Week 7 Lecture

I really liked the background image from the 8th slide of Russell's lecture last week, which showcased Erica Kruger's work regarding shadows that she completed duing her final year of her master's degree (? correct me if I'm wrong about that). This image depicts a square which has been shaded in quite heavily, with parallel lines being produced from the bottom and right hand edges of the square in a diagonal direction towards the bottom right of the slide. I think I like this image because it is similar to some of the shading that I have been using for my axonometric drawings of the rectangles, with long sets of parallel lines that are the same for faces that are oriented the same direction. I think that I could improve my work by becoming more careful with my drawings and trying to make them as neat and precise as possible, as Erika has clearly done with this work, and also by using a wider range of media in my works.

Quotes

Stephen Hawking:
“Many people feel that physics is just about the laws that tell us how the universe evolves in time, and that questions about the initial boundary conditions belong to metaphysics or religion. I disagree with this view.”
Source: Interview between Stephen Hawking and Science Watch, 1994.
http://archive.sciencewatch.com/interviews/stephen_hawking1.htm

Nicole Kuepper:
“I believe it is important that we look into appropriate technologies by taking high-tech processes like the manufacture of solar cells and making them applicable to low-tech environments. ”
Source: http://stelr.org.au/nicole-kuepper/

Charles Darwin:
"In considering the Origin of Species, it is quite conceivable that a naturalist, reflecting on the mutual affinities of organic beings...might come to the conclusion that species had not been independently created, but had descended, like varieties, from other species."
Source: “The Origin of Species” by Charles Darwin (1872)


Electroliquid Aggregation:
“The perception of science by many people as being constricted by laws and boundaries is not necessarily correct, it is taking technology to whole new levels of accessibility and efficiency.”

This is a combination of Stephen Hawking's and Nicole Kuepper's quotes about their work. I have tried to find the main ideas of both, and using the common link of science tried to combine them into one fluid statement.

Week 7 Isometric Block

This week's block. I still can't figure out the lighting of the space, and the large shadow still remains. Could anyone help?

Blocks In Crysis

This is a screenshot from crysis with my favourite set of 5 rectangles from the

studio last week which I composed in sketchup. As you can probably see, I tried

to add some lighting to show the shadows and the form of the shapes, but I

could not get rid of the huge rectangular shadow that it seems like I am

producing. If I zoomed in further on the block it would become

too dark and gloomy. Does anyone know a better way of

producing shadows and light effects?

Pictures of Completed Work

A picture of the whole work

The two staircases

Patricia Piccinini's space with stairs

Ricky Swallow's space.

Animation 3

Animation 2

Animation 1

Animation 1

18 Sketch Sections