opresco
I am the son of Ovidiu Opresco, — I am 100% self-taught: circus acrobat; cascador, stuntman; artist; illustrator and footballplayer ;)
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opresco
Already printed and tested in nylon OK.
Copyright ©2011 Ovidiu Opresco
Copyright ©2011 Ovidiu Opresco
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opresco
• Note: The Name-Plate holding the Tram is movable, so it could slide around the edge of the Moebius Band.
• I created these models (my artistic interpretation of the actual New Roosevelt Island Tram) to mark the Inauguration of the new Roosevelt Island Tram and my 70th Birthday (both events are taking place in November of 2010).
See my other ROOSEVELT ISLAND TRAM designs here:
• BRACELET WITH WORKING NEW ROOSEVELT ISLAND TRAM (#1)
http://www.shapeways.com/model/189327/bracelet_with_working_r_i_tram___2_.html?gid=mg
• BRACELET WITH WORKING NEW ROOSEVELT ISLAND TRAM (#2)
http://www.shapeways.com/model/189215/bracelet_with_movable_r_i__new_tram___1_.html?gid=sg38482
• MOEBIUS RIOC SCULPTURE - STUDY #4
http://www.shapeways.com/model/187378/moebius_rioc_sculpture___study__4.html?gid=sg38482
• NEW-TRAM EARRINGS / PENDANTS
http://www.shapeways.com/model/163220/the_new__2010__roosevelt_island_tram.html?gid=sg38482
• NEW-TRAM RING
http://www.shapeways.com/model/181463/the_new__2010__roosevelt_island_tram_ring.html?gid=sg38482
• NEW-TRAM CUFF-LINKS
http://www.shapeways.com/model/181617/rioc_cufflinks_012__fixed__stl.html?gid=sg38482
• SOCCER BALL TRAM KEYRING / PENDANT (#1
http://www.shapeways.com/model/189023/soccertram_09__fixed__stl.html?gid=sg38482
• OLD-TRAM EARRINGS / PENDANTS
http://www.shapeways.com/model/139021/the_roosevelt_island_tram__earrings_.html?gid=mg
• OLD-TRAM KEYRING / PENDANT
http://www.shapeways.com/model/121721/the_old_roosevelt_island_tram__3__30__.html?gid=sg38482
See all my other designs here:
http://www.shapeways.com/shops/opresco
• Hear the song «CROSSING THE EAST RIVER ON THE ROOSEVELT ISLAND TRAM»:
http://cascador.com/CrossingTheEastRiverOnTheRooseveltIslandTram/CrossingTheEastRiverOnTheRooseveltIslandTramCopyright2010JonathaKalbAndOvidiuOpresco.mp3
Original song, written, composed and sung to mark the Inauguration of the new Roosevelt Island Tram
Copyright ©2010 Jonathan Kalb & Ovidiu Opresco
• See YouTube movie at the bottom of this page:
"CROSSING THE EAST RIVER ON THE ROOSEVELT ISLAND TRAM"
Test for the beginning and end titles for an upcoming 3d animation (chroma-keyed with actual footage) movie series which tells the story of the creation of a series of 3D-art models.
These models — based upon the historical monuments on Roosevelt Island — are made for direct 3d printing
in Stainless Steel, Sterling Silver, Glass, and Plastic at SHAPEWAYS - the world leader in Personal 3d Printing.
Introducing the original song "CROSSING THE EAST RIVER ON THE ROOSEVELT ISLAND TRAM" composed and sung by JONATHAN KALB ( http://www.JonathanKalb.org ) ( http://www.cascador.com/People/Kalb/Kalb.htm )
Ovidiu Opresco
Artist / Designer / Inventor / Filmmaker
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• I created these models (my artistic interpretation of the actual New Roosevelt Island Tram) to mark the Inauguration of the new Roosevelt Island Tram and my 70th Birthday (both events are taking place in November of 2010).
See my other ROOSEVELT ISLAND TRAM designs here:
• BRACELET WITH WORKING NEW ROOSEVELT ISLAND TRAM (#1)
http://www.shapeways.com/model/189327/bracelet_with_working_r_i_tram___2_.html?gid=mg
• BRACELET WITH WORKING NEW ROOSEVELT ISLAND TRAM (#2)
http://www.shapeways.com/model/189215/bracelet_with_movable_r_i__new_tram___1_.html?gid=sg38482
• MOEBIUS RIOC SCULPTURE - STUDY #4
http://www.shapeways.com/model/187378/moebius_rioc_sculpture___study__4.html?gid=sg38482
• NEW-TRAM EARRINGS / PENDANTS
http://www.shapeways.com/model/163220/the_new__2010__roosevelt_island_tram.html?gid=sg38482
• NEW-TRAM RING
http://www.shapeways.com/model/181463/the_new__2010__roosevelt_island_tram_ring.html?gid=sg38482
• NEW-TRAM CUFF-LINKS
http://www.shapeways.com/model/181617/rioc_cufflinks_012__fixed__stl.html?gid=sg38482
• SOCCER BALL TRAM KEYRING / PENDANT (#1
http://www.shapeways.com/model/189023/soccertram_09__fixed__stl.html?gid=sg38482
• OLD-TRAM EARRINGS / PENDANTS
http://www.shapeways.com/model/139021/the_roosevelt_island_tram__earrings_.html?gid=mg
• OLD-TRAM KEYRING / PENDANT
http://www.shapeways.com/model/121721/the_old_roosevelt_island_tram__3__30__.html?gid=sg38482
See all my other designs here:
http://www.shapeways.com/shops/opresco
• Hear the song «CROSSING THE EAST RIVER ON THE ROOSEVELT ISLAND TRAM»:
http://cascador.com/CrossingTheEastRiverOnTheRooseveltIslandTram/CrossingTheEastRiverOnTheRooseveltIslandTramCopyright2010JonathaKalbAndOvidiuOpresco.mp3
Original song, written, composed and sung to mark the Inauguration of the new Roosevelt Island Tram
Copyright ©2010 Jonathan Kalb & Ovidiu Opresco
• See YouTube movie at the bottom of this page:
"CROSSING THE EAST RIVER ON THE ROOSEVELT ISLAND TRAM"
Test for the beginning and end titles for an upcoming 3d animation (chroma-keyed with actual footage) movie series which tells the story of the creation of a series of 3D-art models.
These models — based upon the historical monuments on Roosevelt Island — are made for direct 3d printing
in Stainless Steel, Sterling Silver, Glass, and Plastic at SHAPEWAYS - the world leader in Personal 3d Printing.
Introducing the original song "CROSSING THE EAST RIVER ON THE ROOSEVELT ISLAND TRAM" composed and sung by JONATHAN KALB ( http://www.JonathanKalb.org ) ( http://www.cascador.com/People/Kalb/Kalb.htm )
Ovidiu Opresco
Artist / Designer / Inventor / Filmmaker
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(MoebiusRIOC2b (fixed).stl_
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opresco
See my other Roosevelt Island Tram designs here:
The New Roosevelt Island Tram Earrings
The New Roosevelt Island Tram Cuff-Links
The New Roosevelt Island Tram / Pendant / Keyring
Pendant / Keyring with Roosevelt Island Tram
Keyring with Roosevelt Island Tram
Soccer Ball with Roosevelt Island Tram inside
Big Apple with Roosevelt Island Tram inside
Ring with Roosevelt Island Tram
Roosevelt Island Möbius Bracelet with Roosevelt Island Tram
Geocube with Roosevelt Island Tram inside
The New Roosevelt Island Tram Earrings
The New Roosevelt Island Tram Cuff-Links
The New Roosevelt Island Tram / Pendant / Keyring
Pendant / Keyring with Roosevelt Island Tram
Keyring with Roosevelt Island Tram
Soccer Ball with Roosevelt Island Tram inside
Big Apple with Roosevelt Island Tram inside
Ring with Roosevelt Island Tram
Roosevelt Island Möbius Bracelet with Roosevelt Island Tram
Geocube with Roosevelt Island Tram inside
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opresco
Based upon the geometry of the Icosahedron.
Can be worn as a pendant; lanyard not included.
During the late 70's and early 80' I became highly fascinated by Polyhedra and its Duality.
Intrigued by the little known fact that Plato and Archimedes described their wonderful objects by drawing them with just a stick on the sand, I set up to replicate (well, more or less :-) their extraordinary feat by strictly using only a "T" square, a pair of Compasses, a set of 2 Triangles, and a Ruler.
For the next 5 years I practically lived inside Polyhedra :-) and, what I used to call "The Archimedes' Curse", ended up to be, in fact, "The Archimedes' Blessing"!
The Polyhedral Sculptures depicted below were hand made (from scrap offset plates) and assembled with machine screws from stackable modular pieces. The modules were drawn/designed on a drawing table while strictly using only a "T" square, a pair of Compasses, a set of 2 Triangles, and a Ruler.
POLYHEDRAL SCULPTURES / Scored and folded aluminium offset plates, machine screws & nuts (©1981)
MODULAR POLYHEDRAL LAMP DESIGN (©1981) / Scored and folded aluminium offset plates, machine screws & nuts (©1981)
Based upon wonderful knowledge I accumulated hands-on during the 1980's while exploring "the extraordinary spatial diversity that emanates from the sublime order and elegant simplicity that is exemplified by the subject of polyhedra." (Quote from the Preface to the wonderful book POLYHEDRA PRIMER by Peter Pearce and Susan Pearce)
I was extremely pleased when, a few years back, Prof. George Hart (Department of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY) included some of my Polyhedral Sculptures, alongside work by Buckminster Fuller and other great designers in his comprehensive COURSE STUDY: COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SCULPTURE (pg. 39-40, OPRESCO).
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See related designs here:
Polyhedral Sculpture #22A
Icosidodecahedron Pendant
Polyhedral Sculpture #22
Polyhedral Sculpture #21
Polyhedral Sculpture #23
Polyhedral Sculpture #21A
Polyhedral Sculpture #23A
Polyhedral Sculpture #23B
Polyhedral Sculpture #24
Polyhedral Sculpture #25
Polyhedral Sculpture #20 A
Polyhedral Sculpture #27
Polyhedral Sculpture #28A
Polyhedral Sculpture #29A
Polyhedral Sculpture #29B
Polyhedral Sculpture #28B
Polyhedral Sculpture #30A
Polyhedral Sculpture #30B
Polyhedral Sculpture #30C
Polyhedral Sculpture #30D
Polyhedral Sculpture #31
Desk Toy BALL
Icosidodecahedron Pendant
Dodecahedron - Pendant
Duality of Polyhedra No.1
Can be worn as a pendant; lanyard not included.
During the late 70's and early 80' I became highly fascinated by Polyhedra and its Duality.
Intrigued by the little known fact that Plato and Archimedes described their wonderful objects by drawing them with just a stick on the sand, I set up to replicate (well, more or less :-) their extraordinary feat by strictly using only a "T" square, a pair of Compasses, a set of 2 Triangles, and a Ruler.
For the next 5 years I practically lived inside Polyhedra :-) and, what I used to call "The Archimedes' Curse", ended up to be, in fact, "The Archimedes' Blessing"!
The Polyhedral Sculptures depicted below were hand made (from scrap offset plates) and assembled with machine screws from stackable modular pieces. The modules were drawn/designed on a drawing table while strictly using only a "T" square, a pair of Compasses, a set of 2 Triangles, and a Ruler.
POLYHEDRAL SCULPTURES / Scored and folded aluminium offset plates, machine screws & nuts (©1981)
MODULAR POLYHEDRAL LAMP DESIGN (©1981) / Scored and folded aluminium offset plates, machine screws & nuts (©1981)
Based upon wonderful knowledge I accumulated hands-on during the 1980's while exploring "the extraordinary spatial diversity that emanates from the sublime order and elegant simplicity that is exemplified by the subject of polyhedra." (Quote from the Preface to the wonderful book POLYHEDRA PRIMER by Peter Pearce and Susan Pearce)
I was extremely pleased when, a few years back, Prof. George Hart (Department of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY) included some of my Polyhedral Sculptures, alongside work by Buckminster Fuller and other great designers in his comprehensive COURSE STUDY: COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SCULPTURE (pg. 39-40, OPRESCO).
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See related designs here:
Polyhedral Sculpture #22A
Icosidodecahedron Pendant
Polyhedral Sculpture #22
Polyhedral Sculpture #21
Polyhedral Sculpture #23
Polyhedral Sculpture #21A
Polyhedral Sculpture #23A
Polyhedral Sculpture #23B
Polyhedral Sculpture #24
Polyhedral Sculpture #25
Polyhedral Sculpture #20 A
Polyhedral Sculpture #27
Polyhedral Sculpture #28A
Polyhedral Sculpture #29A
Polyhedral Sculpture #29B
Polyhedral Sculpture #28B
Polyhedral Sculpture #30A
Polyhedral Sculpture #30B
Polyhedral Sculpture #30C
Polyhedral Sculpture #30D
Polyhedral Sculpture #31
Desk Toy BALL
Icosidodecahedron Pendant
Dodecahedron - Pendant
Duality of Polyhedra No.1
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opresco
See my other Roosevelt Island Tram designs here:
Slice of Big Apple with Roosevelt Island Tram
The New Roosevelt Island Tram Earrings
The New Roosevelt Island Tram Cuff-Links
Pendant / Keyring with Roosevelt Island Tram
Keyring with Roosevelt Island Tram
Soccer Ball with Roosevelt Island Tram inside
Big Apple with Roosevelt Island Tram inside
Ring with Roosevelt Island Tram
Roosevelt Island Möbius Bracelet with Roosevelt Island Tram
Geocube with Roosevelt Island Tram inside
Slice of Big Apple with Roosevelt Island Tram
The New Roosevelt Island Tram Earrings
The New Roosevelt Island Tram Cuff-Links
Pendant / Keyring with Roosevelt Island Tram
Keyring with Roosevelt Island Tram
Soccer Ball with Roosevelt Island Tram inside
Big Apple with Roosevelt Island Tram inside
Ring with Roosevelt Island Tram
Roosevelt Island Möbius Bracelet with Roosevelt Island Tram
Geocube with Roosevelt Island Tram inside
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opresco
P R O P O S A L
for a 29.35 meters Steel Sculpture on any of these suggested locations:
1. Paris, France.
2. Bucharest, Romania.
3. Central Park, New York.
4. Roosevelt Island, New York.
5. Tirgu Jiu, Romania.
6. The "Y" dam, Constanta, Romania.
The steel structure is relatively easy to erect from prefabricated steel modules that will be
highly polished and TIN coated before assembling.
The 34 helically distorted rhomboidal modules comprised in the sculpture are calculated
to reach a height of 29.35 meters when the actual structure is assembled.
Exterior elevators could be added on the spiraling columns to reach a visitors' platform on
top of the structure.
The entire structure could rotate on its foundation, as shown in the animation below.
See several sizes here:
ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 (225%) - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI
ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 (400%) - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI
See several variations here:
ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI (v.2)
ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI (v4)
ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI (v.#6)
Endless Ico Column - Homage to Brancusi
An updated YouTube movie showing several variations of the Endless Column 2012 can be seen here
See my DNA FLOWER Pendant here: DNA FLOWER Pendant
Here's my homage to COANDA.
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"Of all the possessions of this life fame is the noblest; when the body has sunk
into the dust the great name still lives."
Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
for a 29.35 meters Steel Sculpture on any of these suggested locations:
1. Paris, France.
2. Bucharest, Romania.
3. Central Park, New York.
4. Roosevelt Island, New York.
5. Tirgu Jiu, Romania.
6. The "Y" dam, Constanta, Romania.
The steel structure is relatively easy to erect from prefabricated steel modules that will be
highly polished and TIN coated before assembling.
The 34 helically distorted rhomboidal modules comprised in the sculpture are calculated
to reach a height of 29.35 meters when the actual structure is assembled.
Exterior elevators could be added on the spiraling columns to reach a visitors' platform on
top of the structure.
The entire structure could rotate on its foundation, as shown in the animation below.
See several sizes here:
ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 (225%) - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI
ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 (400%) - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI
See several variations here:
ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI (v.2)
ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI (v4)
ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI (v.#6)
Endless Ico Column - Homage to Brancusi
An updated YouTube movie showing several variations of the Endless Column 2012 can be seen here
See my DNA FLOWER Pendant here: DNA FLOWER Pendant
Here's my homage to COANDA.
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"Of all the possessions of this life fame is the noblest; when the body has sunk
into the dust the great name still lives."
Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
by
opresco
• Plastic: for use with any 1.5" Diameter Battery Operated Tea Lights; I've got 6 for $4.99 here:
http://www.batteryoperatedcandles.net/everlasting-led-p-tea-lights.html
• Ceramics & Metal: for use with any 1.5" Diameter real Tea Candles and/or Battery Operated Tea Lights.
http://www.batteryoperatedcandles.net/everlasting-led-p-tea-lights.html
• Ceramics & Metal: for use with any 1.5" Diameter real Tea Candles and/or Battery Operated Tea Lights.
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opresco
Could this be the first 3D printed (in actual Gold, Silver and Bronze)
"Medal" for the Olympics?
Design is based upon my "double-o" mark (in use since 1969).
Lanyard not included.
Related:
Double-o #5 – "Wire Ring"
Double-o Hallmark Ring
Double-o #8 – Ring
"Medal" for the Olympics?
Design is based upon my "double-o" mark (in use since 1969).
Lanyard not included.
Related:
Double-o #5 – "Wire Ring"
Double-o Hallmark Ring
Double-o #8 – Ring
