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Lawrence “Larry” Charles Moss (born September 25, 1970) is an American artist, author and educator who works mainly with latex balloons. He is renowned, in the field of large-scale balloon sculpture as art installation, for creating technically and aesthetically challenging sculptures which often incorporate literary, art and pop culture references. In March 2015, The Washington Post ran a profile on Moss which identified him as "the best balloon artist in the world." Moss has conceived, organized and constructed large-scale balloon installations in North America, South America, Europe and Asia, including: the world's first piloted flying balloon sculpture, Balloon Manor (a large-scale haunted house made entirely from balloons) and the world's largest, non-round balloon sculpture (see "Soccer Players"). The latter earned Moss and fellow artist Royal Sorell a Guinness World Record and was featured on an episode of the Ripley's Believe It Or Not! TV series. Moss recently set a second world record at London's Brick 2014 event, erecting a 20-ft. tall balloon replica of a LEGO minifigure that has been recognized in ''Guiness World Records 2016''. Moss is also the founder of one of the first 50, non-academic websites established on the internet: (BalloonHQ.com ), an online community and resource for amateur and professional balloon artists. He currently owns and operates (Airigami, LLC ), with his wife and business partner, Designer Kelly Cheatle. ==Background== Moss grew up in Queens, NY, and studied music at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School (as featured in the movie ''“Fame”''). He began entertaining publicly in 1985, as a New York City street performer, after learning to juggle and perform magic tricks. He has since developed a reputation for elevating the art of balloon sculpture to new and unexpected heights, earning favorable reviews from audiences and critics worldwide and displaying installations in more than a dozen countries on four continents. His work has been recognized by The Wall Street Journal, the Associated Press, CNN Headline News, PBS, Smithsonian magazine, Cabinet, The Guardian and The Huffington Post. In addition, Moss has appeared on programs like The Martha Stewart Show and NBC's Today show. He has also performed at the White House on multiple occasions. Moss presented at TEDx Rochester in both 2009 ("Building Community through Balloon Sculpture") and 2014 ("Living in a Bubble") and has authored several published books about ballooning. Moss graduated from the University of Rochester with an undergraduate degree in Applied Mathematics/Computer Science and a master's degree in Elementary Education and has worked as a programmer. Those interests intersect in his performance of "(How to Catch a Mouse ): Simple Machines at Work," a humorous science-themed program designed to educate and entertain school-age children at the Corning Museum of Glass and elsewhere. The program is currently under license and, as such, is performed around the world. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Larry Moss (artist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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