Professor George Hart is a rapid prototyping pioneer. Back when Shapeways was years away from being an idea and the technology was in its infancy and only used by Universities and big corporates for R&D he was already making art on 3D printers. In addition to being a sculptor he is a Mathematician, a Computer Science Professor at Stony Brook University and has published academically on topics ranging from education, puzzles, cryptography, linear algebra to engineering. Be sure to stop by his site. But, as you might be able to determine from the picture of his office, his truest love is geometry.

So tell us a bit about yourself?
I try to make cool things.

Are you a mathematician or a sculptor?
That isn't an either/or question as I consider myself both. Perhaps "applied mathematician" is an understandable category, applying mathematics to sculpture.

How do you approach your rapid prototyping art?
My mind is full of forms screaming to get out. Unfortunately, there is no time for me to get to them all. I try to give the most worthy ones the gift of existence, but there are so many material things one must attend to. Additive fabrication helps me considerably in the process. I hope viewers can see some of what I see in my works.

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