ArtPrize - Sep. 23 - Oct. 8, 2009 - Grand Rapids, MI
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Richard Elaver
Fort Wayne, IN

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Richard Elaver

Artist bio

Richard Elaver is a designer and metalsmith. He recently completed a Fulbright Fellowship in the Netherlands where he worked with Droog Design and studied the history of design at the University of Leiden. In his work, Elaver integrates the tools of industrial design with the craft of metalsmithing. He develops computer simulations of biological phenomena, and uses them in the creation of design objects.
Elaver received his Bachelors degree from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and his MFA from the Cranbrook Academy of Art. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor of Design at Indiana-Purdue University in Fort Wayne.
About the work
Title: Tendrils

Art form: 3-D

Medium: 3D printing

Year created: 2010

Description of work: 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.

Technical details
Linear wall space needed: 4 ft.
Total square feet needed: 6 sq. ft.
Additional considerations
Audio/video needed: No
Electrical needed: No
Lighting needed: Yes
Internet access needed: No
Ground floor access needed: No
Indoor space needed: Yes
Outdoor space needed: No
Immanuel Lutheran Church Richard Elaver is showing at:
Immanuel Lutheran Church
2 Michigan NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503

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