Zoetropes were common in the 1800s but they were 2D things. Here, 4-Mation has created a DIY 3D kit that uses strobes synched to the rotation of the carousel to create eye-popping 3D animations.
Giraffe Diving in "5M80"
I think all 3D animation films should be centered around giraffes diving like "5M80" by Nicolas Deveaux.
3D Sand Beach Drawings
Public sand on beaches is something we've seen before, but never 3D drawings like these from Ben Harkins.
“We’ve seen other people doing stuff on beaches, but it’s always been geometric, flat shapes, like a pattern, so we thought we’d get into the whole 3D thing. And I kind of like the fact that it disappears at the end of the day when the tide comes in. It makes it impermanent.”
Little Multi-Colored Army Men in 3D Paintings by Jean-Pierre Séguin
Quebecois artist Jean-Pierre Seguin creates these fascinating 3D paintings using hundreds of plastic green army men that he then paints to construct the images.
Robot that 'Draws' in 3D
From the project page:
"MATAERIAL is the result of the collaborative research between Petr Novikov, Saša Jokić from the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) and Joris Laarman Studio. IAAC tutors representing Open Thesis Fabrication Program provided their advice and professional expertise. During the course of the research we developed a brand new digital fabrication method and a working prototype that can open a door to a number of practical applications. The method that we call Anti·gravity Object Modeling has a Patent-Pending status."
Thousands of Plastic Straws Create Evocative 3D Art
Italian artist Francesca Pasquali has created these evocative 3D forms with thousands of plastic straws, with the end result reminiscent of the Organic Forms in Glass we saw a few weeks ago.
The artist explains:
"Even if plastc is a new material, the tecnique of interlacing it in preconstituted nets is connected to the past. It makes it live again in the shape of sculpture, which spreads out towards the space around, creating various texturzsed effects. Observing nature itself, I transfer the essential being of it. The interlacing forms trasform the industrial material into soft and sensual shapes."
