3D Design: Fragmentation Assignment

This assignment was to take a simple geometric form and show it in three different stages of fragmentation. The design elements in the sketch below are blue styrofoam on wooden dowels. The base is corrugated cardboard with grey illustration board on top, shaped with a band saw.

My original design had the fragments flying away from each other, and a new shape in the middle emerging from the geometric form. Unfortunately, the project required that the final design element should retain the flavor of the original, so I had to revise this piece and exercise some restraint. I also changed the shape of the base for the final at my instructor's suggestion.

The next two images are views of the final piece. The design elements are stained wood on copper Williams rods. The base is spray-painted wood.

This piece was nominated for the annual student art show.