VIRTUALLY ABSTRACT

Date Issued:: 2008
Abstract/Description:: My most recent body of work frees me from traditional animation and graphic design principles that had become second nature in my creative practice over years of commercial work in industry. I now find myself unconsciously creating shape and form without a preconceived vision of the final outcome. This allows for a free-flowing approach to my canvas. The canvas in which my forms are created is virtual space and can be described as an infinite cube. The first step I take in each of my pieces is creating a cube with the center residing at Cartesian coordinates 0,0,0. From there, I make the decision either to subdivide the cube into sections or extrude faces from the cube. In either case, I begin to see the possibilities in which the form can take. Some forms are organic and rhythmic while others become machined and rigid. At this stage, color and light are not a part of the equation.

Title:	VIRTUALLY ABSTRACT.	35 views 13 downloads
Name(s):	Kappers, Michael, Author Haxton, David, Committee Chair University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor
Type of Resource:	text
Date Issued:	2008
Publisher:	University of Central Florida
Language(s):	English
Abstract/Description:	My most recent body of work frees me from traditional animation and graphic design principles that had become second nature in my creative practice over years of commercial work in industry. I now find myself unconsciously creating shape and form without a preconceived vision of the final outcome. This allows for a free-flowing approach to my canvas. The canvas in which my forms are created is virtual space and can be described as an infinite cube. The first step I take in each of my pieces is creating a cube with the center residing at Cartesian coordinates 0,0,0. From there, I make the decision either to subdivide the cube into sections or extrude faces from the cube. In either case, I begin to see the possibilities in which the form can take. Some forms are organic and rhythmic while others become machined and rigid. At this stage, color and light are not a part of the equation.
Identifier:	CFE0002086 (IID), ucf:47584 (fedora)
Note(s):	2008-05-01 M.F.A. Arts and Humanities, Department of Art Masters This record was generated from author submitted information.
Subject(s):	Michael Kappers Abstract Art Abstract Expressionism Digital Art
Persistent Link to This Record:	http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0002086
Restrictions on Access:	public
Host Institution:	UCF

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