SCULPTURE FOR SAMSON YOUNG, VENICE BIENNALE
Large-scale 3D-printed sculpture for artist Samson Young, for Hong Kong’s pavilion at the 2017 Venice Biennale.
Concept Realizations manufactured this seven foot-long sculpture for Hong Kong-based artist Samson Young, whose installation, Songs for Disaster Relief, was Hong Kong’s entry in the 2017 Biennale art festival in Venice, Italy. This sculpture was the centerpiece of the Hong Kong pavilion.
Young’s design uses as its digital foundation Concept Realizations’ own high-resolution 3D scan of the ancient Greek sculpture, Winged Victory, the Nike of Samothrace. Grafted onto the goddess Nike are intricate digital sculpts of the philosopher Pythagoras, a space station, and a bust of Ronald Reagan.
Concept Realizations was hired as a consultant on this complex digital design, and to digitally prepare it for large-scale 3D printing. We 3D printed the sculpture in multiple nylon segments, assembled the pieces, and hand-painted a patinated bronze finish. At over seven feet long, the final piece is one of the largest 3D printed works of art ever made. Design prep, 3D printing, final assembly, and finishing were completed in 60 days.
This project was sponsored by the M+ Museum of Visual Culture, Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong Arts Development Council.
Video of design, 3D printing, and finishing. (Click on the image to start the video.)