This time round, the project we were assigned to didn’t require rectilinear shapes, but rather, curvilinear. In all honesty, I found making these shapes significantly harder as sanding and measuring had to be taken into account to form shapes such as cylinders, spheres, and cones.

Nevertheless, I came up with 3 models that demonstrated the use of previously-taught things such as dominant, sub-dominant, and subordinate pieces and then also tried to incorporate precarious, dependent, and independent balance. Below are the models that I have developed. Model 1 is the model that I will be focusing on to make into my final exhibit-quality model; the last two are part of the process I went through to understand curvilinear models better.

Model 1 – “Decapitation”

This model is what I plan to make for my final piece. I like the void that exists between all three pieces, as well as the dependent balance between the dominant and the subordinate piece. However, I think the presence between all three needs to be exaggerated (as in, the dominant needs to be bigger or the subordinate needs to be finer). The improvements are displayed below in the 2D sketch analysis:

Model 2 – “Overfed Traveller”

This model had no disparity between the dominant and the sub-dominant piece; especially from the photo on the left, one cannot tell which is the dominant piece. However, I felt this demonstrated precarious balance as I planned to make the model rest on the edge of the cone only, supporting both the subordinate and the dominant pieces. The improvements for this model are in the 2D sketch analysis featured below:

Model 3 – “New-Age Drumkit”

This model uses dependant balance between the cylinder and the sphere (will be resting on both pieces) while the cone sticks out as the subordinate piece. However, there are a few improvements to be made to this model as outlined in the 2D sketch analysis: