Research into Nets

CUBE

PYRAMID

TETRAHEDRON

TRIANGULAR PRISM

I research into some simple nets that are possibilities to take further by multiplied and then making the sculpture.

Research Into Nature

I like the idea of using something small to create something big. However i need something to base this on. I like the idea on basing my sculpture on the process of trees. They are beautiful, expand and form in intricate yet bold ways. They also grow like my sculpture will. I plan to document the growth of the sculpture basing it on the growth of the tree. Here are some images of trees i could base my sculpture on;

Each of these trees are different yet they are based around the same process that is what i want to base my sculpture on.

Workshop Three

In workshop Three,  i experimented with the idea of building up my work, starting small then building up using the same idea of modelling.

I experimented with the different ways the models can be built up. I like the idea of building up and out and using the shapes against each other so it almost looks like just the one model. You could do this with almost any shape but i like the idea of using simple to make complicated.

Workshop Two

In workshop two, we started working on a larger scale, experimenting and seeing how larger paper can work and if it can work the same as it can on a smaller scale. I definitely found working on a larger scale more challenging.

I found the better results were formed when i didn't think about the result to much, and just played around seeing what the outcome turns out as, most times nothing really worked out however the occasional time something worked out and became an interesting form.

First Workshop with Richard Sweeney

We had our first workshop with Richard Sweeney. He introduced us to working with paper, this was the first time i realised how versatile paper could be. He is a very talented artist and we were very lucky to work with him. Below is an example of his work;

From looking at his sketch book and him showing us where to start my experimentation began, in this first workshop the models are very simple and the main approach i took was seeing what the paper could do and in which way it can bend and how you can interact the paper with itself , folding it and interweaving it. Here are some images of the very first models i produced;

A theme i noticed throughout my models was one of the skeleton, how the thin lines of paper cross over with each other and work together to produce a larger model.

Initial research

I looked into an artist called Simon Schubert. He is a very talented artist who works with paper. His pieces show how versatile paper can be. He uses paper creases and folds to create something you wouldn't think just paper could produce.