Rock balancing is an art, discipline, and hobby depending upon the intent of the practictioner. It can also be a performance art, a spectacle, or a devotion, depending upon the interpretation of its audience. Essentially, it involves placing some combination of rock_(geology) or stone in arrangements which require patience and sensivity to generate, and which appear to be physically impossible while actually being only highly improbable. The rock balancer may work for free or for pay, as an indivudal or in a group, and their intents and the audiences' interpretations may vary given the situation.
Sometimes rock balancing may be performed as a publicity stunt.
Styles of rock balancing
- Pure Balance
- Balanced Stacking
- Free Style
Famous rock balance artists
- Andy_Goldsworthy, the most celebrated and most influential artist working in the field, for whom rock balancing is a minor subset of his "Collaborations With Nature".
- Dave_Gorman, notorious for being only one of many people by the same name, famous for ingenious and insightful humor before he discovered rock balancing by watching:
- Bill Dan, a San Francisco immigrant artist who apparently pioneered the art in the US.