Options, options....

After a bit of investigation, I found that this sample has quite a few different configurations. By quite a few, I mean at least 70 that I found. Pretty cool on a user interaction level. 

So, take your pick! It's DIY sculpture!

A new sample investigating implied movement.

How do you make something look like its moving when it's not? 

Many automobile and motorcycle designers have been able to figure this out. Take one look at a classic Delehaye or a Norton Big Four and you are bound to notice the striking curves that sometimes appear to intersect abruptly while at the same time looking like they may go on forever. These are curves that come from many or sometimes no radii at all, but never just one. Maybe they were born from a renegade pen stroke on the back of a placemat or the image of the way some hair fell on the shoulder of a woman that was burned in the designer's mind. These are the curves that can make a static object look so fast that you don't want to stand in front of it. These are the curves I am interested in. 

 This sample is the first piece in an investigation into implied movement as represented in sculpture. I am using the curve to represent force and velocity as well as resistance and pressure. I hope the steep tapers also contribute to the aesthetic implication.

 Another design hallmark found in the industries I have been investigating seems to be the use of multiple components that all play a crucial role in engineering as well as beauty. Nothing is simply for the purposes of excessive ornamentation. With that in mind, I tried to make every piece have a purpose. If any one of the components is missing, it will not stand.