Artist Micah Ganske uses his range of 3D printers to print “impossible sculptures” that help him take some of the themes and preoccupations from my massive-scale wall-sized paintings into massive 3D sculptures.
From Creators Project: Using The MakerBot To 3D Print Impossible, Futuristic Sculptures:
Ganske has an obsession with technology and the role it plays in humanity’s journey, as noted in his artist’s statement: “I believe in space exploration and the pursuit of technology as a vehicle to the future. There will be bumps along the way, because we are flawed. Some advanced technology will be used irresponsibly or simply for evil. However, the progression of science and technology also represents the evolution of our species.”
For Ganske, the very existence of consumer 3D printing resources is evidence of the science fiction-ness of our current reality, and the advent of MakerBot has led him to pioneer its polymer printouts as an artistic medium. As he puts it, “Just as important to me as the amazing results that can be achieved with this exciting technology, is what it represents as a forward-looking technology. The dream of being able to replicate objects has always been a fixture of science fiction and I whole-heartedly embrace it as a way to create impossible artworks.”
Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!
Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!
The Adafruit Learning System has dozens of great tools to get you well on your way to creating incredible works of engineering, interactive art, and design with your 3D printer! If you’ve made a cool project that combines 3D printing and electronics, be sure to let us know, and we’ll feature it here!