Davide Prete
My latest experiments blend traditional sculptural 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.
I can explore different sizes and made in different materials thanks
to the latest 3D printed technologies.
For example, materials such as SLA 3D printing technologies allow me
to 3D print in transparent resin, that helps in the visualization of
the internal structure.
In this series of work, I used an internal visualization of the
structure of a minimal surface.
The concept is related to an exploration of making visible what we
can not normally see from outside.
Moving the point of view in different internal areas of the model
and playing with the transparency of the material, gives me the
pretext to explore different visualizations.
The sculpture Nest is modeled from a toroidal warping of a
truncated Scherk minimal surface.
The frosted 3D printed resin gives the opportunity to visualize
how the shape is bending and twisting giving an interesting change
in tonal values.