LO2: generative arts

Artwork by Nervous System: ZOETROPES

Zotropes is a 3D-printing project that prints a series of kinetic sculptures that illustrate natural growth processes.
Link:https://n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/projects/sets/zoetropes/
Video:https://vimeo.com/136939640

I really like how this project integrates art with technology(3D printing) and with nature. I feel like this is an interactive exploration between human, nature, and beauty. I don’t have knowledge regarding the 3D printing process, but what I know is that the project repeats again and again, which is representative of the looping feature that a program has. And I believe that it is a program of 3D drawing, and can be displayed on a webpage. With this program, 3D printing enables the real-life version of the program. The team learned well on how the natural growth processes happen. It is a model that corresponds well to what would happen in real-life. The team’s observation on nature, imitation of nature, understanding of nature are manifested in the program.