Dr. Alex Rodriguez is a dentist by trade and part-time kinetic sculpture artist. He commutes on the Beltline daily from his home in Reynoldstown. He has no formal art training, but has an exceptional understanding of structural engineering and technical beauty, with the ability to create long-lasting works with his hands. His works have previously been featured in Art on the Atlanta Beltline.
Whirling Wheels
Alex Rodriguez, DMD | 2012
A spinning collection of windmills made from bicycle parts, celebrating the ease of mobility and the freedom of movement the bicycle provides to people of all ages along the BeltLine.The design echoes the delicate and simple beauty of the bicycle as a machine and is meant to contrast the heavy industrial look and feel of the BeltLine’s railroad past.