Eyal Gever

I love this guys work, the ideas behind it, the work its self, everything !!

Read below and you will understand why if you know me.

Key words we both surround ourselves with..sublime, moments, capturing, magic & more, the main difference is obviously the work and also he relfects on war, terror and violence.

Capture a moment in time and does it with 3d printing amazing!!

Check it xx

https://creators.vice.com/en_au/article/vvyvx4/eyal-gever-transforms-sublime-moments-into-massive-3d-printed-sculptures

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Eyal Gever Transforms Sublime Moments into Massive 3D Printed Sculptures

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BECKY CHUNG

Nov 27 2014, 10:30am

For his 'Sublime Moments' exhibition, the artist used code and 3D printing to make sculptures that look frozen in time.

Piece of Ocean, 2014. Images courtesy of Eyal Gever

Eyal Gever has 3D printed the undulating surface of the ocean—or at least a 996 x 796 millimeter chunk of it. Created using the current largest 3D printer, this and three additional monumental sculptural works, of a sphere balloon in mid-explosion, a waterfall about to hit the ground, and the impact of two trucks as they collide into each other, debuted at the EuroMold conference in Frankfurt, Germany this week. The works are part of a lifelong exploration into capturing moments of amazement, awe, terror, and astonishment in physical formations.

“I’ve created my own kind of high speed digital camera,” Gever tells The Creators Project. “3D printing is a vital part of my palette.” Gever weaves algorithmic simulations of epic and extreme events, and then 3D prints them. In this way, he explains, viewers can find themselves before manifestations of situations that don't hold physical form. Sphere Pop, for example, captures the human experience of surprise along with all the anticipation leading up to when it bursts. For him, using code and 3D printing is a way to bring into being things that no hands could shape. “No human could ever sculpt a waterfall,” he says, referring to his Waterfall sculpture, “it’s too intricate.”

Sphere Pop, 2014

On another level, the works that are a part of the Sublime Moments exhibition are about his own personal sublimation. “I’m trying to cope with what’s happening around me,” he says. “I’m trying to investigate current events on a micro-level by simulating it and extracting what’s beautiful. Like a surgeon.” His art reflects news coverage of war, terror, and violence as well as the catastrophic and unpredictable power of nature. Waterfall, for example, with its black cascading water could be read as a work about oil and pollution, or as the sheer power of gravity pulling the water to the ground.

Waterfall, 2014

Gever believes the simulation is more important than the final piece because within it lies the scenario, the context, and the narrative. The magic happens when the viewer sees the piece in motion. “This is when you, the viewer, are invited to investigate the moment, and be a part of the moment,” he says.

Currently, Gever is collaborating with NASA to 3D print art in space, a project which will be revealed in early 2015. Earlier this week, the 3D printer at the International Space Station printed its first part, a monumental milestone for future generations. Stay tuned to The Creators Project for more exclusive news on Eyal Gever’s work.

Collision/Truck vs Truck, 2014

Catch Geyer's works in person at the 3D printing conference, Euromold, in Frankfurt, Germany.