Trabalho de Puzio.

Trabalho de Puzio.

Figura Puzio.

Christopher Puzio - propostas.

Warped Structural Loops

by Christopher Puzio

This sculptural investigation was realized in response to some preliminary studies of "protein folding". It is my aim to form a new structural language within the art-practice of sculpture that acknowledges current thought within the fields of mathematics and bio-mechanics as it pertains to our understanding of form. With this piece, I have developed an assembly that is composed of a family of fifty atomic building units. These units have no specific directional orientation, yet can be assembled by means of a prescriptive sequence into closed loops. Common to all units are the following characteristics: 12" lengths of tube steel are machined and given a 30-degree bend. Tubes are welded together in pairs at 90 degrees. The relative rotation of the rods prior to being welded is left as an open variable within the fabrication process. These modular pieces comprise the family of fifty atomic units which share many dimensional and directional characteristics, yet no two are the same. (Figure 1) By selecting a sequence of six units and connecting them at random, one will be able to make the resulting string connect into a closed loop. Each string of six has a unique geometric composition resulting in only one closed loop, whose geometry is specific to that sequence. If the sequence order is changed for any given six units, the resulting loop will have a uniquely original geometry. Since each loop can only close into a singular geometric loop, all rotation is canceled out by the locked geometry. In other words, while the pin connections that join the units on axis allow for rotation, the geometry of the loop becomes rigid and fixed once the loop is closed. (Figure 2) At the next largest scale, these loops can in turn be connected together into six loops of six units. (Figure 3) Resulting structures are indexed, quantified, and reprogrammed to form alternate structural configurations. (Figure 4) These types of geometric set relationships are more common to the world of biomechanics and chemistry than sculpture or architecture. One of my aims as an artist is to begin to bridge the gap that exists between these worlds of thinking. My compositional approach, borrowed from the world of biomechanics, could be applied to the production of structurally engineered architectural systems through very basic fabrication processes. This would result in a new richly varied structural language.

Novo artista apresentado: Christopher Puzio.

Christopher Puzio
Born in 1971 in Paterson, New Jersey
Contact
5218 La Jolla Hermosa Avenue La Jolla, CA 92037 U.S.A E-mail: chris@puzio.com Internet: www.puzio.com
Exhibitions (selection)
Design Show, Detroit Artist Market, Detroit, MI, USA, 2003 Dwellings, IDEA-ARTS gallery, Austin, TX, USA, 2003 Critical Mass, Museum of New Art, Detroit, MI, USA, 2002 Daimler Chrysler recent acquisitions, Daimler Chrysler, Southfield, MI, USA, 2002 Graduate Degree Show, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA, 2002 Seats 14: New Functional Seating Design, Detroit Contemporary, Detroit, MI, USA, 2002 Science Fare, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA, 2001 In Process: current and ongoing work by cranbrook 3d design department, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA, 2001 Cranbrook Connection, D'Arcy Advertising Agency Headquarters - Troy, MI, USA, 2001 Recycle / Reuse, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA, 2000
Awards (selections)
Redstone Merit Scholarship, Cranbrook Academy of Art, 2001 Academic Grant, Cranbrook Academy of Art, 2000 Nast Award for design, Boston Architectural Center, 1995.

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