OBDF Show

 Below are my favourite pieces that were entered in the Object Design Show. I was most drawn to the pieces showcasing fine line work or different mark-making styles. There were so many amazing and creative pieces, but these are the ones that I found myself going back to view several times.s

What I found interesting about this piece was the symmetry of the design and the variance in the mark-making. The wings of the butterfly are perfectly symmetrical, with very fine mark-making. The line work is so fine that I find it difficult to believe that it was made by a computer if it weren't for the fact that there is not a single flaw in those lines. However, the butterfly's body,y,r, breaks up the symmetry. The thorax is made with rough, scratchy lines, and the head is a pattern of a microscopic slide. Having this portion not symmetrical makes the piece visually interesting to look at. Another aspect that works well within this piece is that the lines are not contained.  By another line, they all sit clearly within borders, but those borders are implied to us as the audience based on where the lines start and end.

This is another one that I thought was very interesting visually. I love the Kandinsky-like design, which is a similar visual motif to what I am attempting to do on my own project. However, the variance of the greyscale implies depth to the piece and makes a flat object look as though it has several layers applied to it.

This was a piece that left me wondering how it was made. A spherical clock with a small metal bead that moves around the outside. Along the top of the sphere were what looked to be stars and constellations. This piece had an interesting interplay between futuristic and antiquity. On the one hand, it reminds me of an astrolabe, a sundial, or an archaic time-telling device. Onn the other hand,,thethe waymarkingg is sucha mysteryy to m itss assembly was presumably done using CAD techniques. This piece merged new technologies with the look of older ones.