2020 Bridges Conference

Edmund Harriss, Nick Bruscia, Dan Vrana

Artists

Edmund Harriss

Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Art

University of Arkansas

eharriss@uark.edu

http://maxwelldemon.com

Statement

As a team we are exploring the craft of CNC making, asking the tools what they can achieve when controlled directly. In particular asking how this can demystify these powerful machines opening them up to more people to use, and how this can also push the possibilities of what can be achieved.

Artworks

Image for entry 'Brick Hyperboloid'

Brick Hyperboloid

23 x 11 x 8 cm

Brick

2019

Cutting a hyperboloid from a brick using a 5-axis waterjet shows how curved ruled surfaces can be. Note that the photo is three views of a single object.