Digital Renaissance Expanding Contemporary Sculpture Through Digital Simulation and Tool Development

Pratt, Louis

Digital Renaissance Expanding Contemporary Sculpture Through Digital Simulation and Tool Development

Pratt, Louis

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dc.contributor.author	Pratt, Louis
dc.date.accessioned	2025-10-03T03:07:32Z
dc.date.available	2025-10-03T03:07:32Z
dc.date.issued	2023
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/190297
dc.description	University of Technology Sydney. Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology.	en_US.UTF-8
dc.description.abstract	This practice-based research explores new ways to create figurative sculptures by combining Computer generated imagery (CGI) software, scanning and fabrication technologies. It examines the creative opportunities these new and emerging technologies offer and how they challenge and expand contemporary sculptural practice. A series of creative works were developed to explore the potential of scanning and fabrication technologies, and these are presented as case studies. The works include: a marble sculpture created using CNC milling; an animated short film combining real-world miniature sets, robot-mounted cameras, and digitally animated characters; an anamorphic sculpture; and a 3D printed series of figures. These works were shown publicly at high-profile exhibitions and online. The creative work was used to develop practical techniques for artists working in this area, including a new approach to anamorphic sculpture, development of hydroforming tools for fabricating stainless steel concave forms and digital simulation techniques for film production using industrial robots. In addition, interviews with key collaborators revealed artist concerns with public perceptions, cost, efficiency, and material waste when using 3D fabrication technologies.	en_US.UTF-8
dc.format	Thesis (PhD)
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US.UTF-8
dc.relation	https://opus.lib.uts.edu.au/bitstream/10453/190297/1/thesis.pdf
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dc.rights	© 2023 Louis Pratt
dc.rights	au.edu.uts.lib/cph
dc.title	Digital Renaissance Expanding Contemporary Sculpture Through Digital Simulation and Tool Development	en_US.UTF-8
dc.type	Thesis
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Abstract:

This practice-based research explores new ways to create figurative sculptures by combining Computer generated imagery (CGI) software, scanning and fabrication technologies. It examines the creative opportunities these new and emerging technologies offer and how they challenge and expand contemporary sculptural practice. A series of creative works were developed to explore the potential of scanning and fabrication technologies, and these are presented as case studies. The works include: a marble sculpture created using CNC milling; an animated short film combining real-world miniature sets, robot-mounted cameras, and digitally animated characters; an anamorphic sculpture; and a 3D printed series of figures. These works were shown publicly at high-profile exhibitions and online. The creative work was used to develop practical techniques for artists working in this area, including a new approach to anamorphic sculpture, development of hydroforming tools for fabricating stainless steel concave forms and digital simulation techniques for film production using industrial robots. In addition, interviews with key collaborators revealed artist concerns with public perceptions, cost, efficiency, and material waste when using 3D fabrication technologies.

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