Digital Modeling and Fabrication for Sculptural Art

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25580040
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Art at large
• Research Institution: Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music
• Principal Investigator: Imai Shio 東京藝術大学, 大学院映像研究科, 研究員 (80626838)
• Research Collaborator: 村井 昭彦 国立研究開発法人産業技術総合研究所, デジタルヒューマングループ ; 長田 堅二郎 , 彫刻家
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 彫刻 / ３Dモデリング / ３Dスキャン / モーションキャプチャ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research focuses on sculptural art made with digital modeling and fabrication techniques, realizing forms which are impossible by manual sculpting processes. The research goal is to push the boundary of the domain of sculpture as an artistic medium. Digital modeling and fabrication is an emerging area of study. Research motivation tends to be engineering-oriented rather than enriching aesthetic quality. It is essential for artists, too, to take a control on these technologies so that we can establish our own fabrication as well as expression. Also, 3D model data transaction is detached from geographic constraints. Digital sculptural art can easily be printed and demonstrated abroad. The global nature of data is expected to provide new channel of expressions for artists.

Free Research Field

3Dモデリング、彫刻