HUMBLE ADMINISTRATOR'S GARDEN
Admission | Transportation | Suzhou Museum | Dream of Red Chamber | Peony Pavilion
Meeting point | Academic Building, NYU Shanghai (1555 Century Avenue)
Departure time | 7am, Saturday Oct 19
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MOGAO GROTTOES | DUN HUANG
Field Research
VIDEOGRAPHY
ARTIST INTERVIEW
ABOUT MOVANA CHEN
"KNITerature - the art of Movana chen ArtisTree, Island East, Hong Kong 20 Sept - 19 Oct 2013 Sponsored by Swire Properties, a solo exhibition "KNITerature" by Hong Kong based artist Movana Chen. Movana started her knitting project in 2004; her early works sculpted a multi-disciplinary fusion of media, fashion, performance, installation and sculpture that extends till recent years. Highlight exhibits include Movana's new work "Body Container Comes to Life in Hong Kong" and a 15-meter long "Knitting Conversations" which is a two-year collaborative work with over 150 participants." - Movana Chen
Extended Reading
Movana Chen | www.facebook.com/KNITerature
KNITerature Opening Video | http://vimeo.com/75076532
DIGITAL SCULPTING
ANATOMIC DRAWING + POLYGONAL MODELLING
MOMENT
Students learn and practice anatomic drawings, polygonal modelling of digital head, and apply sculpture-based expressions to animation in class exercises.
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DIGITAL SCULPTING
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GAME CHARACTER IMPERSONATION
IMPERSONATION OF G-MAN IN "HALF-LIFE 2"
James Van Dyk utilizes Autodesk Maya to build up digital head basic topology of himself. Then he sends the polygonal model into Mudbox for digital sculpting and sculptural texturing. James further sends the sculpted model with high-res texture back to Maya for rigging and animation. He takes reference from the famous online game "Half-Life 2" and impersonates the monologue of G-Man.
Image courtesy | James Van Dyk
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LASER CUTTING + ENGRAVING
MOMENT
Personal ID and Hindu pattern laser cutting / engraving workshop
Extended Reading
Epilog Fusion | https://cn.epiloglaser.com/index.htm