The Importance of a Vantage Point for 3-D Design
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The following images are presented in Scientific American Mind. The article entitled Sculpting the Impossible: Solid Renditions of Visual Illusions portrays both illusion and solution to this eye trickery. I find it amazing that these artists have gone to such detail to reveal illusions that still seem virtually unfeasible. I could stare at these sculptures for quite some time – and still would have trouble “believing my eyes.”
“Lunch with a Helmet On” is composed of 848 forks, knives and spoons. The lighting here is precisely placed to accomplish the motorcycle shadow illusion.
“Encore,” is by Japanese artist Shigeo Fukuda. Here, this sculpture portrays both a pianist and a violinist within the same piece. The center view shows how this artist accomplished this illusion.
Artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster created this sculpture from regular objects found in the trash.
These sculptures truly reveal the importance of a vantage point. As you can see, these sculptures utilize visual vantage points – where understanding can only be accomplished visually. Such works of art make evident how orientation and position can work together to produce amazing results.
The latter photographs illustrate, in tangible form, the many faces a 3-dimensional work of art may have. Visit great architecture and, there too, you may experience a type of sculpture coming to life. As the sun, other occupants and designed features all come together to reveal beautiful moments – the architect’s intent is understood and cherished.
These sculptures make the most of the human visual system, making the surreal exist before our very eyes. Architecture, also, may push the same envelope that seems incorrectly limited by the human senses. This just shows how knowing more about how humans experience space will only push designers toward even greater creation.
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