Sculpture Inspired by Connectivity in Nature

Year: 2012 Authors: William F. Duffy

Core claim

Mathematical structures such as Voronoi tessellations, Calabi-Yau forms, and implicit surfaces can generate sculptures that reinterpret natural connectivity as new figurative and abstract objects.

Topics

computational sculpture, connectivity in nature, implicit surfaces, rapid prototyping, figurative abstraction

Domains

Voronoi tessellation, complex variables, Calabi-Yau manifolds, topology, Laplacian smoothing, public sculpture, digital fabrication, generative art

Methods

CAD-CAM, rapid prototyping, 3D computer modeling, algorithmic decomposition, mesh smoothing

Media

bronze, stainless steel, iron, granite, SLA 3D print

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