Final Documentation – Zachary Adams

COPPER SCULPTURE WITH ANIMATION For my Light Art Practicum, I created an animated sculpture from Copper Rods, an IPS display and solid core wire. I was inspired by Makoto Tojiki’s work and wanted to reference that inspiration by creating a Wire sculpture with a digital wire frame figure. HOW IT WAS MADE All electrical components…

Failure, Recalibration & Iteration – Zachary Adams

Hardest Part of Project For my project, I knew initially the type of design I wanted. But in general the biggest issue I’ve run into is a lack of experience. So I’ve been trying to get insight before I start something I haven’t tried before. The hardest part of my project was going to be…

Zachary – Maquette

Housing Housing will be either 3D printed or made from recycled material, like tin. About 3 in tall. The final enclosure will be 3D printed or made with recycled materials.  Wireframe Animation Test The final design will included a higher resolution square display and a I button for the user to interact with it. Components…

Zachary Concept Propsal

Concept I Interactive piece that relies on simple 2D animations. An entity goes about its routine. For example. A figure continues to “build a house” or a figure carries a heavy object. By pressing a button the routine is disrupted. The house crumples, or the heavy object is dropped. Eventually the figure returns to its…

Makoto Tojiki

About Makoto Tojiki is an artist who works primarily with Light. He was born in Miyazaki Japan and attended university at Kinki University. . He worked as an industrial designer after graduating in 1998 but found production be restrictive. He started his art career in 2003. Concepts and Ideas The primary focus in many of…