Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Art Exhibit


While I was at the Shemer Art Center on Sunday, I stopped in the gallery to see the current exhibit.  The name of the exhibit is "Materialize" and it's all about 3-D printing.  Artists were challenged to create works of art using the unique capabilities of a 3-D printer.  My favorite pieces in this exhibit were these by artist Xinggang Wang.  The description said they were made of wood and acrylic and they were priced $5000.00 each so I'm guessing it took quite a lot of work to create them.
The one above is called "Soldier" and the one in the back is called "Scholar".

 There was a third one seen on the left but, I don't recall it's name.

I was really taken by these pieces.  They are very subtle yet speak volumes.
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13 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 4, 2014 at 2:11 AM

    I like them, they are very characterful!

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  2. Stefan JanssonNovember 4, 2014 at 2:49 AM

    For art done with the help of a 3-d printer it is really good. Although a bit pricey.

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  3. BirdmanNovember 4, 2014 at 7:19 AM

    He's praying? Politician?

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  4. JudyNovember 4, 2014 at 7:41 AM

    Interesting but as Stefan said, a bit pricey.

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  5. LoisNovember 4, 2014 at 8:45 AM

    Even with no faces, they do express themselves well.

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  6. JackNovember 4, 2014 at 8:53 AM

    They are quite good, Sharon. Now 3-D printers will create art? I guess that is where technology is leading us.

    I am so tall that I usually have to crouch to get to subjects' eye level. When I crouched, Atlas lunged forward, which was the next (unshown) photograph. He didn't seem to dislike me. He just thought I wanted to play with him.

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  7. CatalystNovember 4, 2014 at 10:55 AM

    I don't understand 3-D printing but I like these figures. My first thought was "Chairman Mao"!

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  8. RedPatNovember 4, 2014 at 11:33 AM

    I remember when Holograms were first developed and artists though it would be a great medium but it never was successful for much other than kitschy trinkets & awful religious pics. I wonder if 3-D printing will be a better medium. I do like these pieces but wow they are pricey!

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  9. cieldequimperNovember 4, 2014 at 11:46 AM

    I'm not too sure I get the 3D bit either but I kind of like them. That's probably because I love wood!

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  10. William KendallNovember 4, 2014 at 3:29 PM

    I rather like them. I have watched a 3D printer at work. It's entirely different than what's come before.

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  11. RandyNovember 4, 2014 at 6:55 PM

    Interesting artwork.

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  12. ThérèseNovember 5, 2014 at 2:56 AM

    These wonderful figures won't go into ordinary people's life I presume...

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  13. KateNovember 8, 2014 at 4:15 AM

    I like the sleek clean lines of the figures.

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