Looking Outwards 05: 3D Computer Graphics

I was really awestruck by Alexey Kashpersky’s 3 dimensional rendition of Ebola virus. Something that attracted me towards learning more about it was perhaps its form and vivid color scheme. After reading more about it I really liked how the artist approached this 3 dimensional work in 2 dimensional form first by sketching it out and learning the natural shapes and behaviors of it. At first glance I thought this was something that looked peaceful and a visual delight, until I realized it was a rendition of a deadly virus, I also read that it was the intention of the author to do the same. The artist intentionally decided to paint the image of a herbivore disguised predator for the ebola, I also really like the analogies he used to compare ebola with a pickpocketer. I do have some idea of how vray and after effects work as that is where this form was modeled, however, I am not sure of the advanced algorithms or codes used to model this piece. The author’s ideology behind the piece was making a portrait of something dangerous in a pleasant form, which is exactly what I felt when I first saw that, so I do feel that the artist’s intentions manifest exactly how he planned it.

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