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León Ferrari
Series: Brailles and Rereadings of the Bible - Untitled (Helicóptero), 1986



Identified iconographic sources: Detail of French miniature, 15th C., image of helicopter Kaman SH-2F Seasprite of the US Army.
http://universes-in-universe.org/eng/magazine/articles/2012/leon_ferrari[/size]

[max_thehitman]

Flight Assembled Architecture is the first architectural installation assembled by flying robots, free from
the touch of human hands.

WOW!!!    AMAZING!!

What a great idea.

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S. D. Froude
BEA Royal Mail Helicopter, 1948



Oil on canvas, 58 x 89 cm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/bea-royal-mail-helicopter-134265

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Katharina Arndt
coloring book - modern weapons, 2006



book, 124 drawings, 20x30cm, spiral binding
published by "Verlag für Bildschöne Bücher", 2007
ISBN 978-3-939181-08-8
http://www.katharina-arndt.com/work_2006_04.html

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Joana Vasconcelos
LILICOPTÈRE,  Château de Versailles, 2012







Bell 47 helicopter, ostrich feathers, Swarovski crystals, gold leaf, industrial coating,
dyed leather upholstery embossed with fine gold, Arraiolos rugs, walnut wood, wood grain painting, passementerie
300 x 274 x 1265 cm

http://www.vasconcelosversailles.com

drop-dead gorgeous 

[Uufflakke]

Cool Copter! 
Lady Gaga or Pink will luv it to get from gig A to gig B! 
Maybe a suggestion for the Request Forum? 

[Uufflakke]

Let's go back in art history when it comes to flying. 

[Uufflakke]

Manneken pis I love those details in the old masters.
Took me some time to find Icarus in the first painting.

Lol! 
It is not Manneke Pis but Ganymede (by Rembrandt)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganymede_%28mythology%29

Yes, it is Icarus indeed in painting #1.
Has been painted a lot of times but this is the most original one by Pieter Bruegel the Elder.

By the way, I remember that the Brazillian air company VARIG had their own magazine for customers called 'Icaro".
A bit odd I would say.

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More weird quadrocopter art:
I might add the projects i add don't necessarily reflect my understanding of what is and what isn't art. Nevertheless I try to get a broad picture of works, works that I find interesting, funny, weird or disturbing. I'll stick to helicopters this week and will continue to focus on a different theme each every weak or so. The next topic will be early aviation and WW1, a period not only revolutionary for aviation but art, too.

You are invited to contribute, comment or just shake your head 
Bart Jansen

Proctorcopter, 2012






The Orvillecopter, 2012






Taxidermy cat, polyester casing, quad-copter

The Orvillecopter, half cat, half machine. Named after the famous aviator Orville Wright. He was killed by a car. After a period of mourning he received his propellers posthumously. [...] Soon to be flying with the birds. Oh how he loved birds. He will receive more powerful engines and larger props for his birthday. So this hopping will soon change into steady flight. For the catlovers: it is a tanned hide, just like the shoes you're wearing. For the RC lovers: it's a Lotus T580 (obviously not powerful enough, so new stuff has been ordered)

http://bartjansen.tv/index.php?page=3d
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2154283/Cats-away-Artist-turns-dead-pet-flying-helicopter-killed-car.html

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Frank Wootton

Two 'Chieftain' Tanks and a 'Gazelle' Helicopter Bonding


Oil on canvas, 62 x 90 cm


Land Rover in Desert Action, 1975


Oil on canvas, 62.5 x 74.5 cm


Land Rover in Jungle Action, c. 1975


Oil on canvas, 74.5 x 61.5 cm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/artists/frank-wootton

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WORLD WAR I
Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (1889-1946), Part I
Part II LINK

Britain's Efforts and Ideals: Making Aircraft, 1917

In 1917 the Ministry of Information commissioned nine artists to produce six lithographs each on different aspects of the war effort. This is an example of one of the 'Efforts'. A further twelve artists were commissioned to produce a single image representing the 'Ideals' for which the war was fought. All the lithographs were produced in editions of 200 and the subscription price for a complete set was 100 guineas. The prospectus published on January 1, 1919 described the series as 'a first attempt by a number of British artists, working in unison, to put on record some aspects of the activities called forth by the Great War, and Ideals by which those activities were inspired. The prints were published by the Fine Art Society and produced under the direction of Ernest Jackson, himself a contributor to the 'Ideals' series.
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The Acetylene Welder, 1917
From Britain's Efforts and Ideals: Making Aircraft


lithograph on paper
513 x 389 mm

two women are welding at work benches with vices. A cyclinder stands by the side of the bench. They are wearing scarves, goggles and aprons but their hands and arms are bare.

Making The Engine, 1917
From Britain's Efforts and Ideals: Making Aircraft


lithograph on paper
513 x 388 mm

a factory interior with belt driven machinery. The composition is dominated by belts running from overhead drive wheels. A worker with overalls and flat cap is operating a lathe while another watches.

Assembling Parts, 1917
From Britain's Efforts and Ideals: Making Aircraft


Artwork details
Lithograph on paper
402 x 302 mm

several workers are assembling a biplane in a factory. The basic structure of the biplane is complete. Further back another group of workers assembles another plane.

In the Air, 1917
From Britain's Efforts and Ideals: Making Aircraft


Artwork details
Lithograph on paper
405 x 302 mm


Banking at 4000 Feet, 1917
From Britain's Efforts and Ideals: Making Aircraft


Artwork details
Lithograph on paper
403 x 316 mm

Sweeping Down on a Taube, 1917
From Britain's Efforts and Ideals: Making Aircraft


Artwork details
Lithograph on paper
400 x 299 mm

a British Royal Flying Corps biplane swoops down towards a German Taube aircraft. The British fighter is surrounded by an area of sunlight, diagonal beams of light creating a spectacular effect on the broken cloud in the sky

http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/search?filter%5BmakerString%5D%5B0%5D=%22Nevinson%2C%20C%20R%20W%20%28ARA%29%22&query=

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Charles Pears
'Strafed' by a German Seaplane off Terschelling, 1918


oil on canvas, 850 x 1117 mm
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/search?filter%5BmakerString%5D%5B0%5D=%22PEARS%2C%20CHARLES%22&query=

Three Royal Navy warships sail across the composition from right to left shown port side on. They are under attack from a German seaplane, with splashes in the water and small clouds of black and white in the sky showing the effects of German gunfire and British anti-aircraft gunfire.