The discussion and slide show that Raphael led was quite intriguing. His manner was informative yet informal, a refreshing combination especially when I had not expected anything more than a standard lecture style delivery. I purposely did not read too much about his work or the background he had in creating his art, so as to leave room to be surprised, and surprised I was. Even though he is from Switzerland, he reminds me a lot of the people I used to associate with while living in California. With his presence in the classroom I had an uncanny sense that he had been transported here through time and space (which isn't altogether untrue, now is it, considering plane flights and all it took to bring him to our campus), though I was referring more to being transported from a past lifestyle and place on the WestCoast).
Three things stood out from his discussion in particular:
1. The connection he made between computer technology and human movement creating patterns that actually became designs that were woven into fabric.
2. His study of the Brazilian Martial Arts (Capperia) becoming an inspiration for his current sculpture pieces.
3. The fact that his sculptures from "Project Bodycloud" were created using a 3-D printer.
The examples he shared with us @ architecture from the book: Neufert were also fascinating.
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