AMR Software
AMR Data Centers

Artist Oliver Laric Truly ‘Shares’ his Lincoln 3D Scans from Usher Gallery Exhibit

Share this Article

Oliver Laric

Oliver Laric

Do we ever really own anything when it comes to art, images, video? We know Google never forgets, but perhaps we can build upon some of its current memories, making new things as we “question the value of the ‘authentic’ original image over a copy or reproduction.” Oliver Laric’s art has been deeply rooted in the concept of questioning ownership, with his works over the years not only being interesting and provocative, but also entertaining and humorous at times, as he has made kopienkritik, or ‘copy criticism’ a modern genre and process of his own.

Currently, his latest concepts and work, the Lincoln 3D Scans, are on display, as he works with the Usher Gallery, part of The Collection, which is the county museum and gallery for Lincolnshire in England. There are several interesting events going on simultaneously, all revolving around Laric’s exhibit, and 3D printing in itself.

by William Theed Junior, "The Prodigal Son"

One of the works available for download – by William Theed Junior, “The Prodigal Son”

First, is the display of the work of Oliver Laric, who in 2012 won the prestigious Contemporary Art Society Annual Award for his proposal to create and publish 3D scans of The Collection and Usher Gallery’s archive. His work will be on display through October 26th. It’s easy to see why his idea won, playing on the idea of originality and names being attached to works of art with ownership, along with engaging the public. It’s a great way to bring attention to art, 3D printing, and the Usher Gallery itself. His work will become part of the permanent collection at the Usher Gallery.

Laric’s Lincoln 3D Scans project includes 3D scale models of some of his scans which have been rendered in various textures and colors. Other pieces of his work are included also, as they continue his theme of questioning ownership and authenticity.

Getting in the spirt of Laric’s work, the museum wants to shake things up a little in terms of letting loose with original art and opening it up to new creative renderings, free of liability. The public is encouraged to print copies of their artifacts, just enjoy looking at them, or manipulate them in different ways, digitally. The end goal is that the new ‘art,’ will be shared with the museum and uploaded to their website. The museum has scanned 74 objects for the website, ranging from the museum’s homo heidelbergensis model, to historical artifacts like the Roman Bordeux Altar cast and 19th Century marble sculptures such as John Gibson’s The Hunter and The Dog. The latter two are among the selection which has been printed as part of the exhibition. For more information on some of the objects, click here.

scan

On October 24th, 2014, the museum will host the symposium, “3D Printing: The Creative Future.” Artists, academics and industry professionals will be speaking on various subjects related to 3D printing technology, including:

  •  James E Smith, who used 3D scanning to create a ‘life model’ for the recent OPEM3 exhibition.
  •  Michael Eden, ceramicist, who uses 3D printing and scanning to create contemporary studio pottery.
  • The Digital Native Academy who will be discussing their audience facing projects using 3D scanning technologies to engage with arts audiences.
  • The Conservation Department of The University of Lincoln who will discuss 3D technology in conservation.
One of the scans available for download - Venus kissing Cupid.

One of the scans available for download – Venus kissing Cupid.

To bring things full circle, October 25th will be ‘3D Printing Day’ at the museum, with demonstrations and activities related to 3D printing open to everyone.

This project and all the activities revolving around it are designed to open up The Collection to a wider audience and inspire creativity. All of Oliver Laric’s 3D Scans are available for free download here.

Are you familiar with Laric’s work, or have you visited The Usher Gallery? Let us know, in the Oliver Laric Lincoln Scans forum thread at 3DPB.com.

 

Rendering of Einstein, by Matthew Williamson, from Lincoln 3D Scans offered to the public for download.

Rendering of Einstein, by Matthew Williamson, from Lincoln 3D Scans offered to the public for download.



Share this Article


Recent News

OSSTEC’s Bone-Like 3D Printed Implants Get £2.5M to Target US Market

3DPOD 253: Jacob Nuechterlein, Part 2: Fortius Metals, and a Metal AM Materials Masterclass



Categories

3D Design

3D Printed Art

3D Printed Food

3D Printed Guns


You May Also Like

3DPOD 252: What’s Really Happening in Bioprinting, with Mark Skylar-Scott, Stanford University

Mark Skylar-Scott is an experienced bioprinting researcher now working at one of the foremost bioprinting labs in the world at Stanford University. We talk about inexpensive desktop bioprinters and their...

Featured

Printing Money Episode 28: Recent M&A and More with Joris Peels, 3DPrint.com

Welcome to Episode 28 of Printing Money.  For this one Danny is joined by our own, Joris Peels (Executive Editor, 3DPrint.com). This crossover-pod is indeed quite meta-level but it’s not...

3DPOD 251: 3D Printing for Football Helmets with Kodiak Brush, LIGHT Helmets

Kodiak Brush grew up playing football before working on crash testing. Sometimes someone’s career can seem like it is inexorably building up to one goal. And with Kodiak now making...

3DPOD 250: Dieter Schwarze, Nikon SLM Solutions

Dieter Schwarze is a true 3D printing icon. Here we get the twisting, arduous tale of Dieter’s journey into additive. Starting with inkjet, SLA and lots of other technologies, Dieter´s...