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Category Archives: Artwork and Inventions

Great little video montage of the Raygun Gothic Rocketship installation on Pier 14 by “The Other Martin Taylor”

Time-Lapse of the Steampunk Tree House installation at Dogfish Head Craft Brewery in Milton, DE.

Here’s a great time lapse of the SPTH installation Dogfish.
Click here to check out the Tree House page on the Dogfish website

Mayor Unveils Monumental Raygun Gothic Rocketship Sculpture

See the full post on the official SF Gov Site
San Francisco, CA—Mayor Gavin Newsom today joined the Black Rock Arts Foundation (BRAF) and the Port of San Francisco to celebrate the unveiling of Raygun Gothic Rocketship, a 40-foot-tall sculpture created by a team of Bay Area artists lead by Sean Orlando, Nathaniel [...]

Civic Center: Back to the Future with Raygun Gothic Rocketship

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Back to the Future with Raygun Gothic Rocketship

Next door to the Amtrak train station on the San Francisco waterfront, a 40-foot retro rocket sculpture has been created by Five Ton Crane, a group of Burning Man associated artists for a year-long installation, and it’s stunningly playful.

The artists Sean Orlando, Nathaniel Taylor, [...]

Join the RGR and 5TC Crew for a very special “Landing” party- Friday, August 6 @ 3:00 pm on Pier 14 in SF

San Francisco, August 6, 2010 – The Black Rock Arts Foundation (BRAF) and the Port of San Francisco will celebrate the opening on August 6th at 3:00 PM at Pier 14, of an iconic, large-scale sculpture created by a team of Bay Area artists lead by Sean Orlando, Nathaniel Taylor, and David [...]

The Steampunk Tree House has been successfully transplanted in Delaware at Dogfish Head Craft Brewery

The Tree House install crew just spent an incredible 2 weeks in Delaware permanently installing our first large-scale group installation project. So many people contributed to the creation of this one of a kind sculpture. The Steampunk Tree House project was also the origin and catalyst that first brought together the Five Ton Crane Arts [...]

The Steampunk Tree House successfully installed at Dogfish Head Brewery in Milton, DE

The Tree House install crew has been working feverishly for a week in 90 degree heat with 100% humidity… and having a great time!
It’s great to see all the pieces back together again… Click here for the official press release.

The Road to Maker Faire: How to Launch a rocket!

The Raygun Gothic Rocketship has been successfully installed and is “standing by,” ready for the 2010 Makers Faire weekend. Our gantry tower has been erected and the explosive bolts on the escape hatch are armed!
We are all systems go…!
The RGR is more than just a shiny outer hull… and so [...]

Help Plant a Tree House

The Five Ton Crane Arts Group proudly announces…!
the historic, permanent installation of…!
the beloved Steampunk Tree House!
Click here for more info
This iconic, fully immersive work of art was the first epic creation by the Oakland based arts group Five Ton Crane. First exhibited at the 2007 Burning Man [...]

The Raygun Gothic Rocketship featured on the NASA Ames website

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A 40-foot high rocket from the future and a 20-foot tall bird with its head and wings on fire will light up on Saturday, April 10, 2010 at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. Is this a science experiment gone awry? No, it’s [...]