Davide Prete
Director of Fabrication lab at CUA / Adj. Professor of Sculpture at Corcoran School of Art - GWU
The Catholic University of America
Washington DC, USA
My latest experiments blend traditional blacksmithing techniques with 3d printing and laser scanning.
Using toroidal warping of a truncated Scherk minimal surface shapes, I made a series of work that use 3D modeling and 3D printing as first step for the creation of complicate mathematical shapes.
I also experimented a lot, since 2010, with lost ABS, Nylon, PLA casting where 3D printed materials take the place of wax in a reinterpretation of the original casting technique.
Sculptures can be scaled in different sizes and made in different materials thanks to latest 3D printed technologies.
Using toroidal warping of a truncated Scherk minimal surface shapes, I made a series of work that use 3D modeling and 3D printing as first step for the creation of complicate mathematical shapes.
I also experimented a lot, since 2010, with lost ABS, Nylon, PLA casting where 3D printed materials take the place of wax in a reinterpretation of the original casting technique.
Sculptures can be scaled in different sizes and made in different materials thanks to latest 3D printed technologies.
The Arch
10 x 4 x 8 cm
Bronze cast from 3D Printed ABS
2011
Sculpture made from toroidal warping of a truncated Scherk minimal surface.
The bronze cast is traditionally obtained using the 3D Printed ABS as positive for the lost ABS cast.
The bronze cast is traditionally obtained using the 3D Printed ABS as positive for the lost ABS cast.
Compass
17 x 17 x 40 cm
Bronze cast from 3D Printed ABS
2014
Sculpture made from toroidal warping of a truncated Scherk minimal surface.
The bronze cast is traditionally obtained using the 3D Printed ABS as positive for the lost ABS cast.
The bronze cast is traditionally obtained using the 3D Printed ABS as positive for the lost ABS cast.