Bruce Gray (sculptor)
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Sculptor Bruce Gray is an artist residing in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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. His work includes kinetic art
Kinetic art
Kinetic art is art that contains moving parts or depends on motion for its effect. The moving parts are generally powered by wind, a motor or the observer. Kinetic art encompasses a wide variety of overlapping techniques and styles.-Kinetic sculpture:...

 such as rolling ball machines, mobiles
Mobile (sculpture)
A mobile is a type of kinetic sculpture constructed to take advantage of the principle of equilibrium. It consists of a number of rods, from which weighted objects or further rods hang. The objects hanging from the rods balance each other, so that the rods remain more or less horizontal...

, stabile
Stabile
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s, and suspended magnetic sculptures. He also creates found object
Found object
A found object, in an artistic sense, indicates the use of an object which has not been designed for an artistic purpose, but which exists for another purpose already. Found objects may exist either as utilitarian, manufactured items, or things which occur in nature...

s sculptures such as a lifesize motorcycle sculpture constructed from train parts, and giant objects such as a large aluminum wedge of Swiss cheese and giant high heel shoes. Gray's work has been displayed at many museums, art galleries, and is part of over 1200 corporate and private art collections. His work has appeared in numerous films and television shows including Charmed
Charmed
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, Austin Powers
Austin Powers (film series)
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, Meet the Fockers
Meet the Fockers
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, Batman Forever
Batman Forever
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, Sleeping with the Enemy
Sleeping with the Enemy (1991 film)
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, Six Feet Under, Seinfeld
Seinfeld
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, Star Trek
Star Trek
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, Friends
Friends
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, Frasier
Frasier
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, Roseanne
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, Murphy Brown
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, and NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue
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Bruce Gray's sculptures can be seen at Little Rock National Airport
Little Rock National Airport
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, Edwards Air Force Base
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, Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University
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, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
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, Children's Hospital Boston
Children's Hospital Boston
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, Kapor Enterprises
Mitch Kapor
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, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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, A&M Records
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, Network Solutions
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, and the Rolling Ball Museum
Rolling Ball Sculpture
A rolling ball sculpture, sometimes referred to as a marble run, a ball run, a gravitram, or a rolling ball machine is a form of kinetic art – an art form of that contains moving pieces – that specifically involves one or more rolling balls...

 permanent collection in Seoul
Seoul
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, South Korea
South Korea
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