Month: April 2018

Week 11-More refinements made for structure

Worked on exploring what could possibly be the base, besides a pole straight down. Here are some explorations…

Too overwhelmingly crazy, but still interesting

Also, upon consulting fabrizio, we discussed about the mechanism and how the petals seem disconnected and not in union with the pole as shown above.

Fabrizio suggested some slot at the bottom to prevent the heavier top from turning over due to its weight. This will seek to limit the minimum and maximum angle each petal will tilt.

Then, thought if each petal can be staggered progressively in term of its height, to give it a more 3 dimensional look and volumetric quality from different angles

Looks ok, but still not too satisfied with the straight and rigid pole down

 

Week 10-Feedbacks and alterations done

Feedbacks:

  • Thin down each element piece, to reduce the bulk of overall sculpture
  • Concern regarding stagnant water in container
  • Unify three sculptures, through mechanism
  • Material concerns (in terms of thickness + Weight + Aesthetics)
  • Solve weighted bottom
  • Dang-ly weights on ‘fluffy’ sheet looks too rigid
  • Name the sculpture

Improvisation made:

  • General consensus that the three elements should remain independent of each other
  • Dang-ly weights more spread out and poking in multiple directions
  • Rainwater weighted mechanism ditched
  • Carbon fibre
  • Attempts to unify the 3 separated elements, but still looks chunky and heavy
  • Dangly weights more spread out
  • Thickness thinned down significantly
  • Arrayed it 5 times around for more volume, since its a lot thinner now
  • Added ‘feelers’ sprawling out from the centre
  • Curved base to make structure more stable when rooted to the ground
  • Fabrizio thought it was short and stubby, and decided to elongate it by stretching the structure. And it looked a lot more elegant and proportionate
  • He also mentioned if the curved base was necessary, and suggested it to be just a straight line down, like a pole
  • Will keep in view his pointers, as both of us thinks the pole would make the whole structure look like an exotic victorian street lamp