BFA THESIS
2015 ALFRED UNIVERSITY
Digital PrintI made hyper-real representations of dried, layered paint chips. Seemingly insignificant, they were scanned at high resolution, enlarged and printed into magnified two dimensional images. The final product heightened the material quality by placing emphasis on the color, texture and form.
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Digital FabricationI became curious if the sculptural qualities amplified by the prints could be replicated in ceramic form. I began by using three dimensional scanning, digital modeling and rapid prototyping technology intending to make a rubber mold of an enlarged and 3-D printed form. As the object went through the process of becoming translated to a digital file, the loss of detail interrupted my conceived proposal.
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CeramicsI then switched directly to ceramics and began creating natural forms inspired by the paint chips. I layered hand-built clay structures with an intoxicating mix of oversaturated colored slip before single firing. By building up the material in layers, the final forms amplify color, scale, movement, and texture.
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