Artists: Richard Elaver/Phil Renato/Dennis Dollens
'Tendrils' - Richard Elaver with Dennis Dollens - Nylon, created with computer-controlled rapid prototyping technology. Variable, 8"x10"x5" (as shown)
'Drips' - Richard Elaver with Phil Renato - Nylon, created with computer-controlled rapid prototyping technology. Variable, 10"x12"x14" (as shown)
Artist Statement:
"Growing objects: Starting with computation and natural mutation as sources for design development, my work explores the translation between the virtual and physical, utilizing visualization and prototyping tools of industry to make one-of-a-kind objects.
By integrating mathematical structures that replicate variance in nature, each form is built through
an unfolding expression of potential, revealing semi-determinant authorship through similarities and
deviations. This work allows the affordances of unpredictability to be a significant part of the process of form generation, allowing aberrations within a set of parameters.
My current work is in the design and creation of modular systems used to construct sculptural and functional objects. Simply put, the work can be considered an investigation of organic Tinker Toys, or interactive building units. Taking a cue from L-system fractals, individual pieces accumulate into complex organic structures though simple connections of varying elements. Each piece bridges to several additional pieces, unfolding a plant-like structure as the user puts them together in unforeseen ways." Richard Elaver, Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
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