https://www.edwardchudleigh.com/helix-1 daily 0.75 2017-12-12 https://www.edwardchudleigh.com/photography daily 0.75 2016-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56c74ea37da24fa01dabb974/1455902863034-3FEUV9XR6G12YZK3P4FB/2015-04-09-west-coast-0238-edited.jpg Photography https://www.edwardchudleigh.com/projects-forte daily 1.0 2025-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a30105c51a58475fca813e5/1633100951656-7037VOHXV0A1XJS6A0N2/Nothingbutplant.jpg Projects - Make it stand out Nothing but Plant now on display at the Victoria Art Gallery in Bath https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a30105c51a58475fca813e5/1557058956963-EFY5MY2U397ONBS5EGQY/Outline-1-Final2.jpg Projects - "Vertebrae" "Vertebrae" collection uses a number of components which are all the same in each piece of work. The simplest of which is just a bent loop, so called "Loop". Each component is only 3mm thick and bends only by the way it is attached to its neighbouring components. There is a tolerance provided in each joint which "gives" a little bit to allow just enough flexibility and rigidity to enable each piece to maintain its special shape. The whole piece has a sustainable approach to it, being made entirely from FSC approved Birch wood. Consisting of 1000 individual pieces "Vertebrae" twists about three axis to produce this special form, resembling a strange "vertebrae" like form. Each piece is exactly the same and slots into a special position allowing it to continually link and eventually join itself again. The twist occurs naturally in the wood and only appears after many components have been connected. It can be laid flat as shown, mounted vertically on to a wall. Or suspended completely by cables allowing it to seeming float and actually move with currents in the air. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a30105c51a58475fca813e5/1514288662609-RAP48698TKQ856HCC66V/batch_8.0.jpg Projects - "Helix" “Helix” is a collection of sculptures made from solid oak components which when connected together can form a variety of different Helices. The most basic of which is just a straight spiral. "DNA-B". This piece demonstrates this basic function in the form of a 5ft continual Helix, taking the same helical pitch and gauge as the naturally occurring DNA-B strand found in human DNA. The Piece was exhibited in the “Society of Bath Artists” open exhibition at the Victoria Art Gallery, Bath in 2016. The series takes on a number of different works all elaborating on this theme. The final and most complex piece is "Infinite Loop". This piece consists of three Helices that all revolve in and around each other, powered by a 3D printed gear box made from biodegradable plastic. "Infinite Loop" was a finalist at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition 2017. Ten pieces of the “Helix” collection has recently been displayed at “David Simon Contemporary” gallery in Bath, UK. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a30105c51a58475fca813e5/1557402002419-DNX0I9ZJSEIYK2BXO8AD/20190509_105103120_iOS.jpg Projects - "Slice" Slice is a collection of various pieces that are selected due to their interesting shape or form. The collection that is still in the process of being completed uses several special techniques to capture the forms and surface composition of each object. The information is then passed through special algorithms to help make a unique layer that when joined to its neighbouring layers gives an impression of the original surface found on the originating object. The reassembled pieces are only a suggestion of the original form and because of this the observers brain makes the rest of the connection to allow an understanding of what the original object was with varying amounts of detail. The pieces exhibit an additional visual interest when the observer looks parallel to the surface. It is when this happens at certain angles a part of the piece being observed allows the viewer to look completely through the structure to the other side. This effect removes even more detail making object appear vacant in certain orientations and gives a sense of openness. When returning to a different vantage point the object “rebuilds” itself to how it appeared before. Each piece is made from 100% reconstituted wood. “Slice” is an ongoing collection with further works being added to it. “Brown Paper Bag” a sculpture from the slice collection was featured in the Victoria Gallery, Bath in 2017 as part of the Bath Society of Artists annual open exhibition. It has since been sold to a private collector. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a30105c51a58475fca813e5/1633101253493-33DAPBM7YCY7M9DCYYAA/Nothingbutplant.jpg Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a30105c51a58475fca813e5/1694700911888-4HRWC0ARUONDAEF1W5WY/image.jpg Projects - Hive “Hive” “Hive” is a 3D printed sculpture made entirely from plant matter, potato starch and sugar. It is a commission for “Google” which has just been completed and about to start a world tour before ending up in “Google’s” HQ in California. Before that it is off to Stockholm to go on show with “Bonnier” for a Month. The piece comprises of split honeycomb dodecahedrons created by calculating data captured from a real beehive. To make each dodecahedron, the dimensions of the honeycomb (produced by the bees) was measured, with many subsequent drawings and models following. Once a 3D model had been created, a bespoke 3D printer was developed, from scratch, by the artist. Created by sending lines of “G-Code” from a computer to the 3D printer, each section takes 7 hours to print. G-code is a computer numerical control (CNC) programming language used widely in 3D printing. The printer uses the code to mimic the way the bees create natural honeycomb, building up layers on top of each other. Over 160 million lines of code were produced to create the entire sculpture. Each dodecahedron is spherically hollow on the inside to allow it to capture the light as it passes through the honeycomb. The sculpture is intended to reflect the beauty and randomness of nature and takes its inspiration from the precision of the honeycomb as well as the uniqueness of nature. The form interweaves between the complexities of the surrounding Marble run, much in the same way Bee’s build their natural honeycomb in and around the space that is available to them. The structure represents an infrastructure that has barely changes in millions of years and doesn’t need to because it works. It represents the very centre of a community (in this case Bees). It is their nursery, their larder and forms their home. Giving them protection from predators, weather and gives structure and stability to a complicated and busy fraternity. https://www.edwardchudleigh.com/about daily 0.75 2021-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a30105c51a58475fca813e5/1513178146072-FVCVBL2MLSJCO7SWWIPH/IMG_2377.JPG About https://www.edwardchudleigh.com/contatc daily 0.75 2019-05-09