tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27604390355097720002024-03-14T12:31:31.234-04:00My Creativity EngineThat which is constantly detonating the experiences and knowledge of my past into broken rough-edged bits, before reassembling them into the artwork below. Every item on this site is handmade by me unless otherwise noted.Rob Rainonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15884183340431240128noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760439035509772000.post-42194251162079791022023-12-04T09:18:00.003-05:002023-12-04T09:21:33.196-05:00Braid<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFDDT8hjiUtmq4l_1nnY5s8NNbARbdfMC7JKgUSXQ739PmkZ2kyLMO0ziAR29rR2Dw91CVPtZ1AdhaoMXlQYCRwEpu6MstLUwjG7kEgGuE5ax4KXfdwr8rGSgJ5-S_R_2Joex2A9psN0ekQrYgAzM9PDYncwHGZu6i9CI4jeb_fWTZcQtWsfAxZD876n4/s1800/IMG_3168.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFDDT8hjiUtmq4l_1nnY5s8NNbARbdfMC7JKgUSXQ739PmkZ2kyLMO0ziAR29rR2Dw91CVPtZ1AdhaoMXlQYCRwEpu6MstLUwjG7kEgGuE5ax4KXfdwr8rGSgJ5-S_R_2Joex2A9psN0ekQrYgAzM9PDYncwHGZu6i9CI4jeb_fWTZcQtWsfAxZD876n4/s320/IMG_3168.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />A straightforward 32"x32" eight layer cutting of bodybuilder Zach Zeiler from 2018, still sporting his padawan braid. He's since become a full Jedi Master.<p></p><p><br /></p>Rob Rainonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15884183340431240128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760439035509772000.post-47272892761440611432020-09-29T11:59:00.028-04:002022-10-03T10:53:06.174-04:00Making Our Mark<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNsW7fR0kNqUEa_oDeiAW5aodAKDYkj5e2m0KQSWkPoJWrjXmHIbNvlnAwX_mGb4u62etoeVY09UUMmiaS03wUdb9JJnDZ30STA7zJxbGmgoHWufyvUu7EoIZSngFujwp2basoSLPEvnYt/s755/CNY_Office_6-15-2020_67.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="503" data-original-width="755" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNsW7fR0kNqUEa_oDeiAW5aodAKDYkj5e2m0KQSWkPoJWrjXmHIbNvlnAwX_mGb4u62etoeVY09UUMmiaS03wUdb9JJnDZ30STA7zJxbGmgoHWufyvUu7EoIZSngFujwp2basoSLPEvnYt/w400-h266/CNY_Office_6-15-2020_67.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;">After starting work as a project manager at CNY, they discovered my portfolio of artwork online, specifically the <a href="http://www.robrainone.com/2010/10/conference-room-logo.html">Conference Room Logo</a> and expressed an interest in my designing something in concrete for them.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Although the ultimate idea came to me in an instant - the company logo overlaid on a map of midtown Manhattan, the development from concept to final design took several months.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVgvJVGjLkHzuAOROuJTOk2jyXBB_fieIYx3Vbdtxn7PmA6w5D2evbF6wkf616egcqT688aQK7vDS-jt9DOMvPD6C60YygwkjuLhJniZWoM9QXVpyiumj9lTiJg5pZOEHQbRpFwj8GrDHA/s640/8f064d8f49a48a31f49c15a144205afb.gif" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVgvJVGjLkHzuAOROuJTOk2jyXBB_fieIYx3Vbdtxn7PmA6w5D2evbF6wkf616egcqT688aQK7vDS-jt9DOMvPD6C60YygwkjuLhJniZWoM9QXVpyiumj9lTiJg5pZOEHQbRpFwj8GrDHA/w400-h320/8f064d8f49a48a31f49c15a144205afb.gif" width="400" /></a>The first idea I had was to simply press a technical drawing - a detail of a foundation section, something like this image with a prominent company logo, but this didn't really feel like a design at all.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I looked at an Apple map (not the best source I admit) of the area where their office was and saw cropped building dotting a landscape. And that gave me the thought - what if it was a map of Manhattan - cropped down to a low height?</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcRXcqPOjZdtyLXgJnM_MQ-uI3T-0vwLud_OekR29QVnZkxbWdr0KzV8Xyx4XF1bWkzVaP55-A7kuz1jWGBhfAmo9pYOQRlLRzTBguW09k8E91cSJXXXQjdCabmlyJuYGnVLHXwKs-dAB/s2016/IMG_4468.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcRXcqPOjZdtyLXgJnM_MQ-uI3T-0vwLud_OekR29QVnZkxbWdr0KzV8Xyx4XF1bWkzVaP55-A7kuz1jWGBhfAmo9pYOQRlLRzTBguW09k8E91cSJXXXQjdCabmlyJuYGnVLHXwKs-dAB/w400-h300/IMG_4468.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">With that as an idea I used a piece of polurethane rubber that I cut through with an X-Acto before pouring concrete over it. This showed me that it was possible, and that the buildings would be sturdy at roughly .5" tall.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The image below is how I imagined it may appear - the logo pressed into streets, but appearing to allow the buildings to run uninterrupted on top of it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdCL4QUyIsQteLdiCizlvppMlV7W2X9lkwInAMVDBPQkmmfdjf95dvxMFgTsMzpDM9OHtU1_HeG4T32ml1ITYjaL4SqY8sPnx8cW5e8fM8d4p_CjyvN5JblvyyweqFUVY1b-zvB3egkzcU/s1786/CNY+city+blocks.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="706" data-original-width="1786" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdCL4QUyIsQteLdiCizlvppMlV7W2X9lkwInAMVDBPQkmmfdjf95dvxMFgTsMzpDM9OHtU1_HeG4T32ml1ITYjaL4SqY8sPnx8cW5e8fM8d4p_CjyvN5JblvyyweqFUVY1b-zvB3egkzcU/w400-h158/CNY+city+blocks.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The buildings appeared to be too big and hid too much of the logo - so I had to resize it, so that that instead of stretching across one neighborhood, it appeared to span from The East to The Hudson Rivers.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">At this time it also became apparent that Apple Maps had less than accurate representations of the buildings that I was looking to model so I determined that I would have to draw my own map using satellite photos as a guide. I had to use a high resolution composite image to achieve the scale I was looking for.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz74YE6p8G8lLRFlcobSgZIQNbPEFW2O39qxzi9PQbWrtrxy0JduyOwz_IiImpNKS1Z0BXqFQ8xyR6kfi7gl9AyVGsULAxaihatGCd2nulOvDomOxSBLNlvBCAHJLyzE1WBM22UF08StLe/s1954/ps.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1111" data-original-width="1954" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz74YE6p8G8lLRFlcobSgZIQNbPEFW2O39qxzi9PQbWrtrxy0JduyOwz_IiImpNKS1Z0BXqFQ8xyR6kfi7gl9AyVGsULAxaihatGCd2nulOvDomOxSBLNlvBCAHJLyzE1WBM22UF08StLe/w400-h228/ps.png" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz74YE6p8G8lLRFlcobSgZIQNbPEFW2O39qxzi9PQbWrtrxy0JduyOwz_IiImpNKS1Z0BXqFQ8xyR6kfi7gl9AyVGsULAxaihatGCd2nulOvDomOxSBLNlvBCAHJLyzE1WBM22UF08StLe/s1954/ps.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I used the photo and then set about "erasing" the buildings that would appear on the finished piece. The offices of CNY are on the 4th floor of their building - about 55 Feet off the street. I used a 3D model of the city as a guide and erased any buildings that appeared to be above that height. Because CNY is a construction company, only buildings were taken into account, roadways and roadway structures were ignored, along with all buildings below 55 feet.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_6JCQeSJPbxdV0CdUlkL0dFGm_0tmz8VfY6KsMS_ZTzO-ERUqEodhItNR-3G69_imm0QrSUhgCHiKXH5-wCQrS1O5p4fhjAINkC6B_JvixQ2I-5Y4Xc9vdiM015y0mry4NolrJPY_Jjgh/s1954/PS+cny+yellow.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1111" data-original-width="1954" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_6JCQeSJPbxdV0CdUlkL0dFGm_0tmz8VfY6KsMS_ZTzO-ERUqEodhItNR-3G69_imm0QrSUhgCHiKXH5-wCQrS1O5p4fhjAINkC6B_JvixQ2I-5Y4Xc9vdiM015y0mry4NolrJPY_Jjgh/w400-h228/PS+cny+yellow.png" width="400" /></a></div>I created a layer underneath the map as a guide. This would let me know when I had erased enough buildings and give me a sense of scale. In the end it turned out to be too big - I didn't want to press too far into the rivers - and I scaled it back some.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7hzLnymLNqk-rrOuSUXjaxl5t6D3h6WVTn_y5S1WsmH5tv_mmcDc_iYgces4O64KIMvpDsKjF1mVeYF1zbvhXeZQXQm1GvI7cUaAYzCexEJ7a8qLt2hP3xZY0Czh3spCN8nh74PhE21wU/s1418/95125777_2829065083855297_2410228113419010048_o.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="1418" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7hzLnymLNqk-rrOuSUXjaxl5t6D3h6WVTn_y5S1WsmH5tv_mmcDc_iYgces4O64KIMvpDsKjF1mVeYF1zbvhXeZQXQm1GvI7cUaAYzCexEJ7a8qLt2hP3xZY0Czh3spCN8nh74PhE21wU/w400-h150/95125777_2829065083855297_2410228113419010048_o.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The contrast on this image was then manipulated and cropped until I had a black and white image of the buildings, a slice of New York at 55 feet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQ6CYPS_l0ymm1_rsy3M6TtamBqQnghyCBEvnNV1sXN0SP9oDqqAIs7-3B5HPp7IctoaTcxz3p8GOz2w8GEg1GZlOFXRNWES43pINUD9BftGV-3sn_Io7OqA7AAm_D-Ikhb7WuChPToRh/s2369/94510945_2829067593855046_7640247619830153216_o.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="948" data-original-width="2369" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQ6CYPS_l0ymm1_rsy3M6TtamBqQnghyCBEvnNV1sXN0SP9oDqqAIs7-3B5HPp7IctoaTcxz3p8GOz2w8GEg1GZlOFXRNWES43pINUD9BftGV-3sn_Io7OqA7AAm_D-Ikhb7WuChPToRh/w400-h160/94510945_2829067593855046_7640247619830153216_o.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This image file was then traced in AutoCAD, and laid over a vector file of the logo. Because the finished dimensions of this cast were outside my comfortable working limits these files were then handed off to <a href="https://www.trueformconcrete.com/">Trueform Concrete</a> to mold and cast.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm12L-YpZrMlJTNeoF3_XYw4WrWN-R-2eBmVQUZJETgZIK5xBh9ieH5sc4Umq-8gtU5qCiztvRTbtCU9ZqHARHwuzbtJLQzGozoNsLeg9XSMVvmQJzIM_KLNU-SCTXZ4qRa2llhBs19O0B/s2048/panels.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm12L-YpZrMlJTNeoF3_XYw4WrWN-R-2eBmVQUZJETgZIK5xBh9ieH5sc4Umq-8gtU5qCiztvRTbtCU9ZqHARHwuzbtJLQzGozoNsLeg9XSMVvmQJzIM_KLNU-SCTXZ4qRa2llhBs19O0B/w400-h300/panels.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">There was some concern that the logo pressed into the street would not be visible if the "rooftops" of all the buildings was the same, so we asked Trueform to cast a square foot sample of the most complex portion of the piece (the upper right of the "C"). The concern was justified because while the logo is visible, it just gets lost in the noise of the building pattern.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVAP03N-ISRmQyuw2wd105rSXFOasTAAXmNvMqHsDHL3N0MpSbnHg_eB70aSX4l62n7ZmgGqYdGZvGnIteEuOeo-KfrJb-dzMteecML0g7wa-flJIBs7daJkc8MJXuvxdUqNpXVpSnjQHb/s1361/94522684_2829069323854873_6946479813045518336_o.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="536" data-original-width="1361" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVAP03N-ISRmQyuw2wd105rSXFOasTAAXmNvMqHsDHL3N0MpSbnHg_eB70aSX4l62n7ZmgGqYdGZvGnIteEuOeo-KfrJb-dzMteecML0g7wa-flJIBs7daJkc8MJXuvxdUqNpXVpSnjQHb/w400-h158/94522684_2829069323854873_6946479813045518336_o.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To overcome this problem without paying for a lot more sample casts we built a 3D model of the previously draw CAD file. This allowed us to experiment with the logo and buildings within it depressed at different heights. It was ultimately decided that all buildings would be one half inch tall, and that the logo would be depressed one inch below the street level. This allowed the line of the logo to appear to cut across buildings and maintain its integrity so as to remain visible even at a distance. Or so we hoped. Digital models while accurate in proportion don't always model lighting and shadows correctly - and this piece is all about light and shadow.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL-rRckIu1MN0Pex8g8MjW3Td6X8N17WmDQL12TAmiKUN4UixDA5e7quRsCjjc1J03WXZL8Im0SmPfq_zEBR-TkQngya5lQRqfKKnUsm5ZK7VdI5vRWbmgQ1howePrjXgG-8NKYo7H_wXB/s1286/94889603_2829071087188030_2334657218953084928_o.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="761" data-original-width="1286" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL-rRckIu1MN0Pex8g8MjW3Td6X8N17WmDQL12TAmiKUN4UixDA5e7quRsCjjc1J03WXZL8Im0SmPfq_zEBR-TkQngya5lQRqfKKnUsm5ZK7VdI5vRWbmgQ1howePrjXgG-8NKYo7H_wXB/w400-h236/94889603_2829071087188030_2334657218953084928_o.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">This also required we re-examine every intersection of the logo and the buildings to prevent any parts of the future cast from being susceptible to breakage for being too small. Some liberties were taken with narrow buildings or buildings compromised by the logo that cut into them as seen on the right.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCAWLjOKWqsjsFmxV4LR0oMAd9oyvsEvEHepyPfACHjpdmEYaFF2DZ0C-20ls0Xmu8h-nz92pG5QPUJrPmk9-F_YSVvwRgXjeavPWO_FViHMAuPwmO8oiFODC9X3olT457Lk8biwZXMbil/s2048/IMG_3687.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCAWLjOKWqsjsFmxV4LR0oMAd9oyvsEvEHepyPfACHjpdmEYaFF2DZ0C-20ls0Xmu8h-nz92pG5QPUJrPmk9-F_YSVvwRgXjeavPWO_FViHMAuPwmO8oiFODC9X3olT457Lk8biwZXMbil/w400-h300/IMG_3687.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It took months but eventually Trueform sent an image of the block of foam that had been routed with the design. They declared it the most detailed piece they had ever worked on. The logo was clearly visible so I was satisfied.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib93IosovqfZFZRhm3IcmKwPe8c80hcqoQXfMm0xzMZOMzYV4Sx7NtuW5P6nHeV_dh7caLE381sUked2Sg0NIp_Az2VWYhK61M8NM3cFUUfUzzqjUSmtpqbcjLrw30a9_iYn2nwHcDqxTr/s1195/image0.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1195" data-original-width="949" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib93IosovqfZFZRhm3IcmKwPe8c80hcqoQXfMm0xzMZOMzYV4Sx7NtuW5P6nHeV_dh7caLE381sUked2Sg0NIp_Az2VWYhK61M8NM3cFUUfUzzqjUSmtpqbcjLrw30a9_iYn2nwHcDqxTr/w318-h400/image0.jpeg" width="318" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This foam mold then gets painted with a white sealer and release agent before being covered in a mixture of silicone rubber. 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It was featured in an article written about CNY's new offices in <a href="https://commercialobserver.com/2020/09/cny-group-builds-an-industrial-inspired-office-with-a-sandbox/?fbclid=IwAR2vGZH69-M__QH_MrUddYQJvy6YHesdcWcTi0ZLxigl_OGfpe4C-IyRpqo">Commercial Observer</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p></div>Rob Rainonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15884183340431240128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760439035509772000.post-68172816146150844862017-07-17T15:51:00.006-04:002022-05-26T15:12:54.222-04:00Desert Masonry Candle Blocks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was fortunate enough to spend two months in early 2017 living and studying architecture at Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright's home and studio in Scottsdale Arizona.<br />
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The students of the school are required to perform tasks such as washing dishes, making lunch, cleaning the studio, etc.<br />
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One of these duties included not just setting the dining tables, but also redecorating the room. At my first lunch I sat down to a table set with several tea lights in glass containers - my first lunch by candlelight. And this gave me an idea.<br />
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The simple glass tealight holders struck me as somewhat out of place and it made me wonder what a candlestick designed according to Wright's principles would look like. Because of my interest in concrete I figured I could make some interesting casts to serve my purpose.<br />
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The more I worked on the design the more I realized that I had to come up with something completely new to me - something appropriate to the tables at Taliesin West.<br />
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All that it takes to hold a tea light is a concrete block with a recess to receive the candle. But to make it appropriate to Taliesin, I cut all four sides by 15 degrees and added a horizontal groove matching Wright's original proportions.<br />
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The first step involved creating an object that had the right overall shape, and then pouring polyurethane rubber over it.<br />
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I used existing candle sticks to create the positives that would form the cut outs in a future cast.<br />
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This mold was then used to create a perfect positive. And from the perfect positive, a new perfect negative was created. The perfect negative was used to cast the finished pieces.<br />
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The earliest cast was vibrated too much, which resulted in the surface stones sliding back into the mix and smooth surfaces. It took about four or five tries before I got the concrete mixture and vibration procedure correct.<div><br /></div><div><br />
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In May of 2019 Phoenix Home & Garden Magazine profiled the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation's effort to have them manufactured by developmentally disabled adults. The article can be found here: <a href="https://www.phgmag.com/tag/desert-masonry/" style="text-align: left;">https://www.phgmag.com/tag/desert-masonry/</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">A month later the state of Arizona also published a write-up on the collaboration. <a href="https://des.az.gov/featured-story/dirt-d%C3%A9cor" style="text-align: left;">https://des.az.gov/featured-story/dirt-d%C3%A9cor</a></div>
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Although I've been trying to focus on images taken by my friends and me, occasionally I come across one that stands out.<br />
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I've been a fan of the photographer Pat Lee since I was in college. His photographs are iconic, distinctive, and just flat out beautiful. I was intimidated to ask for permission to use any photo of his in work of mine because I didn't want to be turned down by someone whose work I'd admired for so long.<br />
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When I did work up the courage to ask Pat was gracious enough to offer not just permission, but encouragement. I'm honored to say he's become a fan of my own.<br />
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In looking through his work I decided to go back in time a bit and chose to work with an older image of the young bodybuilder Shane Giese playing with a dumbbell backstage at a competition.<br />
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My work generally focuses on masculine intimacy and I think this is a nod to every teenage boy who lusted after a body available only through a relationship with weights.<br />
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In 2004 I cast a disappearing fountain out of concrete. It continues to work just fine, but I gave it away to a friend who admired it when I got an idea for a new one.<br />
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This is its replacement. Water is pumped from a basin underneath into a central well that causes it to spill over into a square trough and is then channeled into grooves cut into each side.<br />
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There are drains cut into the four corners of the trough that allow water to fall through the piece into eight openings at the corners. I like the idea of it seeming to do so invisibly.<br />
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The photo above illustrates how the cast looks after six months with algae growth, water marks, and a slowly darkening patina on the concrete. Below is it's appearance after one month of operation.<br />
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<br />Rob Rainonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15884183340431240128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760439035509772000.post-88059467691436342132016-01-23T19:03:00.003-05:002016-01-23T19:03:51.267-05:00Kenworthy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwo00EdEoMN3LYdgbLvrTAQ4q4Iam0-6ALPaL0r1K4qv2BxEiKSZ6NgrhVRrlHhKjS9zCNhklnXoTtMNXkQ362rbE39WnagTKKRRzsD_MXAJWhlDdWbtK2pX62lm_MNdAN0GjNjQv4Yq20/s1600/Kenworthy-FinalS.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwo00EdEoMN3LYdgbLvrTAQ4q4Iam0-6ALPaL0r1K4qv2BxEiKSZ6NgrhVRrlHhKjS9zCNhklnXoTtMNXkQ362rbE39WnagTKKRRzsD_MXAJWhlDdWbtK2pX62lm_MNdAN0GjNjQv4Yq20/s400/Kenworthy-FinalS.png" width="400" /></a>A month ago the Olympic free skier Gus Kenworthy made national news when he came out as gay. Even though I'm a die hard fan of the Olympics it was the first time I'd heard of him so I started following him on social media.<br />
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He recently posted a selfie taken on the edge of a half pipe with mountains behind the camera. The bright blue eyes in the ski mask as well as the reflection on his goggles was interesting so I figured I'd give it a try. I think the result is great - and it's gotten me interested in using other images that involve mirrors or reflections.<br />
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I cut this full size (32"x32") in order to capture the details in the first go.<br />
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<br />Rob Rainonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15884183340431240128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760439035509772000.post-1669736803007523272016-01-23T18:58:00.003-05:002016-01-23T18:59:11.259-05:00Sundown<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZyLRhUiV7SIWL-zxViqofmMlz_rhI8TIdAuhQFXeNC7U8JlgJspE9ua18y8b6anKP-mFLc9jNndvH5YfspV4IDMOMbDz0OiztxWTu5DDp32nv6iGEYScfKF7CZDUxDigWkwK_l49PNe8b/s1600/Sundown+40x32+Rob+Rainone+2015.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZyLRhUiV7SIWL-zxViqofmMlz_rhI8TIdAuhQFXeNC7U8JlgJspE9ua18y8b6anKP-mFLc9jNndvH5YfspV4IDMOMbDz0OiztxWTu5DDp32nv6iGEYScfKF7CZDUxDigWkwK_l49PNe8b/s400/Sundown+40x32+Rob+Rainone+2015.png" width="400" /></a>This is Sundown, the 40"x32" version of Daibes Sunset. I've cut this image multiple times (A view from my bedroom) - I like the subtle colors of the yellows. And while I think this will be the last time I cut this image, I am tempted to do it in multiple colors more representative of a true sunset.<br />
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<br />Rob Rainonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15884183340431240128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760439035509772000.post-30858104297140309332015-12-12T20:56:00.001-05:002015-12-19T16:43:47.164-05:00Daniel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is the full scale 20"x40" version of last year's "<a href="http://www.robrainone.com/2014/03/love-d.html">LoveD</a>". This image is fairly personal and I had no plans to execute a full size version of it.<br />
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And then I met the artist <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cassandracomplex.artist?fref=ts">Cassandra Complex</a>, who expressed interest in it. I agreed to create it full size for her in exchange for one of her paintings.<br />
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This is the 32"x40" version of "<a href="http://www.robrainone.com/2011_01_11_archive.html">The Sob</a>", created in 2010.<br />
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This is based on the photo "T" taken by Rick Day.<br />
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The light background of the image required reversing the order of colors: darkest on the bottom, lightest on top.<br />
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I'm happy that I was able to bring out details on the model's back that were too small to include on the test version of this cutting.<br />
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Like "<a href="http://www.robrainone.com/2013/11/therapy.html">Therapy</a>" this cutting is made of nine layers - my current maximum.<br />
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This is Pride, 32"x32" - eight layers done in the vivid blues of my recent work.<br />
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The two lightest shades are substantially lighter than the other six so I made sure that they were restricted to use in the background.<br />
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This is my best friend being hugged goodbye by his mom, on his first day at college.<br />
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Normally I'd have removed any text on his ballcap - but in this piece it felt appropriate to let it remain.<br />
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I thoroughly enjoy the way the layers come together to create her wedding band.<br />
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<br />Rob Rainonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15884183340431240128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760439035509772000.post-5090938124858223162015-04-23T18:50:00.001-04:002016-01-03T00:18:01.387-05:00Exhaustion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is the final version of the earlier "<a href="http://www.robrainone.com/2012/05/nap-day.html">A Nap a Day</a>" piece, cut in 2012. At 32"x40" it is four times larger than the earlier piece, and completed in the same shades of blue used for "<a href="http://www.robrainone.com/2015/02/look.html">Look</a>" and "<a href="http://www.robrainone.com/2014/12/acceptance.html">Acceptance</a>".<br />
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Rob Rainonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15884183340431240128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760439035509772000.post-32554813740405430682015-03-10T20:24:00.004-04:002015-03-10T20:24:51.788-04:00Buttermilk<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Four years ago I cut "<a href="http://www.robrainone.com/2011/07/buttermilk-in-may.html">Buttermilk in May</a>" done in six layers of shades of blue as a test for the image. In executing that piece I left out a lot of detail.<br />
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In completing the full scale version, I decided to add the detail I felt was missing from the earlier piece which I think is successful.<br />
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This is my first real cutting done in green.<br />
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<br />Rob Rainonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15884183340431240128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760439035509772000.post-80916846007704424042015-02-28T22:15:00.001-05:002015-03-04T22:32:18.909-05:00Hedonist<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I follow a lot of fitness models and athletes online for artistic/ aesthetic reasons, and general inspiration. One of them is Joe Delaney of <a href="http://www.jd-fitness.com/">http://www.jd-fitness.com/</a><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u> </u></span>- a young English trainer who describes himself as "personal trainer, hedonist, optimist, pancake enthusiast".<br />
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I was really fascinated by the downward cast of the face - and that the shadows looked very abstract on an otherwise straightforward body image. Up close it almost appears messed up in a Picasso-like abstraction.<br />
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The final piece measures 20"x40" and is composed of six layers. The off-axis shot is below.<br />
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Rob Rainonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15884183340431240128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760439035509772000.post-71818599060491797832014-12-31T09:22:00.003-05:002015-03-04T22:29:27.477-05:00Acceptance<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Earlier this year I began following an artist on Facebook who it turns out is one of the most beautiful human beings alive... go figure.<br />
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He's whimsical, irreverent, intelligent, and he has this uncommon ability to look like he's photobombing his own pics.<br />
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One of them, taken with a webcam, and posted last May caught my attention because of the size of his eyes and the shadows of his body... I knew I could do something with it. Here is the result.<br />
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A friend of mine attended Gay Days at Walt Disney World last year where a buddy took a pic of him dancing at a concert and sharing some quick love with his boyfriend in the heat of the moment. The original photo is much larger and out of focus, but cropped down to just these two figures, and with the slight canting of the camera to illustrate the crowd I think the composition gets a lot more interesting.<br />
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This is only the second time that the layers of a cutting are composed of different colors as opposed to shades of the same color. It was meant intentionally as a reference to the rainbow flag, but when completed, the finished work has the look of a thermograph - showing different levels of surface temperature. In that case, "Heat" seemed like a natural title.<br />
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The varied random cutouts of the heads of the crowd in the background and the performers on stage are some of the most complex and abstract I've ever done.<br />
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<br />Rob Rainonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15884183340431240128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760439035509772000.post-92032851487501244372014-05-12T23:02:00.003-04:002014-05-13T18:43:07.455-04:00The Wine Reduction<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A friend of mine remarked on the bottle on the table in "Therapy" and how it looked transparent. I thought this was a quality worth exploring, so here it is again (albeit in a different color), blown up.<br />
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I'm not normally a fan of still life, but I think this is ultimately successful in conveying that same transparency, and I like the subtle hint of shadows around it.<br />
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I think it might be my most "art-y" piece to date.<br />
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<br />Rob Rainonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15884183340431240128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760439035509772000.post-71920982689028319522014-05-05T09:44:00.001-04:002014-05-05T10:50:40.102-04:00Property of a Lady<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This cutting was done as a wedding gift for my cousin and her new husband. The off-axis is below.<br />
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Last year during my volunteer group's weekend away I snapped the picture that would inspire "<a href="http://www.robrainone.com/2012/05/nap-day.html">A Nap a Day</a>". This year one of the other volunteers took this picture of a friend and me enjoying a deep conversation and a bottle of wine. The off-axis is below.</div>
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Earlier this year I founded a software company with my best friend. Although we created a viable product that a few clients purchased, it ultimately didn't go anywhere*. All the same, my creativity engine was put to work creating marketing material for the young company.<br />
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The first thing I developed was the name. "Out of the Box Software" was the first suggestion I offered. We considered a hundred or so alternatives before returning to this simple phrase. It connoted both that the software (which was cloud based) was a turnkey ready-to-go solution, as well as the company's thinking - outside of the box.<br />
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The logo is the box, and the "O" of "out" appears to ring the box, in essence, it is outside the box, literally. I think it's a clever solution, but one that went through a lot of development as outlined below.<div><br /></div><div>*Update: In May of 2018 one of my clients who had been using our software subscription since 2014 talked to me about taking an ownership stake in Out of the Box, and helping to develop Siteline further.<br />
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This is the 16"x20" test cutting for Louis LaSalle's image. It is composed of eight layers, the two lightest of which are exceptionally light, to emphasize the appearance of over exposure.</div>
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After seeing my concrete casts a good friend asked me if I could cast a piece for his bathroom vanity. I thought it would be a simple cast, an inch or so thick, but he specifically asked it match a none-too-distant kitchen counter that had a 3" apron.</div>
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Because it would have been exceptionally heavy to cast the entire piece 3" thick, I had to create a lip to raise it up and this posed a few dilemmas - most critically that I would have to cast it in two pours and this would have created a visible seam.</div>
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In order to hide the seam I incised a reveal at the midline, and added the "concrete" seed organic details to it to make it more interesting.</div>
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Overall I think the piece is a success but I am disappointed in the piece's non-uniform coloring. Although sealed, I'm concerned that it will stain.</div>
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