afsART [fab_lab]_SCAD:Tessellated Rabbits

afsART [fab_lab]_SCAD:Tessellated Rabbits, originally uploaded by afsart.

During the winter Break. Professor Andrew F. Scott and [FAB_LAB]_SCAD produced "Tessellated Rabbits using cardboard and paper. The project was a response to a proposal from SCAD Exhibitions for it's "Year of the Rabbit" Exhibition at the SCAD Hong Kong campus. The work combines computer modeling and digital fabrication techniques to create the open and closed rabbit forms. The works were fabricated by Andrew F. Scott, David Markus, Tamela Sicay-Perrow and Mason Pfau.

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C.J. Miller: Goarax

C.J. Miller: Goarax, originally uploaded by afsart.

For SCPT 450, Computer Modeling for Sculpture Projects SC.J. Miller created "Goarax" using laser cut luan combined with wood elements. http://digitalsculpture250.blogspot.com/2010/02/robot-space-lion-with-four-wings.html

shannon slane: factory

shannon slane: factory, originally uploaded by afsart.

For SCPT 450, Computer Modeling for Sculpture Projects Shannon Slane created "Factory" using laser cut cardboard combined with mixed media elements she was able to create a metaphor for the way our meat gets to our tables. http://digitalsculpture250.blogspot.com/2010/02/400-level-section-of-digital.html

Andrew F. Scott | Mass >> Serial Volume

Andrew F. Scott | Mass >> Serial Volume, originally uploaded by afsart.

I created this form as a part of a video demonstrating the cut my ribs script by un didi. http://dimitrie.wordpress.com/2008/09/02/bridge-to-materiality.

Sankofa: Fabricated Harvest

My day was made today when John Adams and Ricki Dwyer said to me that their sculpture was created in the spirit of Sankofa an Akan word meaning "Go back and fetch it". It embodies the need to understand your pat so that you are prepared to step into the future. Made my quarter.

Fab_Lab Student Collaboration

Week 10: Work In Progress, originally uploaded by afsart.

A Fab_Lab meeting led to a collaborative Sculpture by John Adams (Industrial Design) an Ricki Dwyer (Fibers). This work combines digital fabrication and basket weaving techniques.These photos depict the work in progress which will be complete for finals in two days. This is an excellent example of both the collaborative and high-tech high touch ethos of the sculpture minor program.

BlackManGrove: Black Ice 1109

BlackManGrove: Black Ice 1109, originally uploaded by afsart.

An extension of an earlier work "Soul On Ice". In this work the form of the BlackManGrove is encased within a cubic framework. The Object within is revealed through the interior contours. I love that the three dimensional form is revealed within based on the light and the viewers location from the piece. The refraction and reflections of the light reveals the modeling of the form.

FDMSummer09: Update

PA261308, originally uploaded by afsart.

This is the Bronze cast created from the FDM model begun during the Summer of 2009. I have completed almost all of the devestment of the ceramic shell and chasing. That was fun. I am currently thinking about how I want to move forward with the patination for this piece. I really like the open nature of the form. Overall I am very happy with how this turned out. More updates as the work progresses.

Alli Hall: From Binary to Bronze

Alli Hall "Coral" SCAD Atlanta 10/23/09
Alli Hall continued her exploration of Digital Applications in Sculpture that she began during the summer of 2009. This fall she made a mold of her FDM model "Coral" that was created during the summer quarter. Once completed, she created a wax positive that was sprued and gated for ceramic shell bronze castings. She had the pleasure of pouring the piece herself on October 23, at SCAD Atlanta. Here you can see her cutting away the sprues on her sculpture. Alli gets kudos for being the first SCAD student to cast bronze from an FDM model as a sculptural application.

[fab_lab]_SCAD: AuthorShape

[fab_lab]_SCAD: AuthorShape, originally uploaded by afsart.

Enlisting the help of photography majors, each member of Fab.Lab.SCAD was instructed to “paint” a fluid form using a light source in front of the open shutter of a digital camera, beginning and ending in the same position so as to ensure continuous author-shapes were created. The digital photos were randomized and presented to the group, where each member was then asked to pick a shape. Each photo was placed in Abobe Illustrator and live-traced, producing vectors that could be exported into Rhinoceros. These author-shapes were arranged in a random vertical sequence, removing individual identification and any resulting sense of hierarchy within the group. Using a loft command a seamless surface was created through a series of continuous curves between each author-shape. The resulting form derived from unity and balance represents the individual role in collective collaboration: the column.

Atlas: When it All Comes Together

Final Crit: SCPT 275 Summer 2009 , originally uploaded by afsart.

Atlas, was the final project in SCPT 275: Direct Metal Sculpture during the summer quarter 2009. Created entirely from recycled material by John Adams, Ryan Maxey and Brian Rogers is a great example of the [fablab]_scad ethos. It is a collaborative project that utilized computer modeling to rough out the design and laser cut cross-sections to provide the internal structure for the welded railroad spikes. Nice........

[fablab]_scad:boundary install

[fablab]_scad:boundary install, originally uploaded by afsart.

On August 14th, the Digital Fabrication Club [fablab]_scad began its transformation of the Boundary Hall Gallery at the Savannah College of Art and Design. The students are creating a large scale sculptural installation using laser cut cardboard panel that were generated from a computer model in Rhino. This is the first of may collaborative efforts to come by this group.

[fablab]_SCAD: Boundary Hall Installation

[fablab]_SCAD: Boundary Hall Installation Maquette. Laser Cut Chip Board

This summer students in the digital fabrication club embarked initiated an installation project for the Boundary Hall gallery. This is the first of what they hope will be regular installations that will give them an opportunity to collaborate and explore digital fabrication techniques using the SCAD campus as their canvas. the president of the club Johnathon Anderson has provides a brief overview of the project on his blogsite. You may also view images of the work in progress on this flickr site devoted to the project. Keep in touch there will be much more information to follow.

[fablab]_SCAD: Ryan Maxey

Ryan Maxey. Planar Sculpture Study. SCPT 275: Direct Metal Sculpture. Prof. Andrew F. Scott

Ryan Maxey is a student in the Industrial Design department. For his planar study in Direct Metal Sculpture he used rhino to create a circular array using surfaces that he created in the program. He then intersected the surfaces to create a maquette for his sculptural composition. Using the unwrap surface and smash function he was able to create template sheets for each of his steel sheet components that included both the half lap and through intersection on the surfaces.

Ryan Maxey. Planar Sculpture Study. SCPT 275: Direct Metal Sculpture. Prof. Andrew F. Scott

Ryan used the foot shear and plasma-cutter to cut out his template sheets. They were then bent using the electric roller. These elements were then welded together and ground before the hot rolled steel was treated with ferric chloride giving it a rusted and weathered appearance.

[fablab]_SCAD: Brian Rogers

Brian Rogers. Linear Sculpture Study. SCPT 275: Direct Metal Sculpture. Prof. Andrew F. Scott

High Tech / High Touch is the mantra of the information age. It represents a balance between those activities that involve information technologies and those things that are done hands on. It is also one of the underlying attitudes that I try to inculcate in my students. I have witnessed this several times this quarter in my Direct Metal Sculpture Class. The earlier post of John Adam's Installation is one example. The work of Brian Roger provides another approach.

Brian Rogers. Linear Sculpture Study. SCPT 275: Direct Metal Sculpture. Prof. Andrew F. Scott

Brian Rogers is a student in architecture. For his project he modeled a head on the computer then used it to create a serial sculptural form using wood that was cut using a laser cutter. He then brought this into the studio and began to weld a linear framework around the serial form creating a sculptural composition that combined mass and line to allude to decay and transformation.

[fablab]_scad: John Adams

[fablab]_scad: John Adams, originally uploaded by afsart.

Every once an while a student comes along and does something really special. John Adams applies lessons learned in [fablab]_scad and his work in industrial design to create a wonderful site specific installation for his Direct Metal Sculpture class. The work combines computer aided design, digital fabrication techniques, vacuum forming and welding into a wonderful hanging sculptural installation. Look for John's in-depth posting on the project at fablabscad.blogspot.com where he will discuss this wonderful example of [fablab]_scad collaboration in detail. For now you can see some of his conceptual renderings on his flickr site.

3d printing - growing our future

These 3d printed models have been grown using digital technologies that prints serially with abs plastic. The forms are the mathematical generation of MATHMORPH, a collaborative exploration of Ming Tang [SCAD architecture professor] and Jonathon Anderson [MFA student of Furniture design]. The potential of 3d printing is limitless. Highly complex geometries are brought to a tangible object level outside of the digital realm.

Andrew F. Scott: Soul on Ice

A new twist on a old direction. In the previous work light was used to illuminate the form described and activate the form hidden within the cardboard corrogation. The resultant work has a ghost like quality. In this exploration Plexi-Glass is used to explore the interior and exterior domains of form. This work is a proof of concept for further sculptural exploration of digital fabrication techniques. The title is taken from the book written by Eldrige Cleaver.

Katy Hall: CAD Jewelry

Katy Hall States "I am a lover of all things CAD and design. I do still appreciate getting my hands a little dirty and being a jeweler. I look forward to what is ahead learning new things every day."

Katy Hall was one of the students in the first SCPT 250/450 Digital Applications in Sculpture class at SCAD during the summer quarter of 2008. In the class students took one of their computer models and placed it into two different sculptural contexts that were defined by scale. Katy's senior project in jewelry was informed by this exploration. In her project she took her jewelry designs and presented them both as objects of adornment and as sculptural objects in an architectural context. She graduated spring quarter 2009 and now lives in Austin, Texas.