Cannon Art

[Cannoneer]

At first I thought that this video was a put on, but after watching the whole thing it's hard not to conclude that the guy is serious. Well, you have to admit that A-R-T are the first three letters in artillery.

[quickgun]

Very interesting and quite creative. Also a novel idea for using a cannon.
Carl

[Artilleryman]

It would be interesting to know what kind of containers he was using for the paint projectiles.

[KABAR2]

He needs a larger "canvas" more artillery and create his "art" to the 1812 Overture..... Now that would be something to see..... a new style of preformance art......

[buzz36]

pretty creative  maybe if he wad cusion between powder adn paint and reduce his carged a little he have beter luck
wonder what he was using for paint balls

[Doc Brown.]

I have seen this type of Steel Art on ebay and I fell in love with it. I made a offer on a piece a few months ago but was rejected for to low a offer. I would love to have a piece of art like this.

[GGaskill]

Kinda reminds me of a short film I saw many years ago where we open upon a pier into a lake.  A guy walks up with a sheet of plywood and throws it over the side of the pier onto the beach.  He then proceeds to open a dozen or so gallon cans of house paint and starts spatula-ing it out of the cans and flinging it on the plywood.  Intermittently, you see birds walking in the paint on the plywood.  He is getting splotches and streaks and all kinds of shapes from his flinging of the different colors.  Eventually he takes the plywood from the beach back to his shop (studio?) and gets out a Skilsaw and cuts the plywood into a number of angular shapes.  The closing scene shows him in fancier dress with the shapes hung on the wall of a gallery and he is schmoozing with clients who are perusing his art.

[Smokin Joe]

If he steps in front of that muzzle often enough, the guts on the canvas ought to look real pretty.

[Cannoneer]

I'd like to see what kind of patterns would result if he tried firing a canister loaded with paint filled grapeshot. 

[GGaskill]

I'd like to see what kind of patterns would result if he tried firing a canister loaded with paint filled grapeshot. 

I think there would be a big hole in the canvas where the canister went through.   

[Cat Whisperer]

Jackson Pollack would be proud of ya!

[Cannoneer]

Tim,
Your breadth of knowledge never ceases to amaze me. You could have responded directly to G.G., and informed him that the abstract epressionistic painting technique which he described in reply #6, was actually invented many moons ago by Jackson Pollack (action painting).

I'd like to see what kind of patterns would result if he tried firing a canister loaded with paint filled grapeshot. 

I think there would be a big hole in the canvas where the canister went through.   

George,
The canister won't be made of tin or iron sheet like the real deal, it'll be a cardboard container, and ths support isn't canvas, it's aluminum sheet. Seriously, if this latter day Rembrant could just improve his aim a little, I think this method could produce some splendid results.