OVERVIEW
Rendered images created for "Is This Still Moving?". TNM 306. Rendered Images. 2021.
Using Artivive, the artist collective TNM 306 created an augmented reality art exhibit based upon the theme of the body, drawing inspiration from Jean-Luc Nancy’s "Fifty-eight Indices on the Body" and Michel Foucault’s "Utopian Body." Is this Still Moving? explores the combination of 3D, AR, sound, and video to turn the concept of the body into a creative art form. The final piece contained six large prints on easels at the Nuit Blanche of 2021.
Each printed picture (above) could be scanned with Artivive and activating 6 different videos (below), all of which utilize the 3D heart model.
The TNM 306 Collective is made up of the following artists: Xingman Cheng, Kirby Mealer, Owen Moran, Onix Nieves-Vanga, Jeremie Queyras, Mckinley Streett, Leonor Tapia, and Esther Ubong-Abasi.
Keyword and Theme: Body
Programs used: Autodesk Maya, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Artivive
Exhibited at:
2021- Nuit Blanche, curated by Carlos Sanchez Bautista, Paris, France.
Each printed picture (above) could be scanned with Artivive and activating 6 different videos (below), all of which utilize the 3D heart model.
The TNM 306 Collective is made up of the following artists: Xingman Cheng, Kirby Mealer, Owen Moran, Onix Nieves-Vanga, Jeremie Queyras, Mckinley Streett, Leonor Tapia, and Esther Ubong-Abasi.
Keyword and Theme: Body
Programs used: Autodesk Maya, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Artivive
Exhibited at:
2021- Nuit Blanche, curated by Carlos Sanchez Bautista, Paris, France.
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Videos created for "Is This Still Moving?" TNM 306. Videos. 2021.
AR demonstration. TNM 306. Video. 2021.
REFERENCES
The 3D heart model created in the final piece was based off of a specific AbioCore artificial heart model, as shown to the left. We chose this model in particular due to its translucent texture and the variety of interesting angles the model could provide us.
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- Jean-Luc Nancy’s "Fifty-eight Indices on the Body"
- French Philosopher Jean-Luc Nancy's "Fifty-eight Indices on the Body" provided us with a theme to approach our project. We based the visuals off of the indices he lists, allowing us to take the theme of body more abstractly. Nancy's usage of words such as "spasm", "detached", and "synthetic" gave us inspiration towards the visuals of the final renders and videos.
- French Philosopher Jean-Luc Nancy's "Fifty-eight Indices on the Body" provided us with a theme to approach our project. We based the visuals off of the indices he lists, allowing us to take the theme of body more abstractly. Nancy's usage of words such as "spasm", "detached", and "synthetic" gave us inspiration towards the visuals of the final renders and videos.
- Michel Foucault’s "Utopian Body."
- Michael Foucault's "Utopian Body" inspired us to utilize an artificial heart as our subject. As we are in the age of technology, incorporating technological elements into our own bodies can be the considered more powerful than the standard human form. Constrastly, artificial hearts are used to help people survive, not necessarily to become super-human. We therefore are putting this artificial heart into the context of utopia, although the circumstances of which someone would need an artificial heart is for survival.
- Michael Foucault's "Utopian Body" inspired us to utilize an artificial heart as our subject. As we are in the age of technology, incorporating technological elements into our own bodies can be the considered more powerful than the standard human form. Constrastly, artificial hearts are used to help people survive, not necessarily to become super-human. We therefore are putting this artificial heart into the context of utopia, although the circumstances of which someone would need an artificial heart is for survival.
PROCESS
3D Modeling, Lighting, and Texturing
Working with Onix, we created a rough 3D model based off of our own sketches. Based off of this rough model, I re-reated the heart with a box-modeling technique and retypologized the model to make it smoother. Using AI Standard Surface shaders, I created a glass and metal textures. Using a Skydome light, I was able to manipulate the look of the artificial heart thanks to the base color, specular, subsurface, and transmission aspects of the texture. The skydome was the final element that enhanced the look of the final heart renders, with each render using a different skydome. |
360 view of the artificial heart. TNM 306. Video. 2021.
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One of the renders created for the project. TNM 306. Render. 2021.
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Rendering Process
I rendered using the Arnold in Maya and used the online service Fox Render Farm to render many high-quality renders of the heart. I asked classmates what specific angles and backgrounds they wanted and from that feedback I rendered 23 total images. This was to give plenty to choose from for the project. In the end, 6 total images were used for the final piece and edited to fulfill each person's aesthetic vision for the project. Not all of the final images came from the renders, but instead from classmates who manipulated the 3D model in their own way, either by viewing the model through the wireframe shader or with the default gray texture. |
Video and AR Process
Rendered images were taken and manipulated in various video editing softwares. Each TNM 306 member edited, animated, and added audio to a specific image. The videos and their respective images were uploaded to Artivive and connected to each other. Each rendered image could be scanned using the Artivive app on any mobile device and its respective video would be overlayed on top and play on loop until another image is scanned or the app is closed.
Rendered images were taken and manipulated in various video editing softwares. Each TNM 306 member edited, animated, and added audio to a specific image. The videos and their respective images were uploaded to Artivive and connected to each other. Each rendered image could be scanned using the Artivive app on any mobile device and its respective video would be overlayed on top and play on loop until another image is scanned or the app is closed.