Tuesday, February 1, 2011

ARTIFICE 1

THIS GESTALT ARTIFICE MATHEMATICALLY ARRANGES A LARGE MATRIX OF CURVES, ELLIPSES, AND BANKS FOR USE IN ACTION PARK DESIGN. THE IDEA WAS TO CREATE A SET OF SYMPATHETIC GEOMETRIES TO ACT AS STANDARD FOR TRAINING FACILITIES AND COMPETITION AREAS THAT WOULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE OLYMPICS, AS WELL AS TO EASE THE DIALOG BETWEEN AN ARCHITECT OR CONTRACTOR UNAWARE OF THE INTIMATE GEOMETRIES AND A SKATEBOARDING PUBLIC, THROUGH THE USE OF A LOGICAL VISUAL LIBRARY. APPROX. VELOCITY VALUES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH EACH PLANE.


PARTIAL MORPHOLOGY OF CURVE #5 - Click image for larger view