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Friday, February 15, 2008

Hot Air

Princess and the Frog Balloon art by Sean Rooney
Short Skirt balloon art by Sean Rooney

Gown by Sean Rooney


Alice balloon art by Sean Rooney



Performance with enormous balloon structure showing Sean Rooney in action.


Performance artist Sean Rooney gives a whole new meaning to the expression "hot air".

He creates an entire universe of costumes and creatures with sculptures made entirely of balloons. Unlike balloon artists of the past or clowns at childrens birthday parties. His work is enormous and complex. He creates using hundreds or thousands of balloons , many but not all blown up by his mouth. He calls it , "doing the Dizzy Gillespie."

His creations include costumes, creatures and environments that are temporary. They last as long as the balloons stay full of his breath.

This week end he will be performing at the Royal Ontario Museum and will be creating a 90 foot dinosaur named Gertie.

The balloon fetishist will go crazy!
His web site is www.ibmetrics.com/sean/

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