It's Amoiré is an exploration of circular and curved methods of folding. ‘Curves are seductive. They have an attractiveness… that straight lines cannot invoke. Curves are lines of beauty…’ (McRobie, 2017, p.1.)
The design employs digital fabrication techniques combined with the application of moiré pattern textures in the manipulation of a range of papers and semi-rigid materials. The design’s intention is to incite an aesthetic moment reminiscent of McRobie’s seductive invitation to respond to curves on a deeply instinctual level.
The collaborating artists - Lisa Giles, Annette Mauer and Melissa Silk - are involved with an initiative called STEAMpop Pty Ltd. STEAMpop explores and develops ‘…research-based experiences that acknowledge the relationship between science and the arts, with a particular focus on mathematics.’ All of STEAMpop’s projects involve a “flat to form” process so that participants can experience the wonder of transforming a so-called two-dimensional piece of paper into a beautiful three-dimensional object’.
Materials: Hand pastel coloured Rice Paper, Inkjet printed and hand folded Tracing Paper, Spray painted and digital die cut Watercolour paper, digital die cut cardstock, Tyvek
STEAMpop website https://steampop.zone/index.html