Create > Constellation

Create > Constellation

Goal:  Create a galactic-like sculpture composed of interconnected lines and nodes.

Catalysts:  

Repeat, connect, animate

Studio Activity:  

Using repeating small units (wood, straws, pvc, etc…) and different lengths of a wire or some binding mechanism, assemble a colorful 3-dimensional constellation.  Make it strong enough to stand on its own or hang and balance from above.  

Be inspired by architect Marc Fornes.  He and his studio created an interconnected pathway of tubular branches which appear like a large segment of bleached coral.  It is composed of over 4,600 strips of metal, each just a millimeter thick.  

Be inspired by Australian artist Corey Thomas.  He created Spinifex from local tree branches and other plant material.  

Ben Butler is fascinated by the complex structures that emerge from simple and delicate processes.  This phenomenon can be found in the elaborate systems produced by ant colonies to human cities, small quotidian actions accumulating into overpowering structures.  Ben assembled over 10,000 pieces of poplar wood into a matrix-like structure that coalesces into an unexpectedly mesmerizing array of grids.  

Check out New York artist Jason Hackenwerth, known for his organic and biological forms made from latex balloons.  The spiralling from is made from 10,000 balloons wove carefully into a 3-dimensional structure title Pisces from an interpretation of the legend of Aphrodite and Eros.