3D PRINTING PEN

http://lixpen.com/


Can connect it to a laptop and you can then make 3D doodles!!! Most amazing invention ever. I want one.

Maud Vantours

Based in Paris Vantours uses layers of paper to create 3D designs for sets, fashion shows and editorials.

I always find paper art really appealing as it is such an everyday medium yet it can be really versatile and even strong. Mixing both geometric and floral shapes also adds interest to what is both 2D and 3D.

El Anatsui

El Anatsui

"Throughout a distinguished forty-year career as both sculptor and teacher – as Professor of Sculpture and Departmental Head at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka – El Anatsui has addressed a vast range of social, political and historical concerns, and embraced an equally diverse range of media and processes. Making use of tools as diverse as chainsaws, welding torches and power tools as well as developing a range of processes such as the intricate and meditative 'sewing' process of his later work, he has shaped found materials that range from cassava graters, railway sleepers, driftwood, iron nails and obituary printing plates, aluminium bottle-tops, etc. to create a wide variety of novel sculptural forms. El Anatsui's iconic “bottle-top installations” have provoked a frenzy of international attention between 2002 and the present, with institutions queuing to acquire these mesmerising works. Created from many thousands of aluminium bottle-tops wired together with copper, these magnificent wall sculptures continue to excite and amaze audiences wherever they are exhibited. His sculptures have been collected by major international museums, including the British Museum, London, the Centre Pompidou, Paris, the de Young Museum, San Francisco, the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, the museum Kunst Palast, Düsseldorf, and many other prestigious institutions besides.

In an interview with October Gallery, EL Anatsui noted, “The amazing thing about working with these metallic ‘fabrics’ is that the poverty of the materials used in no way precludes the telling of rich and wonderful stories." (from http://www.octobergallery.co.uk/artists/anatsui/ )

I am interested in this artist as in year twelve I created a mixed media installation using similar materials which evoked messages of poverty and third world countries in attempting to recreate or show an aspect of my South African history. 

I've always been interested in textiles and the intricacy of the handmade, so I find that this artist's work very appealing.

During year twelve, and even in the years since then I have always been drawn to the concept of making the everyday, and the ignored into something distinguished or beautiful. Taking what has been discarded and turning it into something beautiful is something which I feel my work aesthetic will often come back to. 

Tendrils and jelly

This artists work doesn't really relate to my work in this class, but in visiting aquariums I always find myself losing many hours in-front of the jellyfish. Their delicacy and strangeness is unparalleled by any other creature, and I think Alexander Semanov's photographs capture this exactly.
 











From https://www.flickr.com/photos/a_semenov/sets/72157610938575131/with/7552523880/

Assessment #3 - Artist #5

I've included Sébastien Preschoux as he is another artists who uses coloured thread in his works, but also because of how he uses sections of an environmental landscape that is in no ways geometric and creates seemingly natural and intricate spaces.

What I mean by 'seemingly natural' is that it is as though he has used thread to construct what the eye can not always see. As though he has copied spider webs and used colour and thicker string to make the patterns more obvious. Or has revealed how light is fractured and how it bounces off objects.

 

The artists says that "Nowadays, the new generation disposes of images as a industrial rapidity and they are not asking themselves about where these things are coming from. Is it handmade or is it an electronic work? When they are faced with creating handmade work, they realize the labor and time it takes. The result is way more important than a printed work that is, easily reproduced. In my opinion, art makes sense if it is the result of the human hand."



I really agree with his concept of the human hand having so much influence. Seeing something which would have taken hours, days or even years to complete by hand gives you a greater appreciation for it and also adds a deeper level of beauty.




 
 From http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2010/10/thread-installations-by-sebastien-preschoux/

Faig Ahmed

http://www.faigahmed.com/news/news-4/

Born in Baku, Faig Ahmed graduated in 2004 specialising in sculpture from the Azerbaijan State Academy of Fine Art.

He works in installation and sculpture with his works revolving around the traditional techniques and methods of creating Azerbaijan hand-woven rugs. He then adds contemporary facets - such as pattern, colour or hybradizing the concept of a carpet in itself.

Carpet Equalizer

Conversation

Instability

Expansion

Double Stretching

I think the combination of traditional methods and contemporary values has allowed Ahmed to create really beautiful works. Additionally the fact that he makes them by hand is an amazing concept as it would be a very laborious task. I have always been drawn to the pattern and intricacy of rugs, shawls and carpets and find this to be a really modernised and fresh take on these everyday objects. 

Assessment #3 - Artists #4

I wanted to include these artists as they use thread in amazing ways, but what I really want to focus on is how they utilize and add new dimensions to a given space.
The artists are the duo known as HOT TEA whose work is described as thread-bombing graffiti. After being arrested for spray-painting graffiti, they wanted to explore different avenues:

"The HOTTEA project developed after a trip to jail, but it was also heavily inspired by past experiences: A grandmother teaching the skill of knitting, anti-gay bullying from kids at school, and, most importantly, the relationships that that were developed along the way — negative, or positive. HOTTEA explains, “The HOTTEA project embodies the similarities and differences in all of us. I wanted to base the project off an idea that had room for growth. We are always growing as people and the dynamic between people gives endless possibilities.”

 

Watch timelapse: http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2011/03/hot-tea/

I am most interested in his installation called 'Letting Go' which was placed in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Suspending 84 Miles of thread Eric Rieger (HOT TEA) attemptis to create his own interpretation of the sun.

'At least once in our lives we have all had to let go of something we truly love. Whether it be a pet, personal object or in some cases, loved ones. This piece is my interpretation of the sun. The sun brings life and also represents happiness, warmth and energy. When letting go of something or someone we truly love, sometimes it is okay to celebrate their lives along with mourning. This piece represents the warmth and love I have received from those I have had to let go of.'

Watch Timelapse:http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2012/07/a-sun-of-thread-84-miles-of-string-suspended-at-mia-by-hottea/

The MIA has this beautiful rounded alcove with such luminescent lighting - HOT TEA's work uses this space to its fullest advantage - not distracting or taking away from the space but enhancing its already inherent attributes.
Additionally the circular shape has the association with the sun, and the brightly coloured string aids this interpretation. Even without knowing the intended meaning or concepts behind the artists decisions, this work allows the audience to want to sit under it and bask in its glow, lying next to strangers who want to experience the same feeling.
For our group project, I hope that Carmen and I can create a similar feeling. We are not aiming to shock, confuse, baffle or scare university students at 9am on a Monday morning, we simply want to add colour, charm and intricacy to a bland and sterile area.