BREAK AWAY
OVERVIEW
“Break Away” is inspired by the traditional Chinese running horse lantern and Western zoetrope, both of which impart the characteristics of motion to stationary objects. This project uses the same principles to explore the relationship between 3D printed artwork and animation. In order to better respond to Rococo's design theme, we extracted the original shape of the pattern from the paintings at the time and established the 3D model. The overall model is roughly divided into two parts: the outer decorative frame and the pattern of growth inside. The modified frame can also grow and sway along with the intermediate pattern at high speeds. By using cameras and lights, it is not only a static handicrafts, but also a vibrant video installation and animation.
DESGIN INSPIRATION
Fig1. Rococo Painting
Fig2. Zoetrope
Fig3. Running Horse Lantern
Chinese running house lantern is a part of
the most popular toys and lanterns which show a horse running projection on the
screen. The basic working principle (as it shows in Fig.3) is to use candles to
heat the air and make the paper-cut image on the axle to move. The interesting
thing is that similar device called zoetrope (as it shows in Fig.2) had also
been invented in other countries in the world. Zoetrope is a bowl decorated
with a series of images that can create motion illusion when it rotates. The
similarity is that both of running horse lantern and zoetrope were let static
artifacts to be dynamic and attractive.
In order to better adjust to the
development of innovative technology and aesthetics, we used Chinese running
horse lantern as the basic framework and 3D zoetrope as the engine to trigger a
series of animation.
3D MODEL
CURVE ANIMATION
