3D Design

This week will be focused on 3D design: something I've never been interested in. But, I'm hoping that by the end of the lessons I will have a different understanding of the topic and developed new artistic abilities. One task that stood out from other things I have done in the past was creating a structure from spaghetti. I focused a part of my A Level work on architectural forms so continuing this allowed me to carry on a previous interest. I tend to design rather than make so using spaghetti helped me experiment with what I can do. I enjoyed creating the sculpture because it let me look at not only artistic elements but mathematical as the sizing had to be correct in order to let the plastic balls fit on each level. I liked this task even though I thought I wouldn't because it was completely different from anything I have done and let me explore what I can and may do in my future.
Furthermore, the next activity was to make the sculpture protected by using paper. I decided to place it on it's side, laid down on a piece of paper and then wrapped the paper around it. However, before I taped the paper I placed scrunched up paper inside so that it was solid. I then wrapped strips around it to create a package effect as I thought the stronger the paper is, the less able objects would be able to rip through. Finally I wrapped the sculpture in another piece of paper and filled the gap between it and the rest of the paper with more pieces of torn paper in order to create a spring effect. I wanted anything that could hit it to bounce off. But when a ball fell onto it it broke; the paper did not though. By doing this I have experimented with many materials and sculpting and am now prepared for any circumstances like it.

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