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Bronze rainbow hologram mirrors
Bronze rainbow hologram mirrors
dc.contributor.author | Dawson, Paula | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-25T14:08:17Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-11-25T14:08:17Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2006 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | This project draws on holographic embossing techniques, ancient artistic conventions of bronze mirror design and modelling and casting processes to accomplish portraiture of reflection. Laser scanning, 3D computer graphics and holographic imaging are employed to enable a permanent 3D static holographic image to appear integrated with the real-time moving reflection of a viewer`s face in a polished bronze disc. The disc and the figure which holds it (caryatid) are cast in bronze from a lost wax model, a technique which has been used for millennia to make personal mirrors. The Caryatid form of bronze mirror which went through many permutations in ancient Egyptian, Greece and Rome shows a plethora of expressive figure poses ranging from sleek nudes to highly embellished multifigure arrangements. The prototype of this series was made for Australian choreographer Graeme Murphy, Artistic Director of the Sydney Dance Company. Each subsequent mirror will be unique in figure and holographic imagery as arranged between artist and subject. Conceptually this project references both the modern experience of viewing mirrors retrieved from ancient tombs, which due to deterioration of the surface no longer reflect, and the functioning of Chinese Magic mirrors, which have the ability to project a predetermined image. Inspired by the metaphorical potential of these mirrors, which do not reflect the immediate reality of the viewer, this bronze hologram mirror series enables each viewer to reflect upon himself or herself observing simultaneously the holographic image and their own partially obliterated reflection. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1959.4/42962 | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | EN | en_US |
dc.publisher | SPIE | en_US |
dc.rights | CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 | en_US |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/au/ | en_US |
dc.source | Legacy MARC | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Holography | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Optical materials | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Casting | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Reflection | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Laser applications | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Three dimensional computer graphics | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Image analysis | en_US |
dc.title | Bronze rainbow hologram mirrors | en_US |
dc.type | Conference Paper | en |
dcterms.accessRights | metadata only access | |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | en_US |
unsw.accessRights.uri | http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_14cb | |
unsw.description.notePublic | P. Dawson, "Bronze rainbow hologram mirrors," Applications of Holography I, Hans I. Bjelkhagen & Roger A. Lessard (eds), 6136, 613609, (2006). | en_US |
unsw.description.publisherStatement | ©2006 COPYRIGHT SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering. Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only. | en_US |
unsw.identifier.doiPublisher | http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.642328 | en_US |
unsw.publisher.place | Bellingham WA, WA 98227-0010, United States | en_US |
unsw.relation.faculty | Arts Design & Architecture | |
unsw.relation.ispartofconferenceLocation | San Jose, CA, USA | en_US |
unsw.relation.ispartofconferenceName | Practical Holography XX: Materials and Applications | en_US |
unsw.relation.ispartofconferenceProceedingsTitle | Practical Holography XX: Materials and Applications | en_US |
unsw.relation.ispartofconferenceYear | 2006 | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Dawson, Paula, Art, College of Fine Arts, UNSW | en_US |
unsw.relation.school | School of Art and Design | * |