Birth Name:

Theo Jansen

Male

Birth Date:

Wed, Mar 17, 1948

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

Scheveningen, South Holland, Netherlands

Age:

76

Zodiac Sign:

Pisces

Astrology Data:

Sun

26°

Pis

46'

About Theo Jansen

Theodorus Gerardus Jozef Jansen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈteːjoː ˈjɑnsə(n)]; born 14 March 1948) is a Dutch artist. In 1990, he began building large mechanisms out of PVC that are able to move on their own and, collectively, are entitled, Strandbeest. The kinetic sculptures appear to walk. His animated works are intended to be a fusion of art and engineering. He has said that "The walls between art and engineering exist only in our minds." He strives to equip his creations with their own artificial intelligence so they may avoid obstacles such as the sea, by changing course when detected.

Link to Wikipedia biography

External Links:

• Strandbeest.com – web site with video and photographs of the sculptures

• Strandbeestmovie.com – documentary film about Theo Jansen by Alexander Schlichter – the web site is a workbook with videos and pictures

• Theo Jansen at TED "My creations, a new form of life" (TED2007)

• "My creations, a new form of life" (TED2007)

• Jansen, Theo. "Man creates kinetic sculpture that moves and lives on its own". Kinetic Sculpture. BBC Radio One. Retrieved January 27, 2011.

• Real-time 2-D simulation of Jansen's sculpture using the APE physics engine

• Strandbeest: Theo Jansen from Art Futura, 2005

• Theo Janssen Machine in Mathcad on PlanetPTC

Birth Chart and Planetary Positions of Theo Jansen

Astrological portrait of Theo Jansen

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Theo Jansen: Sun 26 Pisces, Moon 13 Gemini, Mercury 29 Aquarius, Venus 10 Taurus, Mars 19 Leo, Jupiter 27 Sagittarius, Saturn 16 Leo, Uranus 22 Gemini, Neptune 12 Libra, Pluto 12 Leo, Sun Square Uranus, Sun Semi Square Venus, Sun Square Jupiter, Sun Sesquiquadrate Pluto, Mercury Sextile Jupiter, Mercury Sesquiquadrate Neptune, Venus Sesquiquadrate Jupiter, Venus Quincunx Neptune, Venus Square Pluto, Mars Conjunct Saturn, Mars Sextile Uranus, Mars Conjunct Pluto, Jupiter Sesquiquadrate Pluto, Saturn Conjunct Pluto, Neptune Sextile Pluto

Categories related to Theo Jansen: Living people, March 17 births, 1948 births, Dutch sculptors, Dutch male sculptors, Artists from The Hague, ACArt with 4 suppressed elements

Photo attribution: Axel Hindemith, Own work