Final Documentation – Chenggu Wang

Here is the video i showed in class on Monday. There was a lot of time and effort being put into this video and i’m happy with how everything turned out. I’m glad that i can do this fun and beautiful project, thank everyone for helping.

Polish & Present – Chenggu Wang

The last weekend before presenting! Now that all physical modifications are done, the only thing left is to play with fire! here are some photos, and the video will be coming soon working with the slider hard-to-capture green flame backup cylinder walls all the fires together

Everything Working – Chenggu Wang

Based on the suggestion from class last week, i went to home depot a couple more times and finally found a usable material: ABS pipes. However, there are a few modifications need to be done. First, the pipe is not see-through anymore, so i drilled holes on the side to be the observation window. Second,…

Failure, Recalibration & Iteration: Chenggu Wang

This pass week really has been the failing week for me.  some of the solutions mentioned last week were found out not feasible such as glass cutting and chemistry lab. So i end up scavenging some plastic bottle and cutting them. One turned out pretty good and i started to see some convection effects once…

Maquette: Chenggu Wang

Over this past week, i’ve been scavenging parts and trying to find useful tools to build towards my projects. For the cylinder, i found a clear glass bottle that used to hold water plants. I was going around campus to see if there are resources to cut it in half, but noting promising at the…

Concept Proposal

There are two project concepts i have in mind now: the first being tabletop flammable vortex fountain, and the second being multi-color convection fire tornado. Concept one: The idea originated from this youtube channel called “the king of random”, I really enjoy watching the fountains made in those videos and would like to get hands…

Light Artist Presentation: SHIH CHIEH HUANG

My presentation is about a Taiwanese light artist that creates amazing artwork out of simple materials. The reason he drew my attention was because his gallery showcase at the worcester art museum in 2017. Here is the link for the youtube video. It is fascinating to see how he turned simple recycled materials into various…

Introduction: Chenggu Wang

Your experience with art making Your experience with programming, electronics, or other tech Other creative arts you like to practice (writing, dance, crafts, music, theater, etc) Your creative inspirations How art fits into your goals Recent creative projects you are proud of in any medium Hi Class, My name is Chenggu Wang, a senior RBE/ME…