Generative Topographies//Liminal Spaces

This was the first project in my Fall 2017 Architecture Representation 121 class. The class was given a painting and chose a circle out of the painting to modify graphically. I generated a series of line selections from the painting through image-tracing tools. Then I laser cut each of those sections out of white matt-board and layered those over top of each other. I then took those line sections, layered them over top of each other, and brought them into a 3-D modeling software, where I proceeded to make the sections different layers in 3-D. Anchoring a piped grid over the object, and projecting the different layers at different heights, I created a 3-D study of the painting, and something new altogether. I then laser cut and 3-D printed different layers to create a tangible object.

Original chosen circle-cut of the image.

Modified versions of the image, playing with exposures to focus on different areas of the painting.

Layered sections of the previous modifications, but image-traced as well and simplified to a degree.

Extruded version of the layers with the grid anchored inside, creating a 3-D model.

Different sectional layers of the 3-D object.

Laser cut matt-board model.

Laser cut and 3-D printed model.

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