Andy Goldsworthy

Andy Goldsworthy is probably the master when it comes to using nature as an art form. Whilst paper will be my medium I have used natural forms as my primary research and would therefore be a fool not to note Goldsworthy's work. It goes without saying that his work is inspiring and the influence of nature is blates obvious, I can only try to emulate this in my work.  

Workshop 4

Fixed on the method of creation via modular shape I created this bad boy. I think this (or something of this ilk) will form the initial design for my final piece which may or may not be three scaled up versions of this ha.

Hopefully y'all can see how this ties with corals and the modular nature of them... otherwise i have failed.

Natural Forms as an Influence - Jellyfish, Brains and DNA

Jenny suggested that I look at some more organic forms such a Jellyfish and DNA and other delicate organs such as brains etc. as a means of pulling my focus back to the project's theme of repeat... so I did.  

Now how do i get these into a paper format? GOOD!

Natural Forms as an Influence - Rock Formations

Richard Sweeney suggested I take a look at rock formations as a possible influence to my work. He said that natural forms were a massive inspiration to him and that I should try and approach this project with that in mind. Check these babies out... God is such a boss designer ha!

Big fan.

Haruki Nakamura

This is Haruki Nakamura Free Safety for the Baltimore Ravens... 

This is the work of Haruki Nakamura - paper engineering extraordinaire, same name different expertise. One's a hard hitting American football player the other is a verified genius. His work, made entirely from paper always fits together like a serious of gears. The intricacy of these pieces is breath taking. Take a look.

Take a look at this. Skip to 48 seconds to witness the true ingenious of this fella.

AWESOME!

Richard Sweeney Workshop 3

In this workshop we concentrated on creating pieces from modular form, particularly the triangle. This was a method that interested me as I enjoyed the freedom it gave to build whatever shape you could imagine. 

In the background of this image you can see the beginnings of the mapping for a more complex modular structure.

The following are some interesting creations I knocked up between experimenting with modular form that I thought were worth a view. 

The off cuts of the modular forms can also be used to create fantastic shapes, unfortunately i failed to record any images of the forms i made with the offcuts during this workshop :( 

Brian Dettmer

Wow! This guy is my new hero. Dettmer uses old books to create these utterly awe inspiring pieces. I really suggest taking a deeper look at his work. Could've spent the rest of the week uploading his images to this blog. 

Dude must have the patience of a saint.

Bert Simons

I have been looking at the work of Bert Simons. The guy uses complex face mapping methods to print and create these fantastic sculptures that are incredibly life like. An amazingly original use of paper to create sculpture, perhaps a far cry from the piece i eventually wish to create I thought it was worth a show due to its quality effect.

Might look into this as an aside project, properly rate this.

Natural Forms as an Influence - Shells and Crustaceans

 I have been looking at shells as an influence to my paper models. I am interested in representing the curves and folds of the shells in paper form.

I have also looked at crustaceans. The carapaces and gaps of the creatures exoskeleton are a great inspiration for paper modelling. I have experimented with trying to emulate these shapes in paper form as they are visually interesting.