3D pressure and its effects on the art world

The 3D pressure has become more and more the focus of artists in recent years. With the possibility of printing out objects three -dimensional , completely new design options open up.

But the 3D print offers completely new possibilities not only for artists, but also for designers and architects. So far, complex geometric shapes have had to be made laboriously by hand or with the help of expensive CNC milling. The 3D pressure can now make such shapes much easier and cheaper.

The surface structure of objects can also be changed by the 3D pressure. For example, smooth surfaces can now be provided with structures that could otherwise only be produced by hand. In fashion , more and more clothing and accessories that were made by 3D printing appear.

Shoes, bags and even clothes are already successfully produced with the help of 3D printers. There are no limits to the imagination and it is only a matter of time before the haute couture will also benefit from this trend.

But the 3D print is not only interesting for the production of objects, buildings can now also be built with the help of this technology.

In China, the first house with the help of a 3D print has already been produced and in other countries, architects are eagerly experimenting with this new method of building.

In the future, the 3D pressure will find more and more entry into our everyday life and change the art and design world. It remains to be seen how exactly these changes will look. However, it is certain that the 3D pressure will change the way we live, shape and work in the future.

What is 3D printing?

The 3D print is a new technology that enables artists to realize and scaled their ideas. This means that each piece is unique and no duplicate by another.

The 3D printing also enables artists to make their work in a shorter time and thus make it available to the market faster.

What technological advances did he bring?

3D printing technology has experienced rapid technical progress in recent years and is now an omnipresent phenomenon. The special thing is that very individual designs are possible, which are otherwise so easy to produce with hardly any other procedure. So far, this technology was more reserved for industry.

For example, specialist companies offer 3D printing as a service for orders of individual components for prototypes, machines or medical products. There are always new materials for the materials that can be used, which can be used in 3D printing. The creativity of the people has been accused even further through this new way of creating things.

The art world has benefited greatly from this development and has changed fundamentally in recent years. 3D printing technology has revolutionized art in many ways and will continue to play an important role in the future.

A new view of art

3D printing technology has not only changed the way art is produced , but also the way art is seen .

The conventional idea that art is something abstract and unbelievable is now a thing of the past. Because most modern works are based on 3D printing technology and are therefore very realistic and tangible. The viewer can now finally see what he has already seen hundreds of times in the cinema or on the screen.

The topics of art change

The influence of 3D printing technology on art is not only limited to the manufacturing methods-it also contributed to the fact that the topics of art change radically .

In the past, abstract representations of feelings or ideas were often represented - but today it is almost always about figures or events from reality. Of course, this also means that art is much more realistic today than before. 3D printing technology has not only radically changed our idea of ​​art-it has also revolutionized our idea of ​​reality.

How did that affect the art world?

The distribution of 3D printing has made it possible to create three -dimensional objects that used to exist only in their imagination. With this technology, artists can create unique, complex designs that can be produced quickly and efficiently.

Diverse use scenarios with different materials

3D printing technologies are used in a variety of ways in the art world to produce everything from sculptures to clothing. The technology has also given the artists access to a wider range of materials that can be used for various projects.

Some of these materials are metal, wood, plastic and even glass . With every newly developed printing material, even more options are available to the artists. The use of 3D printing technology also enables artists to achieve faster results and to correct errors more easily.

Digitization of design processes

Since most 3D printers have software that can be used to modify or adapt designs, many artists have started to carry out the design process completely digitized . In this way you no longer need to wait lengthy for physical models or sketches before starting the pressure - you can get started right away.

More space for experiments

In addition, the 3D print has also a lot of space for experiments : artists have started to develop innovative ideas for their works; At the same time, they also started to play around with the most bizarre materials and colors. The 3D printing offers you limitless opportunities and makes it easier for you to produce works of art using various techniques and materials.

All of these factors make it clear: the 3D print has contributed to radically changing the world of art - it has enabled artists to enjoy more freedom in their work and to take new ways in the design process; At the same time, it also enables them to produce unique objects with a much greater precision than ever.

The impact of the 3D print is not only noticeable in the art scene - its revolutionary progress can already be observed in almost all industrial sectors today.

New possibilities and advantages for artists, collectors and art lovers

Through the 3D pressure, artists can create their works in a completely new dimension and thus let their creativity run free.

One of the most important things that 3D print has brought to the art world is the reduction in costs compared to the traditional manufacturing process. With the help of the 3D print, artists can create their creations to a fraction of the costs.

The pressure can also accelerated to create projects faster than usual. In addition, 3D printing enables artists to create three-dimensional objects without having to change the design. This can try to try new ideas and achieve innovative results faster.

It also enables you to produce objects in a variety of sizes and shapes, which makes the creation process much more flexible .

The technology has also some unusual areas of application in the art world . For example, 3D printing can be used to reproduce rare or antique objects or even sculptures ad hoc-on the spot. In this way, art can be brought to life for everyone, regardless of their budget or location.

With 3D printing, artists can also more interactive work and experiment even more profoundly with their work than ever before. In addition, it offers artists the opportunity to explore new techniques and fully explore their potential - whether they use traditional materials or digital media.

With the help of the 3D print, artists can do so much more than just painting or sculptural design - they can actually immerse themselves in a world.

But the 3D printing does not only open up new opportunities for artists, the new possibilities are also interesting for collectors and art lovers .

So far, printed works of art have always been only two -dimensional and were therefore only able to appear realistic. The use of the 3D print is now possible to create three -dimensional works of art that have a much higher proximity to reality.

Limited editions of works of art and replicas can be printed faster and just into time, so that every collector has the chance to immortalize his favorite works of art in his collection. The 3D pressure is also interesting for unique items , since losses due to theft or damage can be minimized at exhibitions, for example, by making a three-dimensional printed exhibition copy.

Overall, it can be said that the 3D pressure has some interesting effects on the art world.

Creative application examples in the art world: installations, sculptures and street art from the international art scene

It seems that there is little that you cannot create with 3D printing; We recently saw lingerie, weapons, rocket engines, musical instruments and even rooms and entire houses. In the art world, too, a number of artists have emerged from the crowd, which we would like to present here briefly.

The online magazine Kulturpixel had already reported in 2020 in its article "Sculptures & Co.: The 3D Druck conquers the art world" of amazing and creative application areas from the world of creative people.

01 Gilles Azzaro - the "sculptor of the voice"

The French artist Gilles Azzaro uses the technology to capture something very abstract.

His 3D printed sculptures from voice recordings are similar to extraterrestrial landscapes, with high and deep tones being represented as tips and valleys. Instead of hearing just the rich tones of Barack Obama's speech on the nation's situation, you can also see them in Azzaro's latest sculpture entitled "Next Industrial Revolution" .

Interestingly, in the 39-second clip of Obama's voice, the president expresses his views on how 3D printing could possibly revolutionize the way things are made.

In order to materialize the spoken words of a person in a more permanent form, Azzaro developed programming software that could digitally reconstruct the voice of a person in three dimensions, which he then patented. His early attempts to create sculptures from these voice prints suffered without access to the right tools, but all of this changed when 3D printer came onto the market.

02 "Regenerative Reliquary" by Amy Karle

The artist Amy Karle creates works of art that use the body to explore what it means to be a person by a unique examination of art, design, science and technology.

She used the intelligence of human stem cells and created "regenerative reliquary" , a bioged-printed scaffold in the form of a human hand that 3D printed in a biodegradable Pegda hydrogel that dissolves over time.

The sculpture is installed in a bioreactor with the intention that human mesenchymal stem cells (HMSCs from an adult donor) that are sown onto this design, finally grow into tissue and mineralize bone along this scaffold.

"Regenerative Reliquary" used artistic, scientific and technological progress, and inspired new approaches that should be made in his creation. The use of cells and 3D printed scaffolding is a new medium for art and design.

Both the software and the hardware advanced to process the extremely complex geometry and produce digitally, which had to be printed in 3D on a microscopic level in order to present the geometry of the number of cells in real human hand bones.

Amy Karle exhibited "Regenerative Reliquary" at the Ars Electronica Festival 2017 in Linz. The Ars Electronica is one of the world's leading media art festivals. From 1979 this festival for art, technology and society was founded to emphasize the emerging digital revolution. Once a year, Ars Electronica invites artists, scientists and researchers from all over the world to a conclave in Linz to face a specific, interdisciplinary topic as part of exhibitions, lectures, workshops and symposia.

03 Digital Grotesque - consciousness -expanding sculpture by Michael Hansmeyer

This sculpture, which was recently exhibited in the BMW Art Club , is one of the most complex 3D printed sculptures that completely printed in 3D. The design was created by the joint efforts of the designer Michael Hansmeyer and a computer that uses machine learning and artificial intelligence.

They could be fascinated, amazed and even awesome when they see it for the first time. The motivation behind this work of art is to cause the emotions of the viewers and to expand their vision of what future architecture could look like.

At first glance, this installation may simply look like a chaotic figure, but it harbors a different kind of beauty.

04 Hortus XL

What do you get when a design studio works with a research institute? A huge installation that gives insights into the microbiological world.

The sculpture Hortus XL Astaxanthin.G simulates the growth of substrate , inspired by coral morphology. It is the result of the cooperation between Ecologicstudio and the research institutes Synthetic Landscape Lab from the University of Innsbruck and Create Group from the University of Southern Denmark .

The artwork is the world's first 3D printed bioreactor. His experimental structures were designed algorithmically and then divided into 185 different construction units. The parts with a total weight of 597 pounds were completely printed on WASP 3D printers.

The entire process took an incredible 1,780 hours.

05 Hypnerotomachia naturae

At first glance, the sculpture "Hypnerotomachia Naturae", which was realized by Stefan Maier and Giacomo Pala under the direction of Bart Lootsma at the Institute for Architectural Theory

And very consciously: Because the modular structure should remind of the relationships and contradictions of the relationship between man to nature and technology. Hypnerotomachia was specifically realized in cooperation with Concr3de ​​and exhibited last year as part of the "Beauty Before Wisdom" exhibition.

You can see a variety of individual parts that are connected to a large whole. The individual objects are intended to demonstrate the viewer thematically of the variety of utopias, myths and cultures.

06 Mat Collishaw's Equinox on the Dubai Expo 2020

Mat Collishaw came up with something special for the world exhibition 2020 in Dubai, which was actually only able to start on October 1, 2021 due to the pandemic on October 1, 2021.

In an optical deception, a gigantic lotus flower in the center of the Terra pavilion awakens. The flowers turn, insects circle and flutter around the flower and dust. zoetrop with the help of hydraulics opens and closes

The petals were all 3D printed. It is not known which procedure of the artists used for the implementation, but we know that Collishaw has created a zoetrop for Galleria Borghese in Rome in the past .

What are the disadvantages and risks of this development?

Every new technology and every change always carries risks, dangers and brings a number of disadvantages. We would also like to go into that.

• High costs for buying and maintaining the required equipment.
• Complex technology that requires regular training.
• Risk that uncertain data protection practices can lead to data protection violations.
• A lack of understanding and trust in technology can cause uncertainty and doubt.
• Fast -moving technologies make it difficult to always stay up to date.
• Inflationary effect due to ever larger and faster output on the art market.

Conclusion

Ultimately, it is undeniable: 3D printing has revolutionized the way art is created, viewed and reproduced today. It enables the creative to break new ground and offers all the unlimited opportunities for innovation and inspiration.

Joachim Rodriguez y Romero

Owner and managing director of Kunstplaza. Publicist, editor and passionate blogger in the field of art, design and creativity since 2011. Successful conclusion in web design as part of a university degree (2008). Further development of creativity techniques through courses in free drawing, expression painting and theatre/acting. Profound knowledge of the art market through many years of journalistic research and numerous collaborations with actors/institutions from art and culture.

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