Random Sculptures

Mario Verdicchio (Artist), Vittorio Paris (Other)

    Research output: Non-textual formArtefact

    Abstract

    We propose an artistic study of randomness as perceived by the viewer in terms of sculptures designed by means of 3D modelling tools. Two different methods are followed in the design of the shapes: one based on manual manipulations guided by random events, and one based on simulation of a physical system characterized by random parameters. The simulation method adds an extra parameter by which we can study randomness: time. The 3D printing process that gives the computational models of the shapes a physical embodiment adds an extra layer of randomness in terms of structural feasibility.
    We propose a new approach to explore randomness in the form of sculptures
    obtained with deformations of a sphere within a computational environment.
    We have conceived two methods, one based on manual manipulations, the other
    based on physics simulations. They provide similar results, but with slight methodological differences that can continue the debate on the relation between
    aesthetics and randomness. A fundamental step in this research is to present
    3D-printed embodiments of this way of tackling randomness. Not only the printing
    process will add a further layer of elaboration to these shapes, in terms of warps
    and collapses of critically thin parts, but it will also allow us to bring the discourse
    among the audience in the form of a sculpture exhibition.
    Original languageEnglish
    Publication statusPublished - 2017
    EventxCoAx 2017: International Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics and X - MNAC: Museu Nacional de Arte Contemporânea do Chiado, Lisbon, Portugal
    Duration: 6 Jul 20177 Jul 2017
    Conference number: 5
    http://2017.xcoax.org

    Keywords

    • 3D printing
    • Random Art
    • Sculpture

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    • xCoAx 2017

      Verdicchio, M. (Organiser)

      6 Jul 20177 Jul 2017

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