presence • 2D animated presentation

2D animated presentation for presence to be shown in the lobby of the public safety building in salt lake city, utah. in order to provide casual passersby with a quick synopsis of the process used to create the sculpture, the main body of the animation features a short section which repeats several times.

Role: 3D modeling & rendering, animation, compositing, photo editing, copy editing, layout
Client: buster simpson–artist/designer

presence • completed artwork being installed

the public artwork presence in the process of being installed at the public safety building in salt lake city, utah.

photos: buster simpson

Role: 3D modeling & rendering, production/fabrication files, concept illustrations, pre-visualization

Client: buster simpson–artist/designer

presence • 3D model, renderings & compositing

3D model & renderings composited into the site model showing the new position for the sculpture due to site requirements — for the public art sculpture entitled presence at the public safety building in salt lake city, utah.

Role: 3D modeling & rendering, compositing, production/fabrication files
Client: buster simpson–artist/designer

presence • 3D model & renderings

revised 3D model and renderings showing final model including new collar design — for the public art sculpture entitled presence at the public safety building in salt lake city, utah.

Role: 3D modeling & rendering, concept illustrations, pre-visualization, production/fabrication files, animation
Client: buster simpson–artist/designer

presence • 3D model, renderings & compositing

3D model & renderings composited into the site model — for the public art sculpture entitled presence at the public safety building in salt lake city, utah.

Role: 3D modeling & rendering, compositing, production/fabrication files
Client: buster simpson–artist/designer

presence • 3D model, renderings, technical drawings & production/fabrication files

3D model, renderings, technical drawings & production/fabrication files showing individual components labeled and color coded for fabrication — for the public art sculpture entitled presence at the public safety building in salt lake city, utah.

Role: 3D modeling & rendering, technical drawing, production/fabrication files
Client: buster simpson–artist/designer

presence • photo editing & compositing

photo editing and compositing to produce numerous unique silhouette profiles from which eight final selections were made. the overall process I devised consisted of having 72 participants photographed in high contrast (photos: stephen keen) then dividing their silhouettes into six strata each in order to mix and match facial features to end up with a set of completely unique profiles to be used as the basis for the final sculpture. A total of 156,238,908 combinations were possible using this method — for the public art sculpture entitled presence to be sited at the public safety building in salt lake city, utah.

Role: photo editing, compositing
Client: buster simpson–artist/designer

presence • proposal layout & compositing

proposal layout and compositing for the preliminary art proposal for the public art sculpture entitled presence to be sited at the the public safety building in salt lake city, utah.

Role: 3d modeling & rendering, concept illustrations, compositing, proposal layout, copy editing
Client: buster simpson–artist/designer

presence • 3D model & renderings

3D model and renderings showing preliminary design and lighting studies for the proposed public art sculpture entitled presence for the public safety building in salt lake city, utah.

Role: 3D modeling & rendering
Client: buster simpson–artist/designer