STRANDBEEST EVOLUTION 2021

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  • 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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  • @Christian-jc6gf
    @Christian-jc6gf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2133

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Agree 100%. Nicely said

    • @willislaflame4712
      @willislaflame4712 ปีที่แล้ว +39

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

    • @marialuizasaboiasaddi2160
      @marialuizasaboiasaddi2160 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Certo Perfeito

    • @rickwhite4137
      @rickwhite4137 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @Vidchemy
      @Vidchemy ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

  • @seb1520
    @seb1520 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +265

    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 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      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.

  • @KITLEVEY
    @KITLEVEY ปีที่แล้ว +157

    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.

  • @skehleben7699
    @skehleben7699 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    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 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      would a single human weigh them down completely?

    • @Mewmew1-2
      @Mewmew1-2 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

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

  • @KJensenStudio
    @KJensenStudio 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3041

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      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 ปีที่แล้ว +51

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

    • @DerEchteBold
      @DerEchteBold 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

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

    • @KJensenStudio
      @KJensenStudio 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@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 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DerEchteBold ho, here is the link to that video, not a spam, don't worry: th-cam.com/video/-dhN9zNzuCM/w-d-xo.html

  • @Kai-qe3bo
    @Kai-qe3bo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +841

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +18

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

    • @jupitercyclops6521
      @jupitercyclops6521 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      It always gives me howl's moving castle vibes.

    • @maxasken
      @maxasken 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

    • @CostaPazM
      @CostaPazM 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Cosas de arte? O maravilla mecánica?

  • @leokimvideo
    @leokimvideo ปีที่แล้ว +792

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

    • @Archimedes.5000
      @Archimedes.5000 ปีที่แล้ว +94

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

    • @stevensmileyprod
      @stevensmileyprod ปีที่แล้ว +34

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

    • @kinggkongg9694
      @kinggkongg9694 ปีที่แล้ว +20

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

    • @4faxache935
      @4faxache935 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +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 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      what ???

  • @martinstepanek8902
    @martinstepanek8902 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    This is seriously amazing. It makes me think what could this type of design be utilized for beyond this already incredible expression of art? Such as harnessing the wind in sailing vessels where the sails don't just drag a boat, but in turn also drive similar mechanics to turn props and generators. Just on it's own the engineering is incredible.

  • @louisehensen
    @louisehensen ปีที่แล้ว +665

    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 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      What an engineer!

    • @elonwhatever
      @elonwhatever 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

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

    • @gnarbeljo8980
      @gnarbeljo8980 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +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 ปีที่แล้ว +286

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +11

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

    • @rbu2136
      @rbu2136 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

    • @Peter_Scheen
      @Peter_Scheen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Translation Strandbeest is Beach beast.

  • @bigglesharrumpher4139
    @bigglesharrumpher4139 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @mws8389
    @mws8389 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +50

    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 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      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 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

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

  • @gulliblestravels71
    @gulliblestravels71 2 ปีที่แล้ว +218

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yep very nice

    • @michaelaramis1210
      @michaelaramis1210 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes, the same thing I saw :)

    • @SimonASNG
      @SimonASNG 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

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

    • @schmodedo
      @schmodedo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @onemanarmyoma0155
      @onemanarmyoma0155 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@schmodedo What do you mean?

  • @Dev-qs2yb
    @Dev-qs2yb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +605

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

    • @jc31312jch
      @jc31312jch 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ami recién hoy

    • @hm09235nd
      @hm09235nd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @kimhansen8615
    @kimhansen8615 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    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!

  • @jazb88
    @jazb88 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    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.

  • @AndromedaCripps
    @AndromedaCripps ปีที่แล้ว +325

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      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 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      similar thing happens to us being composed of cells

    • @spirttomb
      @spirttomb ปีที่แล้ว +34

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

    • @CaraDoesThings
      @CaraDoesThings 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

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

  • @djay6651
    @djay6651 2 ปีที่แล้ว +452

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      they are "uncanny" - intriguing, yet unsettling

    • @paulh2981
      @paulh2981 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

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

    • @charlesco7413
      @charlesco7413 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      The are eldrich wicker horrors

    • @KraisonFrameworks
      @KraisonFrameworks 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

      Backrooms on the Beach!

  • @shooby9496
    @shooby9496 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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

  • @mariamoriava
    @mariamoriava 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    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.

  • @probablygraham
    @probablygraham 2 ปีที่แล้ว +333

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You should see the dump I just took.

    • @ZR1Terror
      @ZR1Terror 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

    • @regulatorjohnson.
      @regulatorjohnson. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

    • @condorX2
      @condorX2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@regulatorjohnson. 😂🙌

  • @canochento
    @canochento 2 ปีที่แล้ว +238

    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-

    • @FcoGabler
      @FcoGabler 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      This reminds a book of Susanne Langer in which she describes the movement in arts, specially on the dance, and how when you no longer see a mechanical force but some natural energy flowing, that´s when art appears. Well, with these sculptures seems like we can see both stages, the mechanical, rigid and the fluid organic movement.

    • @we-must-live
      @we-must-live 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Pandacat 666 here's hoping!

    • @JimBobJoeB0b
      @JimBobJoeB0b 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@we-must-live ?

    • @mnomadvfx
      @mnomadvfx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @ucFJhnukZjfLtc3dPfZrh4qThSg3o
    @ucFJhnukZjfLtc3dPfZrh4qThSg3o 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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

  • @BennyMcGhee
    @BennyMcGhee ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @wildcraftone
    @wildcraftone 2 ปีที่แล้ว +445

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

    • @kevinbush4300
      @kevinbush4300 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

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

    • @24karatfunklive
      @24karatfunklive 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I agree!

    • @secondarycontainment4727
      @secondarycontainment4727 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

    • @ury2936
      @ury2936 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @kevinbush4300
      @kevinbush4300 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @zanac1868
    @zanac1868 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    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.🌼

  • @williamconnell6541
    @williamconnell6541 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

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

  • @NitsanAvni
    @NitsanAvni 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love how open source and transparent the work is. Beautiful.

  • @newlifeacres
    @newlifeacres 2 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    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.

  • @chicobicalho5621
    @chicobicalho5621 2 ปีที่แล้ว +247

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +12

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

    • @johndawson6057
      @johndawson6057 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @aidanmatthewgalea7761
      @aidanmatthewgalea7761 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @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.

  • @nathanchildress5596
    @nathanchildress5596 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

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

  • @49er89
    @49er89 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

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

  • @stevebramblet7192
    @stevebramblet7192 ปีที่แล้ว +301

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Wonder how many months he spent on one

    • @kurtklingbeil6900
      @kurtklingbeil6900 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      What to do when wind changes or becomes too strong ?

    • @kurtklingbeil6900
      @kurtklingbeil6900 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +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 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@person4579wow!

  • @traffic9518
    @traffic9518 2 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      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 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wouldn't the vegetation get in the way?

    • @ArjenHaayman
      @ArjenHaayman 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don't underestimate the windiness of Dutch beaches

  • @brendadion7868
    @brendadion7868 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm now watching this for the 3rd time in a row...I could watch all day. Thank you so much...❤

  • @sallthings3343
    @sallthings3343 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Blowing my mind! It's beautiful. The movement capture the movements of tiny starfish legs, shrimp, sea cucumbers, millepieds, centepedes, and birds. So lifelike yet so otherworldly. Love it.

  • @ClissaT
    @ClissaT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @charlestaylor3195
    @charlestaylor3195 2 ปีที่แล้ว +610

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +11

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

    • @AlibraMentality
      @AlibraMentality ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @subjecttochrist
      @subjecttochrist ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @down-to-earth-mystery-school
    @down-to-earth-mystery-school ปีที่แล้ว +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!

  • @sandrataylor-burns2550
    @sandrataylor-burns2550 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I came across this l, that morning during my meditation time. It was utterly breathtaking and mind boggling at the same time. I had to watch it over and over again. To see that there were no persons inside of the creation. I've seen some beautiful art in my life. But nothing I've seen comes close to this engineering wonder I've come access this morning. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for letting me see your knowledge. I feel blessed ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @the20thDoctor
    @the20thDoctor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

  • @Randomdudefromtheinternet
    @Randomdudefromtheinternet 2 ปีที่แล้ว +209

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Imagine that

    • @user-yp2yh2gj8w
      @user-yp2yh2gj8w ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

    • @idioticed4379
      @idioticed4379 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@user-yp2yh2gj8w I think they meant fan art

    • @idioticed4379
      @idioticed4379 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@user-yp2yh2gj8w like drawings and stuff

  • @BrianLarney
    @BrianLarney 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'm obsessed with these beautiful creations. Thank you!

  • @bramasole66
    @bramasole66 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Oh my God, I am speechless! wonderful artist and engineer in one! Leonardo!

  • @user-eq7vw8fq8l
    @user-eq7vw8fq8l 2 ปีที่แล้ว +70

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

    • @user-ub1ee7sw1u
      @user-ub1ee7sw1u 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @ZidaneTribal
      @ZidaneTribal 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@user-ub1ee7sw1u, ага, "правильно", без знаков препинания, "искуство" и "васхитительно" - с ошибкой написаны.

    • @alexshtern4319
      @alexshtern4319 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @orwellwept7735
    @orwellwept7735 ปีที่แล้ว +62

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

    • @trader2137
      @trader2137 ปีที่แล้ว

      what? this looks creepy

  • @pK19579
    @pK19579 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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

  • @Goneawaynow543
    @Goneawaynow543 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is the most fantastic thing I've ever seen, I'm looking forward to seeing new experiments. You are so talented Mr. Jansen :-)

  • @GiselleBel
    @GiselleBel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    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.

  • @user-my9mm1qj7c
    @user-my9mm1qj7c 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Полностью с вами,согласен!

    • @ruzziasht349
      @ruzziasht349 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@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.

    • @user-ot3td7hr9e
      @user-ot3td7hr9e 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @felixmendoza4174
      @felixmendoza4174 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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

  • @TheHappyhorus
    @TheHappyhorus 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’ve been captivated by these creations since I saw them as a child. Amazing work.

  • @robinhollinger3531
    @robinhollinger3531 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've been watching this guy's progress for years, so awesome!

  • @dlanska
    @dlanska 2 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      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 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @GizzyDillespee
      @GizzyDillespee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He lowers them onto the beach using a blimp.

  • @talesontables
    @talesontables 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

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

  • @chrisnovell3679
    @chrisnovell3679 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Stunning! Inspiring to realize how much thought and effort was put into these creations by Theo Jansen. What a wonderful way to approach and live life! 👍

  • @gilbertourgu782
    @gilbertourgu782 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

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

  • @feuilletoniste
    @feuilletoniste 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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!

  • @larisabelogub7134
    @larisabelogub7134 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Dutch, harnassing the wind

    • @user-nb7yk1sz7p
      @user-nb7yk1sz7p 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @user-sz3io7ly7w
      @user-sz3io7ly7w 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Бедная, мультиков испугалась. Глупая.

    • @user-yw8iw2xu2u
      @user-yw8iw2xu2u ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Изобретатель в душе ребёнок

    • @user-sz3io7ly7w
      @user-sz3io7ly7w ปีที่แล้ว

      @@user-yw8iw2xu2u В душе - возможно, но стоит ему из душа вийти - тут же подавай ему пиво, водку и бабу.

  • @JSON_bourne
    @JSON_bourne 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I did a report on these back in highschool. Seeing so many old and drad yourube channels resruficing recently im glad to see thay this isnt onw of them. Cant wait to see the next evolution. Amazing work! 😊

  • @sebastiangruben8633
    @sebastiangruben8633 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That is the most uplifting and touching thing I have seen in a long time. They are so undeniably alive!

  • @SimonASNG
    @SimonASNG 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    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 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not exactly what you are looking for, but informative th-cam.com/video/0JnTThZMJAg/w-d-xo.html

  • @rollinwrench6298
    @rollinwrench6298 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

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

  • @michaelorosco1436
    @michaelorosco1436 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was absolutely bizarre! In a good way, of course. To see the contraption flying just blew me away!

  • @OICUR12
    @OICUR12 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I could watch this all day and the music just makes me want to cry. I love it!

  • @greenaum
    @greenaum 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @ovted129
      @ovted129 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @jacquelinemcgowan8164
    @jacquelinemcgowan8164 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can you imagine sitting on a beach in a deck chair and one of those masterpieces strolls past you, better than any film show, true genious and skill, engineering skill truly wonderful. ❤❤❤

  • @peterk3474
    @peterk3474 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Watching the birds react to the strandbeest, that was very special.

  • @alovision
    @alovision 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    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.

  • @itoibo4208
    @itoibo4208 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

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

  • @thewr0ngchild
    @thewr0ngchild 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Only just found this guy on here this morning and I already can't stop watching!. Masterpieces of both art and engineering. I would love to go and watch a display by this guy. There's a certain peace about these creations, they are not 'monsters' or meant to be anything foreboding, instead they are a beautiful showcase of art meets nature. The world of automation could learn so much from this guy like the old world learned from people like Da Vinci, which was the first name to come to my mind when I saw these things.

  • @lynnasche5147
    @lynnasche5147 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    One of the most amazing pieces of art ever !

  • @ford9505
    @ford9505 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

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

  • @jenkem4464
    @jenkem4464 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

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

  • @fletcher8210
    @fletcher8210 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Enchanting! I love how organic the movements are!

  • @barbarafuglein3918
    @barbarafuglein3918 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wunderschöne Konstruktionen,ganz zart gearbeitet in ihren Arten und auch Bewegungsweisen!😊Sehr interessant hinzuschauen!

  • @nickfrazzetto6371
    @nickfrazzetto6371 2 ปีที่แล้ว +95

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

    • @BOOGiNS
      @BOOGiNS 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @weedeater64
      @weedeater64 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      These are pretty simple, a bunch of times.

  • @twentytwentyeight
    @twentytwentyeight 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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

    • @user-ss3ni5wi7h
      @user-ss3ni5wi7h 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @christinasophieschultz5081
    @christinasophieschultz5081 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So wonderful 😍 i needed this. Such things and people make the world a nicer place. Loved the one galloping 1:35

  • @neinnein9436
    @neinnein9436 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Whoever made these
    Thank you

  • @RexSounds
    @RexSounds 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @Jordan-xg4pn
    @Jordan-xg4pn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

  • @richardwiese9054
    @richardwiese9054 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    These look like something that should be in a Sci-Fi movie. Absolutely mesmerizing!!

  • @norbertk.1473
    @norbertk.1473 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Sehr schön. Und auch die Musik passt sehr gut dazu.🙂👍❤

  • @Axel_Kidd
    @Axel_Kidd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I was thinking the same

    • @chasmal_forest.
      @chasmal_forest. ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @darthwisetheplagueis5869
      @darthwisetheplagueis5869 ปีที่แล้ว +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. ปีที่แล้ว

      @@darthwisetheplagueis5869 yeah you've got a point there

    • @damnedbelowjudas_
      @damnedbelowjudas_ ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Have you ever seen deep sea creatures? Insects?

  • @jonathanbol3969
    @jonathanbol3969 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

    • @jamesp13152
      @jamesp13152 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @kupotenshi
    @kupotenshi 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @ag2424
    @ag2424 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is sooo soothing to watch, so graceful!!

  • @lonewolffisherman7092
    @lonewolffisherman7092 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    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.

  • @mi.dogman4438
    @mi.dogman4438 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @bitsmart...
    @bitsmart... 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    theo you are THE GENIUS I can't stop watching!!! your creations are beyond all dreams! - KEEP UP GREAT WORK!!!

  • @ninieschwarzer7309
    @ninieschwarzer7309 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It is so senseless and this is the whole beauty, this artist created something incredible. I love the relation of nature and the objects, their dynamic…wonderful, thank you for sharing this.

  • @rosevan5485
    @rosevan5485 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is simply magestic as art. Beautiful.

  • @MeetMellow
    @MeetMellow ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @jasmith1867
    @jasmith1867 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    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.

  • @shivaniayers7086
    @shivaniayers7086 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Art at its finest..he's a mathematician..an engineer..a.poet..aerodynamics.. utterly amazing!

  • @bendito999
    @bendito999 2 ปีที่แล้ว +70

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

    • @gulliblestravels71
      @gulliblestravels71 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +13

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

  • @user-lq7cl1im3j
    @user-lq7cl1im3j 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @user-vs1gq7ui1w
      @user-vs1gq7ui1w 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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!!!!

    • @user-vj5ps2xk5c
      @user-vj5ps2xk5c ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @byronpaulbeadoy
    @byronpaulbeadoy 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    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.

  • @kristenjensen2589
    @kristenjensen2589 ปีที่แล้ว

    These are mesmerizing..can't wait to get a kit for me and my grandchildren
    So beautiful

  • @teyleen
    @teyleen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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!