http://www.filefront.com/16774755/3306317_EXP3_OBJECTS_LEVELS_FOLDER
keys to conduct the elevators:
Helen's elevator: u (up); p (down).
Miranda's elevator: l (up); n (down).
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Firefront SketchUp link & Google Warehouse Link
For the reason that my final SketchUp model is too big to upload to Google Warehouse, I upload the complete model to Firefront, and the link is:
http://www.filefront.com/16766757/3306317_SketchUp_model_for_exp3.skp
The model was separated into 2 parts to be uploaded to Google Warehouse.
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=d097474fda89b2d466df62435e65ecf7
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=1dceb8bacb439fe366df62435e65ecf7
http://www.filefront.com/16766757/3306317_SketchUp_model_for_exp3.skp
The model was separated into 2 parts to be uploaded to Google Warehouse.
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=d097474fda89b2d466df62435e65ecf7
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=1dceb8bacb439fe366df62435e65ecf7
Friday, June 11, 2010
SketchUp Model: 2 Elevators & Dining Table
elevator for Helen Keller
elevator for Miranda KerrThe elevators (exteriors and interiors) were designed to express the distinctive "power" of the two clients. Losing the most fundamental senses, people like Helen Keller is always much more inaccessible than common ones. The frozen-rock-liked appearance of her elevator was chose to give the hard and cold feelings, contradicting to her peaceful and tolerant mind, which was represented by the smooth surface inside. For Miranda, her girl-next-door figure is deeply accepted, as a sphere with no edge. Her charm comes from her glamorous inner world rather than just body, as the interior of her elevator reveals (inspired by the new year ball).
the dining tableThis table was designed for both of the two clients to show the common parts of their power - love for the nature. To harmonize with surrounding ("the Wave"), this table uses the same element with the special landscape form, just like a piece of shale. But I did not use the same colour with the land or any other colours, except white, to make a sculptural feeling, simple but modern. And the tripod table design reminds me of the antique style, which adds the classic feelings as well.
MashUp of 3 News Articles
Hellen Keller (1880-1968)
Angela Merkel (1954-)
Miranda Kerr (1983-)She was not an ethereal, virginal figure from some Renaissance painting, but a tall, dark, beautiful woman, who had won the hearts of men the world over. Beneath the glamorous exterior, she conveys an impression of the power of passion. Every thought awakened her soul, gave it light, hope, joy, set it free. “The power of the mind is so strong,” she does not throw her weight around, or behave like a loose cannon, she just try large loves and heavenly charities and embrace her blindness and deafness. No barrier of the senses shuts her out from humour and smiles, but people no more know what lies behind her smile than what lies behind the Mona Lisa's. Without embarrassment or awkwardness, she spends her life negotiating “I just live in the moment and enjoy every step along the way.”
p.s. Some grammar errors of tense happen for the fact that Keller has passed away while the other two ladies are still alive.
References:
Petri Liukkonen, “Helen Keller (1880-1968)”, Kuusankosken kaupunginkirjasto 2008.
http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/hkeller.html (accessed 6 June, 2010)
Andrew Gimson, “Profile: Angela Merkel and the talent of seeming ordinary”, Telegraph, 13 Nov 2009. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/6563927/Profile-Angela-Merkel-and-the-talent-of-seeming-ordinary.html (accessed 6 June, 2010)
Sacha Strebe, “Miranda Kerr and Her New Baby”, Gold Coast News, February 1st, 2010.
http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2010/02/01/184061_gold-coast-lead-story.html (accessed 6 June, 2010)
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Images of Final Model in Crysis War
The prior work
I did this Crysis War work in the computer laboratory but failed to save the finished file so all the work has gone excepted these remaining images. And in this work, some errors were taking place so that many of the model's surfaces were disappeared. For these reasons I decided to rebuild my work and submit it again with the followings.
The later submissions
I did this Crysis War work in the computer laboratory but failed to save the finished file so all the work has gone excepted these remaining images. And in this work, some errors were taking place so that many of the model's surfaces were disappeared. For these reasons I decided to rebuild my work and submit it again with the followings.The later submissions
Saturday, April 24, 2010
EXPERIMENT 2: Quotes from The Three clients
Charles Darwin
"Owing
to this struggle for life, any variation, however slight and from whatever cause proceeding, if it be in any degree profitable to an individual of any species, in its infinitely complex relationship to other organic beings and to external nature, will tend to the preservation of that individual, and will generally be inherited by its offspring."
Charles Darwin, "Chapter 3: Struggle for Existence", from The Origin of Species (London: Penguin Group, 1985), 115.
Image Source: http://www.routeyou.com/news/view/564/the-anniversary-of-one-of-the-worlds-most-important-books.en (accessed: 24 April, 2010)
Stephen Hawking
"It is pos
sible for space-time to be finite in extent and yet to have no singularities that form a boundary or an edge. Space-time would be like the surface of the earth . . .The surface of the earth is finite in extent but it doesn't have a boundary or edge: If you sailed off into the sunset, you don't fall off the edge or run into a singularity."
Stephen Hawking, "Chapter 8: The Origin and Fate of the Universe", from A Brief History of Time: from the big bang to black holes (New York: Bantam Books, 1990), 135.
Image Source: http://www.geocentrism.com/assumptions.htm (accessed: 24 April, 2010)
Nicole Kuepper
"For me, the
potential for photovoltaics to play a major role in reducing the use of dirty kerosene lamps and the money people spend on batteries is enormous."
http://velveteenrabbi.blogs.com/blog/2009/10/nicole-kuepp.html (accessed: 24 April, 2010)
Image Source: http://australianmuseum.net.au/blogpost/Winning-an-Australian-Museum-Eureka-Prize (accessed: 24 April, 2010)
"Owing
to this struggle for life, any variation, however slight and from whatever cause proceeding, if it be in any degree profitable to an individual of any species, in its infinitely complex relationship to other organic beings and to external nature, will tend to the preservation of that individual, and will generally be inherited by its offspring."Charles Darwin, "Chapter 3: Struggle for Existence", from The Origin of Species (London: Penguin Group, 1985), 115.
Image Source: http://www.routeyou.com/news/view/564/the-anniversary-of-one-of-the-worlds-most-important-books.en (accessed: 24 April, 2010)
Stephen Hawking
"It is pos
sible for space-time to be finite in extent and yet to have no singularities that form a boundary or an edge. Space-time would be like the surface of the earth . . .The surface of the earth is finite in extent but it doesn't have a boundary or edge: If you sailed off into the sunset, you don't fall off the edge or run into a singularity." Stephen Hawking, "Chapter 8: The Origin and Fate of the Universe", from A Brief History of Time: from the big bang to black holes (New York: Bantam Books, 1990), 135.
Image Source: http://www.geocentrism.com/assumptions.htm (accessed: 24 April, 2010)
Nicole Kuepper
"For me, the
potential for photovoltaics to play a major role in reducing the use of dirty kerosene lamps and the money people spend on batteries is enormous."http://velveteenrabbi.blogs.com/blog/2009/10/nicole-kuepp.html (accessed: 24 April, 2010)
Image Source: http://australianmuseum.net.au/blogpost/Winning-an-Australian-Museum-Eureka-Prize (accessed: 24 April, 2010)
Saturday, April 10, 2010
3 Animations of My Developed Model
About the Structure
This video records several views of my developed SketchUp model to describe the structure under different modes. There are 5 floors in the building - Piccinini's private workshop 1, workshop 2, the shared gallery, Goodwin's workshop 2, then his private workshop 1, from the top down. To be emphasized, the floor between the shared gallery and private places are workshops and galleries for artists which are opened to the visitors as well, thus giving them a chance to experience the atmospheres of artists' spirits closely.
About the Upper Space
This video displays the interior scenes of the the ground floor and above, from the shared gallery to Piccinini's private workspace. The whole feels intangible and peaceful, and the use of "bulbous" in the above spaces gives an organic sense that fits Piccinini's concepts well.
About the Lower Spaces
The interior views of Goodwin's place look unruffled and heavy compared to the upper spaces. "Torn", as a texture, is used selectively to show the cracked, faceted and ordered feelings.
3D Google Warehouse Link:
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=456759bd8111885ff4b7054c7ec4a888&prevstart=0
This video records several views of my developed SketchUp model to describe the structure under different modes. There are 5 floors in the building - Piccinini's private workshop 1, workshop 2, the shared gallery, Goodwin's workshop 2, then his private workshop 1, from the top down. To be emphasized, the floor between the shared gallery and private places are workshops and galleries for artists which are opened to the visitors as well, thus giving them a chance to experience the atmospheres of artists' spirits closely.
About the Upper Space
This video displays the interior scenes of the the ground floor and above, from the shared gallery to Piccinini's private workspace. The whole feels intangible and peaceful, and the use of "bulbous" in the above spaces gives an organic sense that fits Piccinini's concepts well.
About the Lower Spaces
The interior views of Goodwin's place look unruffled and heavy compared to the upper spaces. "Torn", as a texture, is used selectively to show the cracked, faceted and ordered feelings.
3D Google Warehouse Link:
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=456759bd8111885ff4b7054c7ec4a888&prevstart=0
Images of My Developed SketchUp Model
Impressions of Colours and Shapes
This image, which is rendered by Vray, shows the flows of light, shadow and colours in the surfaces of the building for the changing of shapes, materials and textures. The charicters of the different spaces are easier to be recognized that the uppers are much more smooth while the lowers look sharp and cracked.
Communications between the Inside and Outside
This image mainly shows the contrast between the 2 spaces. A breach extanding under the ground constitutes the below place which gives a feeling of approaching the deeper. the above place looks light and quiet to creat a peaceful sense. And both of them still have communications with the oppositions, such as brightness and darkness.
Relations between Each Part of the Building
This image is chosen to show the perspective of structure and spaces. The layers in the building and the links between them can be seen clearly.
Textures and Materials in Use
textures (from above to below): bulbous, mesh, torn
materials: white (as concrete; shell, floors, walls, etc.)
glass (windows, handrails, floors, etc.)
stone (ground)
Section Sketch
above: moment (for Piccinini)
below: tear (for Goodwin)
This image, which is rendered by Vray, shows the flows of light, shadow and colours in the surfaces of the building for the changing of shapes, materials and textures. The charicters of the different spaces are easier to be recognized that the uppers are much more smooth while the lowers look sharp and cracked.Communications between the Inside and Outside
This image mainly shows the contrast between the 2 spaces. A breach extanding under the ground constitutes the below place which gives a feeling of approaching the deeper. the above place looks light and quiet to creat a peaceful sense. And both of them still have communications with the oppositions, such as brightness and darkness.Relations between Each Part of the Building
This image is chosen to show the perspective of structure and spaces. The layers in the building and the links between them can be seen clearly.Textures and Materials in Use
textures (from above to below): bulbous, mesh, tornmaterials: white (as concrete; shell, floors, walls, etc.)
glass (windows, handrails, floors, etc.)
stone (ground)
Section Sketch
above: moment (for Piccinini)below: tear (for Goodwin)
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