Archaeologists and cultural organizations have turned to 3D modeling to rebuild world heritage sites destroyed by Islamic State militants. Using dozens of photographs, they’re able to create computer models of the ancient structures. That data file is then uploaded to robots, which can then carve detailed replicas from marble. “Every time we resurrect from the rubble one of these monuments, it undercuts the message of …
Dreaming of a new car but can’t afford one yet? Ford is filling in the void by offering up the digital files to five of their models, so that anyone with access to the proper equipment can 3D print one from the comfort of their home. So far, the files for the Ford GT, F-150 Raptor, Shelby GT350R, Focus St and Fiesta ST are currently …
For his latest exhibition, Peruvian-born sculptor Emil Alzamora fuses, stretches and bloats the human form in an exhibition on technology and society. With a history of creating metamorphosed, elongated and obese figures, the jump to digital manipulation was a logical step, and one that Alzamora also regards as thrilling: “There’s this attempt to wrap my head around the new frontier of the digital imagination,” he …
