак
      @шпотарак 2 роки тому

      Раз Вы такая любопытствующая к зрелищам - ширнитесь чем нибудь по мощнее.

    • @цинікъ
      @цинікъ 2 роки тому

      Бедная, мультиков испугалась. Глупая.

    • @ГалинаЕкимова-з1з
      @ГалинаЕкимова-з1з 2 роки тому +1

      Изобретатель в душе ребёнок

    • @цинікъ
      @цинікъ 2 роки тому

      @@ГалинаЕкимова-з1з В душе - возможно, но стоит ему из душа вийти - тут же подавай ему пиво, водку и бабу.

  • @alovision
    @alovision 2 роки тому +57

    Thank you Theo for your years of dedication and hard work to create these wonderous, fascinating creatures. You have captured thousands of people's imaginations with your marvelous Strandbeests.

  • @greenaum
    @greenaum 2 роки тому +153

    That's amazing. I've heard of the Strandbeeste years ago, I didn't realise they'd become so advanced though! I love the ones that fly! The one that has to be tethered down, could you give it some long strings, and let it escape into the sky? Some crazy bird or crab creature dancing across the sky would be amazing to see. How high might it be able to go?
    Theo, have you thought about making one of these strong enough to ride? So you could sit on it's back, metres above the beach, and it's enormous wind-catchers would have it prancing and streaking across the sand, with you on the back pulling levers to steer it. Then when you're bored of that you pull the "transform" lever and it turns into a bird and you fly away.
    I'm disappointed to hear they end up in the "boneyard", surely there must be museums and art galleries around the world interested in these? They're evidence that, if you really want to, you can do anything with science and engineering. Their inspirational value alone is immense, but seeing some of the mechanisms explained in a museum would be good too.

    • @erinmcdonald7781
      @erinmcdonald7781 2 роки тому +13

      Seriously, yes, these need to be preserved in some way! It would be awesome if they could go on tour, and you could do presentations for schools & universities. 💚

    • @burgerbobbelcher
      @burgerbobbelcher 2 роки тому +5

      The problem isnt flying, its getting them to land safely.

    • @ovted129
      @ovted129 2 роки тому +2

      Would be interesting to see what a cosplay or professional costume designer would do with those. I know seeing something that looked alien but alive come at me would have me running. the fact I can see its mechanical is the only thing that saves me right now.

    • @JoseAngelMorente
      @JoseAngelMorente 2 роки тому +2

      I had the opportunity to see these beautiful Strandbeeste in person some years ago and the whole experience was astonishing. Theo Jansen is a genius who deserves greater recognition.

    • @JoseAngelMorente
      @JoseAngelMorente 2 роки тому +1

      @@erinmcdonald7781 They go on tour, I attended an exhibition in Madrid some years ago.

  • @49er89
    @49er89 10 місяців тому +10

    Absolutely bloody wonderful, glorious, quirky, funny, and brilliantly inventive. Sir, you are a genius.

  • @rollinwrench6298
    @rollinwrench6298 2 роки тому +61

    What an incredible feat of engineering, creativity and art. Absolutely love this!

  • @ford9505
    @ford9505 2 роки тому +61

    I've known about these for years but had no idea they were still being made!! Beautiful, incredible work.

  • @itoibo4208
    @itoibo4208 2 роки тому +39

    I always imagine seeing these as beautiful alien animals. They are wonderful, thank you.

  • @8bitReverie
    @8bitReverie Рік тому +2

    Technology today has evolved from practicality/efficiency and affordability in militarily standards. This man shows how it’s possible to make that which prioritizes art over the three keys mentioned.

  • @Jordan-xg4pn
    @Jordan-xg4pn 2 роки тому +9

    Your art is the closest thing to the feeling I get when I read my favorite steampunk/1800s sci-fi/exploration books.

  • @jenkem4464
    @jenkem4464 2 роки тому +33

    These are incredible. The fluidity of the centipede-like wave is breathtaking!

  • @nathanchildress5596
    @nathanchildress5596 9 місяців тому +6

    I'm hypnotized and terrified This is the true crossroads of art and engineering.

  • @twentytwentyeight
    @twentytwentyeight 2 роки тому +39

    I’m so glad I was able to see at least one of your exhibitions in Chicago years ago at the cultural center as an art student, really really impactful work, thanks so much for gifting our generation something so original

    • @Леонід-ъ9ь
      @Леонід-ъ9ь Рік тому +1

      Ого! Классная ты девчёнка,если мыслишь такими категориями! Будь счастлива!❤️❤️

  • @lonewolffisherman7092
    @lonewolffisherman7092 2 роки тому +44

    This has got to take a tremendous amount of research. The thing I get from it that the power of wind has so much potential.... I'm just mind blown as how you even start such amazing projects.

  • @bigglesharrumpher4139
    @bigglesharrumpher4139 Рік тому +8

    Blown away. At first I was peering at the screen , trying to see the people hidden inside doing the pedalling, but then I realised I was seeing genius of engineering and art combined.

  • @kupotenshi
    @kupotenshi 6 місяців тому +3

    Looks like sci-fi creatures from a different dimension. The empty beaches add to the otherworldly feeling. Amazing sentient movements!

  • @SimonASNG
    @SimonASNG 2 роки тому +36

    As an engineer, I'd love to see the video of how they get these things to beach and assemble them before they start walking...

    • @aerohard
      @aerohard 2 роки тому

      Not exactly what you are looking for, but informative ua-cam.com/video/0JnTThZMJAg/v-deo.html

  • @MeetMellow
    @MeetMellow 2 роки тому +34

    I came across your projects back in year 7 art. It's amazing how you discovered the leg system. You've made great progress and it stills instills the same awe as it did back then for me.
    Keep it up man. You're doing well

  • @mi.dogman4438
    @mi.dogman4438 2 роки тому +10

    Those are truly BEAUTIFUL!!!
    Simple wind walkers that are art in motion!!!!
    Something peaceful and relaxing watching them traverse the beach!

    • @mi.dogman4438
      @mi.dogman4438 2 роки тому

      Sorry, not downplaying the incredible engineering by using the word “simple”..
      Just a word to describe the beautiful fluid motion.

  • @down-to-earth-mystery-school
    @down-to-earth-mystery-school Рік тому +9

    Theo Jansen was a visiting artist when I attended Herron School of Art and I had the honor to see one of his sculptures move in person. Extremely complex and so elegantly created. Wonderful to reconnect with him again!

  • @metalhead9024
    @metalhead9024 2 роки тому +69

    esto es demasiado inspirador... que genialidad de obra.... arte, fisica, ingenieria, ciencia, sensibilidad, esto lo tiene todo... muchas gracias por tan hermoso arte Da vinci estaria orgulloso!!!

    • @edwardroche2480
      @edwardroche2480 2 роки тому

      I love you reply you said exactly what I would have said. I'd love to see one with a passenger or picking up litter or chasing children a little paper mache and they would make Wild fantasy animals.

  • @nickfrazzetto6371
    @nickfrazzetto6371 2 роки тому +95

    The level of engineering to accomplish such a feat is incredible, great job!!

    • @BOOGiNS
      @BOOGiNS 2 роки тому +2

      It's a single basic concept repeated in each structure. Doesn't require brilliance. Just obsession.

    • @weedeater64
      @weedeater64 2 роки тому +2

      These are pretty simple, a bunch of times.

  • @temp0bb931
    @temp0bb931 2 роки тому +46

    Awesome Strandbeests! Can't even image how much time this took to plan, build, tune in and etc.
    Very impressive Theo!
    The music brings back me to the early 70's and the Onedin line series.

    • @M2Mil7er
      @M2Mil7er 2 роки тому +2

      Thank you! I was born in '72 and was trying to place the primordial memory of this music.

    • @TheKaiTetley
      @TheKaiTetley 2 роки тому +1

      Me too. Remember watching that T.V show with my parents in Mt Barker as a small child. Such memories.

    • @nominalegg5865
      @nominalegg5865 2 роки тому

      Isn’t this music from the ballet Spartacus by Khachaturian?

    • @ГюльнараХалилулина-ы4э
      @ГюльнараХалилулина-ы4э 2 роки тому

      @@nominalegg5865 да, прекрасная музыка...

    • @adaddinsane
      @adaddinsane 2 роки тому +1

      @@nominalegg5865 Yes, but it was used as the theme music for the BBC TV series in the 70s.

  • @BennyMcGhee
    @BennyMcGhee Рік тому +3

    This is the perfect vid to watch right after waking up when the night’s dreams are still fresh in the mind. It amplifies the already nice “is this real or am I still dreaming?” quality the footage already possesses.

  • @jonathanbol3969
    @jonathanbol3969 2 роки тому +8

    I can't explain why, but seeing these undeniably awesome mechanisms walk gives me a genuine fight or flight instinct

    • @jamesp13152
      @jamesp13152 2 роки тому +1

      Imagine napping on the beach and waking up to one of these coming toward you. I think the first thing I'd do is look at my cooler to see how many beers I drank... 😂. Really is incredible, would love to see irl.

  • @teyleen
    @teyleen 2 роки тому +31

    Absolutely inspirational work. I started following your projects around 2011 and I have been mesmerized by them ever since. Thank you for your remarkable work!

  • @carolinezipp4383
    @carolinezipp4383 2 роки тому +18

    This took an enormous amount of time, energy, and lots of love. Just Beautiful!

  • @shooby9496
    @shooby9496 9 місяців тому +3

    Imagine driving down to your local beach and seeing one of these big things walking along having never seen one before.

  • @murphyslaw5150
    @murphyslaw5150 2 роки тому +18

    The immense genius it must take to make these is sublime. The videos and music combine to make me feel as though I’m in a Dali piece and the location makes each shot like a painting. Beautiful.

  • @miketurner3964
    @miketurner3964 2 роки тому +6

    I stared in awe, and for some reason imagined them wandering across a post apocalyptic landscape searching for their creator, and then teared up.

  • @Axel_Kidd
    @Axel_Kidd 2 роки тому +96

    Amazing. Felt like landing on an alien planet, and observing for the first time its lifeforms, totally different from anything familiar to us.

    • @robisetiawan831
      @robisetiawan831 2 роки тому +4

      I was thinking the same

    • @chasmal_forest.
      @chasmal_forest. 2 роки тому +3

      I feel like there could be a whole *ecosystem* of these things! 🤩

    • @darthwisetheplagueis5869
      @darthwisetheplagueis5869 2 роки тому +1

      True but they are not totally different from anything familiar to us in the slightest. That would be impossible to create.

    • @chasmal_forest.
      @chasmal_forest. 2 роки тому

      @@darthwisetheplagueis5869 yeah you've got a point there

    • @damnedbelowjudas_
      @damnedbelowjudas_ 2 роки тому +4

      Have you ever seen deep sea creatures? Insects?

  • @gilbertourgu782
    @gilbertourgu782 9 місяців тому +8

    Da Leonardo Da Vinci a oggi. Bel video. Complimenti.

  • @МихаилЗаозернов
    @МихаилЗаозернов 2 роки тому +5

    Вот ради этого стоит жить - реализовать свои фантазии, создать нечто уникальное. Чудо формы, объема, самой идеи! Творите!

    • @ВалерийМегалатов
      @ВалерийМегалатов 2 роки тому +1

      Лучше бы детей своих ростили порядочными людьми и честными,а то одни спекулянты,купи дёшево ,продай дороже, а сейчас родители работают с утра до ночи ,а детей в школы непонятно кому отдают ,вот и нет в семьях счастья!!!!

    • @МаринаВитальевна
      @МаринаВитальевна 2 роки тому

      Мне даже не верится, что я это вижу. Мы - современники чуда! 😇🕊🦄🪄

  • @bendito999
    @bendito999 2 роки тому +69

    these are some cool strand-type-beasts.
    I haven't seen the flying one or the caterpillar ones before!

    • @gulliblestravels71
      @gulliblestravels71 2 роки тому +11

      Yes!! The flying one was brilliant, you were just willing it to take off across the sea, maybe turn and nod to Theo and then just disappear over the horizon.

    • @mugiwaradarwin4504
      @mugiwaradarwin4504 2 роки тому +13

      "Strand-type beasts".
      Oh Kojima....

  • @nicholaskarako5701
    @nicholaskarako5701 2 роки тому +5

    I work at a museum in America were they did a show of your creations and still spell bound at the creativity/ engineering. It's amazing what you can do with electrical pvc conduits👍

  • @jasmith1867
    @jasmith1867 9 місяців тому +2

    This video relaxed me. IDK if it was because of the music. Or maybe because I couldn't figure out how the mechanism worked. And I didn't care because it was like watching a magician. Thanks a bunch Strandbeest dude.

  • @bumpedhishead636
    @bumpedhishead636 2 роки тому +15

    I think "evolution" is absolutely the correct language to use when describing these beasts. I keep getting a sense that we are seeing a glimpse of how evolutionary change actually works. Evolution will try anything, and there is a natural selection of what works. The environment shapes and drives that natural selection of continuous improvement.

  • @rosevan5485
    @rosevan5485 2 роки тому +4

    This is simply magestic as art. Beautiful.

  • @Л.Е.В-э5з
    @Л.Е.В-э5з 2 роки тому +4

    Мир крупных насекомых, даже движения как у насекомых. Здорово и очень красиво! Что то неземное. В этом есть... Простор первозданной пустоты берега , и небо за горизонт сливающееся с водой! Красотища!!Завораживает!!

  • @CalvinHikes
    @CalvinHikes Рік тому +2

    Some of the finest art ever produced.

  • @donkfail1
    @donkfail1 2 роки тому +19

    Thank you for this, Theo! I've been loving your creations for years, but never seen them in real life. I hope there are sometimes some people who never even heard of them, that see them for the first time "in the wild". What an amazing experience that must be. Perhaps a little intimidating, but still...
    All I want to say to you is: Thank you so much, and please never stop!

  • @FarmsVilla
    @FarmsVilla 2 роки тому +103

    I’m really surprised no film studio has hired you for special effects with these machines. Maybe they have and I’m not aware. Awesome job. 👏🏻👏🏻

    • @krethiplethi7191
      @krethiplethi7191 2 роки тому +7

      Theo made a BMW commercial.

    • @erinmcdonald7781
      @erinmcdonald7781 2 роки тому +4

      True! These could also feature in some sci-fi. 💜✌️😎

    • @rickhart6631
      @rickhart6631 2 роки тому +17

      @@erinmcdonald7781 i could see them in the DUNE series....

    • @shable1436
      @shable1436 2 роки тому +5

      He's wearing a old inventors costume like a steampunk outfit as well, I'm surprised they haven't made a documentary about him yet on Netflix

    • @jestersuave3976
      @jestersuave3976 2 роки тому +4

      There's an entire game based on these called Last Oasis

  • @petitboulou5489
    @petitboulou5489 2 роки тому +45

    Je pourrais regarder ça pendant longtemps ! C'est tellement beau et poétique ! Ces grandes créatures fragiles sous le ciel bleu me font penser à un tableau de Dali. 🌬️💞

  • @ucFJhnukZjfLtc3dPfZrh4qThSg3o
    @ucFJhnukZjfLtc3dPfZrh4qThSg3o 8 місяців тому +2

    This is one of the few UA-cam flavour of the month always front page videos that I can get behind. Well worth a watch.

  • @julandog5
    @julandog5 2 роки тому +8

    It gives me a feeling of otherworldly pleasure. Seeing these oddly shaped yet fluid moving creations.

  • @anne-droid7739
    @anne-droid7739 2 роки тому +11

    Stunningly beautiful. Every work is both a revelation and a mystery.

  • @hunterlockwood2626
    @hunterlockwood2626 2 роки тому +8

    Its hard to not appreciate how you have taken the dense, earthly structures of solid timber and given it a life force amongst the ether.
    These creations dance amongst the sublime profundity of firmament.
    Marvellous achievement 👍🙏

    • @tomaspabon2484
      @tomaspabon2484 2 роки тому

      I mean its not all that dissimilar from the first planes and gliders. Plywood and cloth gave us flight

  • @williamconnell6541
    @williamconnell6541 Рік тому +4

    I loved the Onedin line many years ago and thank you for your inventions Theo, the world needs more people like you.

  • @xxxroosterxxx4885
    @xxxroosterxxx4885 2 роки тому +20

    The flying idea is awesome, I was thinking about how birds glide, land and take a few steps then glide again. That would look awesome. I am so excited to see where you take this!!! Thank you for what you do, I appreciate you.

  • @domesdaylines
    @domesdaylines 2 роки тому +9

    I've been following your work for years and every generation is more masterful than the last. You're one of my favorite artists in the world, truly creative and inspirational in how you capture the spirit of the wind and water into these creatures, and even give them the dignity of death with each coming winter. I will hopefully be moving to Europe in the next 10 years. Do me a favor and stick around until I can see your marvelous beests with my own eyes.

  • @AnimatorAOfficial
    @AnimatorAOfficial 10 місяців тому +3

    They look so alive yet,they aren’t real creatures,just sticks,engineering,and artist amazing how these things thrive.

  • @hectatusbreakfastus6106
    @hectatusbreakfastus6106 2 роки тому +7

    These are truly incredible. Thank you for sharing. They are beautifully crafted. What a joy it must be for you to see the end result after such a long, meticulous build.

  • @wanderluizbastos9624
    @wanderluizbastos9624 2 роки тому +21

    Isso é física misturado com arte . E simplesmente incrível!!

    • @Sergidy
      @Sergidy Рік тому +1

      Eu diria magnífico.

  • @byronpaulbeadoy
    @byronpaulbeadoy 9 місяців тому +3

    First time seeing this, I couldn't quite place what I felt. I was at the convergence of fright, awe, and curiosity; transfixed by both the familiarity and alienness of it.

  • @MrTomEdo
    @MrTomEdo 2 роки тому +8

    The strandbeests are always so inspiring to see. They are one of a kind

  • @OLIWIA647
    @OLIWIA647 2 роки тому +10

    To jak tworzenie świata.....
    Gdzie można na żywo oglądać te piękne CUDA...

  • @1.4142
    @1.4142 2 роки тому +23

    Glad to see this project is still going and improving.

  • @Microtonal_Cats
    @Microtonal_Cats 11 місяців тому +3

    I love this. Oh, my wife and I both thought "I think I've seen this before" the first time we saw it. I think it's because they are reminiscent of some of Da Vinci's drawings of flying machines he never built.

  • @rockyroad7345
    @rockyroad7345 2 роки тому +6

    I wish I had half the imagination and skill as this man. Stunningly beautiful. It would be interesting to see how they were transported to the site. Have never seen anything like this anywhere.

  • @yggdarsilyae6807
    @yggdarsilyae6807 2 роки тому +12

    Thank you for your work. I've discovered strandbeests when I was about 14, I'm 22 now and I'm still amazed by them, excited by their evolution, and impressed by your efforts to keep your creativity living so far

  • @sankang9425
    @sankang9425 2 роки тому +45

    Nice to see you're still doing this. I saw you in our Art Textbook.

    • @ArshamMo
      @ArshamMo 2 роки тому +7

      Link for the Art Textbook?