Topologies – Natural Fragments, 2022
The work called ‘Topologies – Natural Fragments’ comprises computer-calculated views of freely arranged 3D plant objects. What at first glance appears to be a negative of an intricate freehand drawing, a Japanese woodcut or a cyanotype, turns out on closer inspection to be an ensemble of strictly geometric polygonal meshes, articulated with varying densities. They extend across the entire image space, providing an abstract view of a plant ensemble.
All the objects, be they grasses, stalks or leafy plants, were freely arranged spatially as individual 3D models in a 3D scene and finally, by means of computer-generated rendering, translated into an image as a wireframe model. The plant objects only show themselves through their outlines and isoparametric curves (additional edges). The depictions are pure constructions and composed as such. Despite their subtly perspectival, drawing-like effect, they are more oriented towards technical representation, constructed and abstracted. Here, the aim was to experiment with computer-aided modes of display and to explore the points of contact between drawing and line-based computer-generated rendering.
Images & Captions
Title: Composition No. 1
Technique: Computer Rendering
Year: 2022
Detail View: Composition No. 1
Technique: Computer Rendering
Year: 2022
Print & Framing: Composition No. 1
C-Print, 1200 x 900 mm
Year: 2022
Title: Composition No. 2
Technique: Computer Rendering
Year: 2022
Detail View: Composition No. 2
Technique: Computer Rendering
Year: 2022
Print & Framing: Composition No. 2
C-Print, 1200 x 900 mm
Year: 2022
Work Serie: Topologies
Exhibition View, Kunstmuseum Olten
Year: 2022
Writings & Reviews
Arnold, M. (2022, October). Philipp Schaerer [On the occasion of the exhibition Dissected Nature - Philipp Schaerer]. In: Schweizer Kunstverein (Ed.), Kunstbulletin 10/2022, Zurich, S. 75. > PDF (German)