Aspire - Containing Air 102d56

myminifactory

This 3D sculpture embodies the concepts of digital creation and digital manufacturing that uniquely underpin 3D printing; an expression of encompassing all the still unknown ambitions of this revolutionary technology. I delve into architecturally based geometric patterns. My overarching interest is to investigate methods which can develop forms that are in one sense predictable, but have the element to generate the unexpected; the unexpected in a predictable manner. In this series I attempt to explore a container; a non-traditional container that holds nothing but air. Given this, the form and surface can be reimagined and deviate from traditional meanings. The overall form can also express containing a more interconnected volume, since it holds nothing. The surface can be articulated in a number of ways, a simple mesh in this series. This series also explores 3D printing techniques in unique materials that can structurally be very delicate; pushing the technology to its limits of defining enclosures and still be structurally viable. Forms and their structural enclosures can be explored in a variety of ways, on multiple scales. Extrusions, assemblages, or incorporating traditional structural systems; or ones according to mathematically defined elements. What forms emerge when a 2D curve is used as a 3D path for some section defined by a simple shape, such as a circle, an ellipse, a square, a rectangle, or a triangle? This series investigates a simple form based on approximately one-half of a Lemniscate of Bernoulli curve, developed about 1694. It is very similar to a common eight curve, except the loops are more elliptical. For the enclosure a diagonal grid was incorporated. These are also computationally generated, custom developed software; a method which can express a consistency of a developing concept and enable a variety that focuses on the idea and its variations. Further information can be found at: http://bitartworks.com/airvase01/gallery01a.html and the BitArtWorks.com website.