“Venus Venus” by CAD CENTER CORPORATION
Conference:
SIGGRAPH Video Review:
Track:
- 26
Title:
- Venus Venus
Company / Institution / Agency:
- CAD CENTER CORPORATION
Description:
Venus was beautiful inside out, as well.
The first-ever 3D laser measurements of the Venus de Milo resulted in point-cloud data composed of tens of millions of points (which are beautiful in their own right), allowing us to focus on the artistic form of the statue and the intentions of the creator thousands of years ago. But when full texture was applied, it started to tell a story, as well as arouse questions.
How did the goddess of love and beauty come to the Louvre Museum from the island of Melos, Greece, where she was found? How were the statue’s missing arms arranged? When was she made? Who made her? And much more. She herself is a mystery wrapped in an enigma.
“Venus Venus” made its debut at a 3D stereogram theater at The University Art Museum of the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in Tokyo, as part of an exhibition called Ancient Greek Art from the Louvre Museum, which opened in June, 2006.
Art transcends time, space, and dimensions, to stimulate a sense of wonder. This is one such example.
Additional Contributors:
Executive Producers: Yoshiyuki Hamano
Producer: Naomi Matsuzawa
Director/Editor: Kazumasa Otsuki
3D Visualization Supervisor: Yutaka Takase
3D Visualization: Osamu Yamada, Tsuyoshi Kishigami
3D Visualization Technology: Naoki Sho
Assistant Producers: Tomoko Nagai, Koki Shimiya
CG Director: Shinichi Takayama
CG Artists: Hiroshi Fukano, Maya Inubushi, Astushu Masuda, Tomomi Sato, Toru Kosugi, Hiroko Onozaki
Editing Collaboration: Yoshitaka Nakamura
Narration: Ward Sexton
Music: Yoshiyuki Hiroki
General Supervisors: Jean-Luc Martinez, Masato Satsuma
Special Collaboration: The Louvre Museum