IMAGE TO 3D: THE TEN LARGEST

Swedish artist Hilma af Klint (1862 –1944) is a true pioneer of abstraction, with much of her work predating other abstract artists (including Kandinsky, Malevich and Mondrian). Her series, The Ten Largest, describes a vision she received telling of “ten paradisaically beautiful paintings”, with each attempting to enlighten viewers on the depth of aging and the transitions between stages of life--childhood, youth, adulthood and old age. Digital manipulations of Klint's paintings reinterpret the imbued messages within the canvas: I used Grasshopper to alter the luminance value of each pixel, transforming each artwork into electronic, spatial surfaces. I then transformed one of the topographic surfaces into a 3D-printed model, further investigating the terrain created through the means of a tangible object.

Media + Modeling II

Georgia Institute of Technology, M.Arch

Instructor: Botao Li

The artist’s connection to the spiritual realm is then reinterpreted architecturally as a kinetic art installation. Pixels are reworked into light fixtures that further abstract Klint’s work, shifting from their resting state to evoke the divine messages from above that the artist intended. The work becomes a spectacle, allowing for spatial inhabitation and deeper entry into her world of abstraction.

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