{"id":1004,"date":"2011-09-19T13:11:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-19T13:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/1004-hybride-male-3d-printed-forms-meet-traditional-sculptural-techniques.html"},"modified":"2014-07-03T17:12:35","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T17:12:35","slug":"hybride-male-3d-printed-forms-meet-traditional-sculptural-techniques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/hybride-male-3d-printed-forms-meet-traditional-sculptural-techniques","title":{"rendered":"Hybride Male: 3D Printed Forms meet Traditional Sculptural Techniques"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- s9ymdb:9488 --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"serendipity_image_center\" width=\"320\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Toos08web.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p>Dutch artist <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cfmvandeven.com\/\">Catharina van de Ven<\/a> has produced <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfmvandeven.com\/work\/hybride\"><strong>Hybride Male<\/strong><\/a>, a stunning series of works that uses Shapeways 3D printing and some incredibly impressive post processing and casting techniques to explore the surface properties of the form.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"webkit-indent-blockquote\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 40px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; \">\n<p><em>The Project is an&nbsp;exploration of&nbsp;<strong>Male Power<\/strong> and <strong>Female Strength:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I designed a (male) work in clay which I wanted to execute as smooth and symmetric as possible. 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Male Power I named it. &nbsp;Its about power, tenacity, sexuality, so I gave it shoulders, claws and a scrotum, all male features a man need, and a woman likes in a man.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cfmvandeven.com\/\">Catharina van de Ven<\/a>&nbsp;then enlisted the help of Shapeways community member and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/blog\/archives\/869-The-Business-of-3D-Modeling-Interview-with-Dot-San.html\">artist enabler DotSan<\/a> to turn her vision into a 3D printable file.&nbsp; Catharina then had some models sprayed using an automotive finish and a limited edition of eight cast in bronze..<\/p>\n<p>It is fantastic to see an artist produce works of such high caliber that explore the existing material of 3D printing as well as post processes and even casting. <\/p>\n<p><!-- s9ymdb:9506 --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"282\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/vanderVen97web.jpeg\" 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