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3DPI.TV – Eric van Straatens 3D Printed Sculptures in Amsterdam

Peering into the subconscious of an artist can be wildly strange, perplexing, baiting, offensive, mystifying, and sometimes, when it becomes particularly absorbing, not something you really want to look at.

If you thought you could turn away from Eric van Straaten’s menagerie of renegade-willed pubescent girls — no dice. From the 16th to the 19th of January, the Dutch artist will exhibit a new, large-scale work at the Passenger Terminal Amsterdam as part of the REALISME art fair. Measuring nearly 4-feet, his featured work is expected to be the largest full coloured 3D printed sculpture in the world.

What makes van Straaten’s upcoming sculpture intriguing from a design point of view, is the inherent challenge in arranging a total of twelve 3D-printed segments into a nearly 4-foot sculpture. It would seem the sculpture must be assembled in such a way that the lines between the segments do not interfere with the seamless aesthetic for which he has become known.

REALISME will contain the works of more than two dozen artists emphasizing figurative art as well as include a “special exhibition” on 3D printed art lead by Dutch company 3Dportal.