Kinetic Art Commissions | Permanent Installations for Major Venues — Tim Elverston & Ruth Whiting

Selected Clients & Venues

Cirque du Soleil
Google
Bellagio Las Vegas
UF Health Shands Hospital
University of Florida
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Doha Tribeca Film Festival, Qatar
ARTEVENTO Italy
Epcot Center
Roche Pharmaceutical
Venice FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE DELL' ARTE EOLICA
Hospira Pharmaceutical
State Farm Insurance
Compaq Computer
Nickelodeon Studios
Harn Museum of Art
Boston Museum of Science
Disney Cruise Line/Downtown Disney
Venice Marriage to the Sea Ceremony
Best of Rhode Island Festival
The Victorian Arts Council, Australia
Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
Phish
Florida State University Gallery of Fine Arts
Woodstock 99
Adelaide Kite Festival, Australia
Organs of the Ballarat Gold Fields, Australia

Upcoming project, planning phase, details to be announced

Atrium renovation — 12 articulated painted strip arrays — 67 feet total span — carbon fiber, stainless steel, oil paint, laminate uhmwpe fiber film

Proposal rendering for the Minerals restaurant mobile — WindFire Designs

AirColor Stacks kinetic installation in UF Health Facility office

Concept sketch for the AirColor Stacks kinetic installation

Mechanism detail of AirColor Stacks strip elements installed

small model of painted strips of aircolor stacks kinetic art maquette

Flight Ideas, 2023, 'Kites Restaurant at Minerals Resort, Vernon, New Jersey

15 articulated elements — 17’ x 17’ — carbon fiber, stainless steel sheet, jewel bearings, oil paint

Minerals series kinetic installation at the Minerals Resort restaurant at night — WindFire Designs

Proposal rendering for the Minerals series restaurant mobile — WindFire Designs

Elevation plan for the Flight Ideas mobile by Tim Elverston, WindFire Designs

HandFlow, UF Health Shands at the Oaks, Gainesville, Florida 2020

43 ‘hand’ mobile elements — 4000+ handmade parts — 175 feet total span — carbon fiber, stainless steel, oil paint, laminate uhmwpe fiber film

HandFlow completed installation with blues colorway and wall strips — WindFire Designs

HandFlow kinetic art installation overview — down-plan drawing at scale, WindFire Designs

Wall sketch for the HandFlow strip installation at UF Health Oaks — Ruth Whiting and Tim Elverston

Ruth Whiting adjusting wall strips during the HandFlow installation at UF Health Shands

Hand Mobiles, Residential, Gainesville, Florida 2018

4 “hands” — 200+ handmade parts — 10 feet total span — carbon fiber, stainless steel, laminate uhmwpe fiber film

Drafting sheet showing hand proportions and source measurements for the Hand Mobiles commission

Flowx Greens, UF Health Shands Cancer Hospital, Gainesville, Florida 2013

15 hand-dyed silk kites, stainless steel, carbon fiber — kites as moving indoor sculpture

Tim Elverston installing the Flowx Greens kinetic piece at UF Health Shands Cancer Hospital

Tim Elverston working at UF Health Shands Cancer Hospital during the Flowx installation

Flowx Greens completed installation at UF Health hospital — kinetic silk kites in motion

Flowx Earth Tones, 2013, Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville, Florida

23 hand-dyed silk kites, stainless steel, carbon fiber — kites as moving indoor sculpture

Tim Elverston's ink sketch showing color plans for the Flowx installation at the Harn Museum

Flowx Earth Tones installation at the Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville

Hand Mobiles, 2026, Residential, Gainesville, Florida

6 articulated elements — 12’ x 18’ — stainless steel, carbon fiber, uhmwpe laminate, jewel bearings, oil paint

Installation plan drawing for the a residence hand mobile commission

Close-up of a hand mobile element near a lamp at a residence

Flowx Blacks and Reds, UF Engineering, Gainesville, Florida 2013

15 hand-dyed silk kites, stainless steel, carbon fiber — kites as moving indoor sculpture

Tim Elverston and Ruth Whiting installing the Flowx piece at UF Engineering

Flowx Blacks and Reds in the offices at UF Engineering — Tim Elverston and Ruth Whiting

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