1 comment Wednesday, June 4, 2014 | admin
I was invited to join Rise Art today, and was inspired by two artists in particular.
Yusuke Araki
Yusuki says of his drawings:
"Line is all linking. Please imagine the line is string. When you pick the string, it seems to be one hoop."
When the image is viewed up close, the individual lines are evident, and the line is continuous.
I am interested in the finite yet boundless properties of Yusuke Araki's drawings.
Repetitive drawing has the potential to look laboured, but these drawings look expressive and organic.
Alastair T. Willey
Alastair's work could be compared to the impossible shapes imagined by M. C. Escher.
Escher experimented with optical illusions and the illustration of the Möbius strip, to create a seemingly finite yet boundless shape.
Alastair takes photographs on a 35mm film, and processes the images digitally. These works are compared to follies: the images look like architecture but have no architectural use.
Nick Kaplony says of Alastairs work:
"I love how these images compact and overlay architectural fragments into forms which are reminiscent of microscopic or molecular structures."
I can see what Nick Kaplony means, the geometric clustered nature of these images look like they could be 3-dimensional interpretations of molecular diagrams.
It's interesting that by creating digital architectural-looking 2-dimensional sculptures, the artist has evoked molecular structure as well.
Yusuke Araki
Yusuki says of his drawings:
"Line is all linking. Please imagine the line is string. When you pick the string, it seems to be one hoop."
When the image is viewed up close, the individual lines are evident, and the line is continuous.
I am interested in the finite yet boundless properties of Yusuke Araki's drawings.
Repetitive drawing has the potential to look laboured, but these drawings look expressive and organic.
Alastair T. Willey
Alastair's work could be compared to the impossible shapes imagined by M. C. Escher.
Escher experimented with optical illusions and the illustration of the Möbius strip, to create a seemingly finite yet boundless shape.
Alastair takes photographs on a 35mm film, and processes the images digitally. These works are compared to follies: the images look like architecture but have no architectural use.
Nick Kaplony says of Alastairs work:
"I love how these images compact and overlay architectural fragments into forms which are reminiscent of microscopic or molecular structures."
I can see what Nick Kaplony means, the geometric clustered nature of these images look like they could be 3-dimensional interpretations of molecular diagrams.
It's interesting that by creating digital architectural-looking 2-dimensional sculptures, the artist has evoked molecular structure as well.
Labels: Alastair T Willey, Art, Digital, Drawing, Finite Yet Boundless, Geometry, M.C. Escher, Molecular, Rise Art, Science, Sculpture, Structure, Yusuke Araki
0 comment Friday, May 2, 2014 | admin
Numerically Controlled from Paper Fortress on Vimeo.Matt W. Moore has been successful in creating some robotic drawings."Vector graphics are converted into a tool path and then a machine language which controls a 3-axis CNC machine retrofitted with a special fixture that holds a marker and mimics hand pressure during the act of drawing. "
To lift the jargon a little bit, CNC means Computer Numerical Control which is used in computer-aided design (CAD) or computer-aided manufacturing (CAM).
In my experience, CNC has involved laser-cutting materials such as acrylic or vinyl.
Instead of using a laser to carry out the path of his drawing, Moore has devised a gadget to hold a sharpie.
Labels: Cad, Cam, Cnc, Drawing, Robot, Robotic, Sharpie, Video
0 comment Tuesday, April 22, 2014 | admin
Introducing the artist Jim Denevan!
Denevan really connects to the environment by finding ways to draw in materials such as sand and ice. There is a transient, fleeting quality to Denevans work as his work is eventually worn away by weather.
In some of his works, Denevan considers the Fibonacci spiral to direct the shapes of his drawings to connect even further to the natural world.
To see more of Jim Denevans work please visit his website.
Denevan really connects to the environment by finding ways to draw in materials such as sand and ice. There is a transient, fleeting quality to Denevans work as his work is eventually worn away by weather.
In some of his works, Denevan considers the Fibonacci spiral to direct the shapes of his drawings to connect even further to the natural world.
To see more of Jim Denevans work please visit his website.Labels: Drawing, Environment, Fibonacci, Ice, Natural, Nature, Sand, Spiral
0 comment Thursday, April 17, 2014 | admin
Every once in a while, I come across a piece of work which blows me away.
The kinetic drawing sculpture that Karina Smigla-Bobinski has devised seems to me as a stroke of genius.
The concept at once seems obvious, yet none of us had thought of it.
A bespoke floating orb filled with helium has been embedded with charcoal sticks and left to float around in a pure white room.
As the sphere travels around the room reacting to the immediate environment, the sphere begins to scrape against the wall, leaving marks.
This work can not be described solely as a sculpture or a drawing
Interestingly, it seems to me that the work is an experiment of neither art nor science, floating somewhere in-between the two.
This is the kind of work which inspires me greatly, the art work is all at once playful, experimental and interactive.
The kinetic drawing sculpture that Karina Smigla-Bobinski has devised seems to me as a stroke of genius.
The concept at once seems obvious, yet none of us had thought of it.
A bespoke floating orb filled with helium has been embedded with charcoal sticks and left to float around in a pure white room.
As the sphere travels around the room reacting to the immediate environment, the sphere begins to scrape against the wall, leaving marks.
This work can not be described solely as a sculpture or a drawing
Interestingly, it seems to me that the work is an experiment of neither art nor science, floating somewhere in-between the two.
This is the kind of work which inspires me greatly, the art work is all at once playful, experimental and interactive.
Labels: Art, Berlin, Drawing, Experimental, Experimental Drawing, Germany, Installation, Interactive, Karina Smigla Bobinski, Kinetic, Science, Sculpture
0 comment Monday, March 24, 2014 | admin
I have recently discovered the astronomical drawings of Étienne Léopold Trouvelot.Trouvelot made a living as a portrait artist, but became increasingly interested in astronomy when sketching and observing the aurora borealis.
The Aurora Borealis.
The quality of these drawings caught the attention of the astronomers at Harvard University, who then invited Trouvelot to use their telescopes. In total, Trouvelot completed 7,000 drawings in fine detail.
These astronomical drawings were mostly completed between the years of 1870 and 1885, so I thought it would be interesting to compare what Trouvelot saw to the photographs we have now.
A drawing of the Orion Nebula.
The Orion Nebula as photographed by NASA.
The Milky Way as seen from earth.
The Milky Way photographed by Tom Lowe: Astronomy Photographer Of The Year 2010
Trouvelot's drawing of Jupiter.
Jupiter as photographed by NASA
Trouvelot's drawing of Saturn
Saturn, photographed by NASA.
A total eclipse of the Sun.
A total eclipse of the Sun, photographed by Michael Kobusch.
Sun spots as discovered by Trouvelot.
Active Region 1302 photographed by Alan Friedman.
It is interesting to compare these, as you can see where Trouvelot has added artistic flourishes. The Trouvelot drawings fascinate me for this reason, the drawings are not true copies and light is portrayed as being quite linear.However, the artist impressed astronomers enough to have a crater on the moon named after him!
If you consider photographs of such phenomena taken in the same time period, you begin to see why. This is the first photograph of the Orion Nebula taken in 1880 by Professor Henry Draper:
Three years later, using a long exposure, Henry Draper improved his photograph of the Orion Nebula:
The Trouvelot drawings were very up to the minute at this time, his work celebrates an era of astronomical discovery.
The Aurora Borealis.
The quality of these drawings caught the attention of the astronomers at Harvard University, who then invited Trouvelot to use their telescopes. In total, Trouvelot completed 7,000 drawings in fine detail.
These astronomical drawings were mostly completed between the years of 1870 and 1885, so I thought it would be interesting to compare what Trouvelot saw to the photographs we have now.
A drawing of the Orion Nebula.
The Orion Nebula as photographed by NASA.
The Milky Way as seen from earth.
The Milky Way photographed by Tom Lowe: Astronomy Photographer Of The Year 2010
Trouvelot's drawing of Jupiter.
Jupiter as photographed by NASA
Trouvelot's drawing of Saturn
Saturn, photographed by NASA.
A total eclipse of the Sun.
A total eclipse of the Sun, photographed by Michael Kobusch.
Sun spots as discovered by Trouvelot.
Active Region 1302 photographed by Alan Friedman.
It is interesting to compare these, as you can see where Trouvelot has added artistic flourishes. The Trouvelot drawings fascinate me for this reason, the drawings are not true copies and light is portrayed as being quite linear.However, the artist impressed astronomers enough to have a crater on the moon named after him!
If you consider photographs of such phenomena taken in the same time period, you begin to see why. This is the first photograph of the Orion Nebula taken in 1880 by Professor Henry Draper:
Three years later, using a long exposure, Henry Draper improved his photograph of the Orion Nebula:
The Trouvelot drawings were very up to the minute at this time, his work celebrates an era of astronomical discovery.
Labels: Alan Friedman, Astronomy, Aurora, Drawing, Eclipse, Etienne Leopold Trouvelot, Jupiter, Michael Kobusch, Nasa, Orion Nebula, Saturn, Sun Spots, The Milky Way, Tom Lowe, Trouvelot