Paper / Sculpture / Ideas

Great sculptural work from students at the Architectural Association in London (Intermediate unit 3)
http://aainter3-net.fromform.net/


Buckminster Fuller (Montreal Biosphere on right)
Idea: What if we could make the future better for everyone?
http://www.bfi.org/


Paper Alarm Clock (paper & adhesive tape)
Idea: What if instead of getting rid of paper in the future, we made it better?
Flat Futures project: Exploring Digital Paper + http://www.miquelmora.com/flatfutures.html


Script Furniture
Idea: Open Source Furniture Design. "Script Furniture is based on a digital computer script written for an analogue series of furniture.
Lucas Maassen + http://www.lucasmaassen.com/LUCAS_MAASSEN/Entries/2009/6/12_SCRIPT.html


OpenStructures
Idea: "Everyone Designs for Everyone"
http://www.openstructures.net/


Polypolyhepdron
Robert Lang's pdf instrutions: http://www.langorigami.com/science/polypolyhedra/polypolyhedra.php4
See Also: TreeMaker and Origami Simulator

notes: the above material was largely appropriated from the "Design and the Elastic Mind" exhibition catalog. The exhibition was up at Moma from Feb-May 2008. View Virtual Site here: http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2008/elasticmind/

Kenn Munk: Paper Sculptures

Thanks to Seth for the heads up on this artist.
See more here: http://www.antlor.net/

More Contemporary Sculpture: Think Tank

Below are a list of other sculptors we have looked at in class. From top left: Richard Serra, Rachel Whiteread, Jeff Koons, Frank Gehry, Kristen Morgin, Jessica Stockholder, Damien Ortega.

Paper Sculpture

Below is a list of artists who came to mind in regards to working with paper. Although we are thinking about creating something that is 3d for project 1 I have included other artists who work with paper mostly in 2d for inspiration and reference. I found some of these artists from this post: http://www.thecoolist.com/papercraft-perfection-10-amazing-master-origami-artists/

For template references see: http://readymech.com/, http://www.paperrobots1999.com/, http://www.bertsimons.nl/files/bouwplaat.pdf, http://www.foldschool.com/


Bert Simons (http://www.bertsimons.nl)

Peter Callesen (http://www.petercallesen.com/)

Oliver Herring (http://www.maxprotetch.com/main.html?id=8&show=3)

Jen Stark (http://www.jenstark.com/)

Tom Friedman (http://www.gagosian.com/artists/tom-friedman/)

Kara Walker (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kara_Walker)

Philadelphia based Hunter Stabler (http://www.hunterstabler.com/)

Richard Sweeney (http://www.richardsweeney.co.uk/)

Susy Oliveira (http://susyoliveira.ca/)

Shin Tanaka (http://shin.co.nr/)


Osang Gwon (http://osang.net/)

Paper Wars (http://www.core.form-ula.com/2008/05/29/paper-warsexhibition-in-london/)

mrmama

animizacja NOWA* from mrmama.tv on Vimeo.

Mrmama is Polish motion graphics guru Arkadiusz Nowakowski. He creates a striking result through toying with the tension between the building's structural reality and the 3d and 2d structures that he invents. Also there is an interesting stylistic play going on here between the classical architectural facade and the projected video game graphics circa early 1980s.