Category Archives for Materials

Playful Cubes

After weeks of hard work, my Pcomp/ICM final project was completed just in time for the ITP Winter Show! Playful Cubes is an interactive sculpture whereby the viewer’s hand movements activate and control the rotation of a grid of 48 … Continue reading

29. December 2011 by yinliu
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an imperfect hand [cast making]

for materials class, we were asked to make a plaster cast of a hand. my plaster mixture was made too thick; so when poured into the alginate mold, the viscous mixture didn’t go all the way down to the fingers … Continue reading

14. October 2011 by yinliu
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plastic thingie (sculpture)

this week we worked with plastics in materials class. Our homework was to make a plastic box with the power tools. I made this “sculpture” ish thingie that i am qluite happy with. I wish gluing the plastic pieces together … Continue reading

07. October 2011 by yinliu
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zoo

this is a little zoo i made with insulation foam. first time using the band saw in the shop! my initial fear for the “power tools” is now more or less vanished. and more importantly, my fingers are still there!

23. September 2011 by yinliu
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