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BID Lunch, March 5, 2013. Carlo H. Séquin. Last Week at MWSU. EECS Computer Science Division University of California, Berkeley. Brent Collins with Hyperbolic Hexagon II. Sculpture Generator 1 , GUI. Inauguration Sutardja Dai Hall 2/27/09.
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BID Lunch, March 5, 2013 Carlo H. Séquin Last Week at MWSU EECS Computer Science Division University of California, Berkeley
Brent Collins’“Pax Mundi”1997: wood, 30”diam. 2006: Commission from H&R Block, Kansas City to make a 70”diameter version in bronze. My task: to define the master geometry. CAD tools played important role.
An Outdoor Bronze Sculpture for MWSU Music of the Spheres (Brent Collins)
Partitioning; Joint Design Alignment stubs 1/3 = unique geometry 18 pieces: fit in kiln!
Some Segments Will Be Cast Hollow This needs a double-walled tube mold!
Installation at MWSU, Feb. 2013 Steve Reinmuth Brent Collins
Illuminated Music of the Spheres Photo by Phillip Geller
12-Story Scherk-Collins Toroid • branches = 4 • storeys = 11 • height = 1.55 • flange = 1.00 • thickness = 0.06 • rim_bulge = 1.00 • warp = 330.00 • twist = 247.50 • azimuth = 56.25 • mesh_tiles = 0 • textr_tiles = 1 • detail = 8 • bounding box: • xmax= 6.01, • ymax= 1.14, • zmax= 5.55, • xmin= -7.93, • ymin= -1.14, • zmin= -8.41
Full-Size Master Module and Mold About 20 fiberglass pieces bolted together Milled foam core coated with clay