Richard Sweeney Session #3

3D Forms/Structures using repeating shapes.





I went with triangles to keep with the theme that I have. I also went to my sketchbook for any ideas i might have sketched out that could be relevant. 
I found these little sketches 

and tried to do something similar

I also continued exploring the zig zag. i found a way to curve the sheet. make this big enough and the right shape and you have a sphere.

Large Zig-Zag Pattern

 

It took my a couple hours, but I managed to do an A1 version of the zig zag folding pattern. I've still yet to find anything too exciting or beneficial with having it this size, but i will continue to play around with it. 

                               

Properties of a zig-zag pattern...

After deciding that I want to continue with the idea of tessellation/zig-zag folding I've been thinking about the properties of this type of pattern. how it bends and moves, and how i can incorporate this into a final piece.

 And some drawings of a preliminary idea i have for a larger piece:

Repeating Paper Pattern

The most successful pieces i think i have produced from the last 2 weeks have been my tessellating folds pieces. Thet have certain properties to them that could be very useful to create 3D forms.
They also work with the 'Repeat' theme of the final piece we have been asked to produce.

Introducing photography...

 

One thing I need to start thinking about early on in this project is photography. and how to enhance a piece with photography. I've always dabbled in photography, but nothing very professional and anything with a lightbox.

Here I had a large sheet of paper and a lamp to play with. the lamp has a series of small LED lights on it which I utilized by holding my hand up to create a repeating, shading shadow.

Richard Sweeney Session #2

This was a session I struggled with slightly. We all had to explore the properties of a large piece of paper with a lot of lines cut into it.

I don't really know why i had trouble with it, I just wasn't very happy with anything I did. At least i know what NOT to do now.

This was my most successful piece. I like the 'X' shape that you can see that's made from the gaps in the paper. I could explore creating more shapes with these gaps. Maybe even shine a light through the gaps to make something with shadow?

Pop-up...

Some of the techniques I looked at during the first Sweeney session reminded me of pop up books.

By cutting and folding in certain ways, you could do some really technical work. This is one I took from a book called 'Architectural Origami'. I decided to have a go at one myself.

At this point, I am also thinking about the photography side of my paper structures. I love how the light shines through the windows on the Colosseum piece. And the columns of shadow on the first simple structure.

Shadow is something that could play an integral part in my final work and will continue to play with it.