David Kaufman

Statement

I am an explorer. In 2017, a visit to the Smithsonian inspired me to explore symmetry and tessellations. I created an application called Polygonia.design, a collection of vector-based graphic design tools. The vision was to create physical versions of the designs made in Polygonia, something to manipulate and interact with, something to pick up and look at from different angles, something to set in the window or to wear. Every material and every medium becomes an area to explore. What could be done with wood? Paper? Acrylic? Fabric? 3D printing? How could designs be layered? How will the shapes within the designs interact with each other? Should the focus be on the negative space or the positive? The possibilities are endless.

Artworks

A medial rhombic triacontahedron constructed with sixty identical "kite"-shaped panels. The panel was designed in Polygonia. I recently learned about this polyhedron and was fascinated with the idea of constructing one from laser-cut faces. I wanted to see how the patterned faces interacted with each other.