SketchUp 3

Artwork 2

In this artwork, Ricky Swallow showed his wonderful carve skill again. The material is a block of wood. Through the detail carving, the wooden cactus is made. Except the colour, the shape of cactus was caought by Swallow accurately so that you could feel that the sculpture is nature. Moreover, Swallow used his sophisticated carving skill to show the textures of the cactus and vase. You can see the surface of vase is really smooth. On the other hand, the rough surface of cactus is shown. Comparing to the Piccinini's sculpture, Swallow's one could give you a totally different feeling. In Swallow's one, although the wood is made as a highly realistic cactus, it only gives you the dead feeling.

Artwork 1

This sculpture was made by Piccinini. The name is Life cycle. In this artwork, she combined the ideas of industrail manufacture, animal reproduction and nature to show the ethos of industrial style. In addition, she is exploring of what is nature in the didital age.
The sculpture is made from the real car's wheel and tyre, and the wood for maling upper part. The upper part is made like an organic shape and painted the grey colour which is similar to the tyre's one for the connection between two different materials. Although the wheel is stable here, the upper part's organic shape could give a visual effect that the wheel seems alive.

36 Textures

Sketup 2

Above: Extend
Below: Streamlined

4 stairs

Sketchup1 with stairs