ost-digital artist humanoise (Taketo Kobayashi) utilises Mimaki’s full-colour 3D printing technology to push the physical boundaries of his transformative artwork. Following his first exhibition in Amsterdam (“Digital G-O-D”), he shares how 3D printing became central to his creative process.
When did you start incorporating 3D printing technology into your artistic practice?
I grew up building robots out of empty cardboard boxes, so when I started using CG software, it just felt like a natural extension of what I was already doing. I’d actually known about 3D printing since the ’90s, but back then the cost of owning and operating one
When did you start incorporating 3D printing technology into your artistic practice?
I grew up building robots out of empty cardboard boxes, so when I started using CG software, it just felt like a natural extension of what I was already doing. I’d actually known about 3D printing since the ’90s, but back then the cost of owning and operating one
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