{"id":571976,"date":"2010-05-20T15:12:35","date_gmt":"2010-05-20T19:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com\/?p=7473"},"modified":"2010-05-20T15:12:35","modified_gmt":"2010-05-20T19:12:35","slug":"sculptcad-rapid-artist-%e2%80%94-shane-pennington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/571976","title":{"rendered":"SculptCAD Rapid Artist \u2014 Shane Pennington"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post is the fifth 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

Shane is a contemporary artist in Dallas, Texas.\u00a0 He has exhibited his work internationally in Sydney, Australia at the Paddington Contemporary Gallery and domestically at Gallery Works in Aspen, Colorado, HCG Gallery in Dallas, and his own SP Studio in Dallas, Texas.<\/p>\n

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

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I met Nancy Hairston at one of my art exhibits.\u00a0 She liked my work and asked me to participate in the SculptCAD RAPID Artists Project.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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

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Yes.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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

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The technology has expanded my creative process because it has given me immediate access to materials and design in a virtual world.\u00a0\u00a0 Such an expansive library of options has expanded my thought process as well.\u00a0 Many of the functions in the software allow you to create structures and shapes that would not be easy to create on a standard project.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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

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I have had a positive experience using the digital tools.\u00a0 I did not know what to expect but as I became more familiar with the software, I was also becoming more cognizant of what tools and options I had at my fingertips.\u00a0 The possibilities seem limitless.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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

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I think it was an amazing project and experience.\u00a0 I plan on using this technology more in my work now and in the future.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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><\/span><\/p>\n

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I have site specific installations scheduled in Toronto, Montana, and Sydney.\u00a0 I also have two upcoming shows in June and July in Dallas. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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

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Website:<\/span><\/span> www.shanepennington.com<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

email: <\/span><\/span> bluesky00@airmail.net<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

phone: <\/span><\/span> 214 564 6980<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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

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Way to go!! Thanks to all that were involved and made this possible.\u00a0 Special thanks to the Milwaukee School of Engineering and the University of Louisville and Forecast 3D for the printing of the SLA resin sculpture pieces. And a big thank you to Nancy Hairston and Kevin Atkins at SculptCAD for all their support within the project! \u2026 it has opened up an entire new creative realm and medium for turning ideas into art.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Here’s the digital model of <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Shane’s SculptCAD Rapid Artist piece:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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"Darwin's Theory" by Shane Pennington, digital model<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Specifications on “Darwin’s Theory” and a statement on the piece from Shane:<\/p>\n

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Darwin’s Theory<\/em><\/span>, \u00a0H 40 in x W 36 in x L 30 in, 2010, Artist: Shane Pennington<\/div>\n
I am creating a tree and roots out of SLA White Resin to comment about the environment and the scarcity of natural rescues. \u00a0The top of the piece will be stylized cartoonish in nature and the roots will be a combination of real tree roots and synthetic roots. \u00a0Trees are the metaphor of this idea in this piece and the possibility of our need to synthetically recreate them in the future.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Head below the fold for more of Shane’s work.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here is a still from a video piece by Shane, “Carmen’s Wish”:<\/p>\n

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Still from Carmen's Wish by Shane Pennington<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Additional information on the piece:<\/p>\n

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Carmen’s Wish<\/em><\/span>, Digital video mixed with acrylic on canvas, H 156 in x W 120 in, Artist: Shane Pennington<\/div>\n
Installation at Chase Tower lobby in Dallas, Texas.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

And here’s another example of Shane’s work:<\/p>\n

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"Joyous!" by Shane Pennington<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

More information on the piece:<\/p>\n

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Joyous!<\/em><\/span>, The American Dream Series, H 120 in x W 72 in, Mixed Media Copper Wire Sculpture, 2009, Artist: Shane Pennington<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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