The Esther M.Klein Art Gallery at the University City Science Center in Philadelphia was opened with the exhibit of my work in fabric structures. Shown were a group of shells, 2 Satellite Shells, a model of a futuristic Shell Dwelling & 12 collages illustrating fantasy settings, 2 Minimal Surface Structures, and a Bone Structure 9 feet tall--all developed with the assistance of a fellowship grant from NEA received in 1983. Also on exhibit were 27 posters of fabric installations, and models of the Live-in-Environment, the Roof Deck, and the Spectral Passage. A short passageway installed on location introduced visitors to actual fabric membranes.
see The NEA Project
The configurations of the above minimal surfaces were developed by David Hoffman, James Hoffman, and William Meeks III at the University of Massachusett at Amherst in l986. The shapes evolved while solving mathematical equations on a computer and plotting the results as pictures on a screen. By translating these curved geometries into planar patterns, I was able to simulate the configurations in three-dimensional fabric objects.
see Shells, Tubes & Minimal Surfaces
see History
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