Plethora 3D Printed Sculpture
Qian Yang
Fine Arts and Art Installation Design Plethora 3D Printed Sculpture by Qian Yang Adof Loos once argued “the greatness of our age (post-industrial)…is incapable of producing a new ornaments”, but now we can. Plethora is the first large-scale 3D printed metal sculpture signifies the peak of form and ornament. It seeks balance between parametric algorithm and synthetic forms of illustration. Digital fabrication tools break the barriers between design and manufacture; objects can be made with infinite details without added cost. Its surfaces catch light from all directions, and its monumental scale interacts with surroundings. Plethora manifests the Age of Mass Customization.