Intersections - Nguyen Dang Binh

Tim Borgmann
shape.69c
20 inches x 39 inches
3D modeled image, inkjet print
ARTIST STATEMENT
The abstract.0104 series started with an idea to apply an abstract
painting workflow into the world of 3D. One concept behind this work
was to leave the usual method of creating shapes behind and change
it to a more intuitive way. Instead of planning the shapes before starting
the image, I derived my inspiration from what I saw during the
creation of the work.
Often 3D programs are used as a construction tool to visualize an
existing idea. In this series, I tried to use it as freely as a paintbrush,
creating the shapes as an evolution of the work process. I see
image creation as a dialog between the nascent image and myself.
Sometimes the image influences my work by itself, leading me
toward its own direction. Sometimes it’s just me, pushing the
image into the form I want.
I try to merge traditional and modern workflows. On the one side,
I work as freely as possible by creating the objects and starting
the image like a meditative free-abstract painting. One step in
the modeling leads to the next. On the other side, I use the
possibilities of the digital 3D media to change the appearance
of the object through light, shaders, and colors to catch the actual
mood I see in the basic shapes. Thanks to 3D, I can easily change
the camera view, walk through the image and search for an
interesting place and view angle to arrange the final image. So
the whole work can be seen as a process that becomes more
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CONTACT
Tim Borgmann
Independent Artist
Ravensberger Straße 20
42117 Wuppertal, Germany
shape.53a#2
39 inches x 27 inches
3D modeled image, inkjet print
info@bt-3d.de
art.bt-3d.de
and more concrete during the development of the final image.
Abstract art gives me the freedom to experiment and discover new
workflows, to search for new borders and new image worlds. The
final images are like a snapshot of the dialog between the image
and myself.
TECHNICAl STATEMENT
The abstract.0104 series is completely done in 3D (mainly Realsoft
3D) with some post-processing in Photoshop.
During the work on the series, I developed different materials and
shaders (for example, for the “wire” look) for maximum flexibility.
All materials are more or less completely procedural and mostly
independent in output resolutions, which allows close-up shots
without having to worry about texture sizes.
The strings themself are pure NURBS curves (no sweep of loft
surfaces) where the diameter is controlled by a custom shader at
render time. All fluid-like shapes are modeled with metaballs with
different techniques, from free-hand modeling through different
distributive functions. At a later stage of modeling, they were
converted to SDS objects, which enabled more control to do fine
tuning and add details.
The final rendering was done in several passes with resolutions
from 4K to 10K to gain optimun control in post processing.