Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Evan Murphy, Puppy Day bed, 2010. Wood, plaster, laser cut veneer, duct tape, bison hide, aluminum.


This piece uses laser cut veneer work to include humor, raising an important question about the merits of rapid prototyping technology. Whether or not the smiley face and penis veneers are essential to the work is subjective. The designer may or may not have chosen to include the veneers if he had to hand cut him. Regardless, the decision is much easier to make in favor of them when the labor is significantly reduced by the laser cutter.
            

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