Looking Outwards 05: 3D Computer Graphics

An artist named Gleb Kuznetsov created a piece called Crystal Clear. It depicts hard materials interacting with light. The crystal is a translucent sphere with cracks that create individual pieces. The size of the piece changes and as it does so, the reflection of light in the background also changes. I found this artwork very interesting because of how it depicted the way light interacts with an object to create reflections and refractions. A Lot of other works created by this artist are centered around how different objects interact with light. Many of their works feature translucent objects to really emphasize refractions. This kind of 3d art can be useful for designers when they are testing to see how buildings/ objects interact with the environment, which is something that is important to consider during the design stage. In order to do this and make the light refractions accurate, the artist must have had to use Snell’s law formula and various other formulas that are derived from the study of nature.

https://dribbble.com/shots/18483709-Crystal-clear