{"id":506396,"date":"2010-04-02T17:13:52","date_gmt":"2010-04-02T21:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com\/?p=7172"},"modified":"2010-04-02T17:13:52","modified_gmt":"2010-04-02T21:13:52","slug":"sculptcad-rapid-artist-%e2%80%94-david-w-van-ness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/506396","title":{"rendered":"SculptCAD Rapid Artist \u2014 David W Van Ness"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post is the third in an ongoing series highlighting the artists behind the\u00a0SculptCAD Rapid Artists Project<\/a>. (Hit this link for\u00a0all posts related to the project<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

David W Van Ness is a Richardson, Texas-based artist and is a sculptor\/educator whose work deals primarily with a surreal world developing after the fall of <\/span>a <\/span>civiliz<\/span>ation. David’s civilization, unlike ours, can <\/span>manipulate nature to their whim. <\/span>He’s the son of a very successful mathematician and was obsessed with myth, monsters, and science fiction as a child.<\/span><\/p>\n

How did you get involved with the RAPID Artists project?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Since 2006 I have been working with SculptCAD on and off on several different projects.\u00a0 Nancy came to me early and asked about people I thought she should include.\u00a0 Though none of my suggestions were included, I was. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Is this your first experience with 3D\/digital sculpting technology and tools?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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No, SculptCAD first did work for me on my stacking cow project in 2006.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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How have these technologies changed the way you approach your process?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The ability to test a design out and change it without much demand has been nice, but also a problem when the computer crashes amid working.\u00a0\u00a0 Just means I do the work again but this time more direct and succinct.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Are these digital tools having an effect on the work you are creating? Are the tools aiding\/adding to\/hindering the process? <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Not really.\u00a0 I have been able to realize a project that I was working out in my head.\u00a0 I did have a little learning curve but now I think of them just like any tool. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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What are your thoughts on the SculptCAD Rapid Artists Project?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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It has been fun and interesting to see the other artists’ creations.\u00a0 I have been thinking about computer aided design for a long time and see now that I was rather limited in my vision<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Looking beyond the project, what do you have coming up in the near future art-wise? Do you have any shows or projects planned?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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I am giving a lecture at the conference and at Boise State University on this subject.\u00a0 I have yet to build much work this year beyond the RapidArtist piece.\u00a0 I did have one show earlier this year at Mary Thomas Gallery.\u00a0 I am working on new work for a show there as well.\u00a0 My galleries in Santa Fe and Denver are more salon type ond don’t have “shows”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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How can people interested in your work get in touch with you?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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www.davidvanness.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

dave.vanness (at) gmail.com<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Do you have any final thoughts on the Rapid Artists Project?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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I hope we can reproduce this experience again, with more and different artists. <\/span>I know this means that I might not be able to participate next time but I think it would be interesting to see what develops<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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