“Creating ceramic art using rapid prototyping” by Balistreri and Dion
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- Creating ceramic art using rapid prototyping
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The conceptual, aesthetic and historical implications of our work has
profound meaning as it directly ties one of the most ancient mediums of expression, Ceramic Art
(28,000 years old) to the most current advancements within Digital Art. The interface of these
mediums evokes issues of permanence, history and human expression in interesting ways. Our group is currently creating ceramic art objects on a Zcorp rapid prototype machine, both in the form of sculpture and pottery. These pieces are then finished through normal ceramic studio methods (i.e. kiln firing). Our research has lead to two patent applications and two technology grants. We are currently in negotiations with Zcorp on our innovations. We believe our work is the first of its kind and makes important contributions to the Ceramic and Digital Art communities. This research directly addresses the theme of SIGGRAPH 2008 and fits perfectly in a number of categories including Slow Art, Future History and Crossing boundaries, among others.
