Big Plastic Tree (working title)

 

 

Work in progress sketches show a 3D tree form, based on the structure of an English oak, that has been produced using fractal mathematics. When the model has been edited its data will be transmitted to a CNC machine that will produce a real 3D object directly from the computer data. These objects will be treated as maquettes for a 50’ English Oak.

Fractal tree models by Gordon Selley. Rapid Prototyping as part of a Leverhulme Artist's Residency in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Biomimetics, Bath University.

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