Eric van Straaten Presents the Largest Full Color 3D Printed Sculpture in the World
Last Wednesday, the Amsterdam art fair REALISM opened its doors and this year marked the first time that the Dutch contemporary figurative art fair has featured a special exhibition of 3D printed art. Dutch artist, Eric van Straaten, is a prominent name in this exhibition thanks to his latest work ‘Priezah’, the world’s largest full-color 3D printed sculpture – printed with great care and attention here at i.materialise.
Although already known by many for his incredible creations, Eric van Straaten has taken his talents to new heights as he unveiled his largest 3D printed sculpture so far, ‘Priezah’ – a full color sculpture of around 1.20 meters in height. The piece, which is a pieta-figure of a ‘Breezah’ – a young girl who, in the Netherlands, is said to provide sexual favours in exchange for a Bacardi Breezer – consists of ten individual parts.
‘Priezah’ was a tremendous challenge for both Eric and our team here at i.materialise because the multicolor material that Eric uses cannot print models higher than 38 cm/15 inch and larger sculptures must be 3D printed in several parts. As ‘Priezah’ is the largest sculpture in the world printed in this technique, we all learned something new in the process.
If you’d like to read more about Eric van Straaten’s work, inspiration and workflow, I can highly recommend reading this interview.
‘Priezah’ by Eric van Straaten
‘Priezah’ by Eric van Straaten
‘Priezah’ by Eric van Straaten
‘Priezah’ by Eric van Straaten
Realism – Fair for contemporary figuration
Galerie Majke Hüsstege, which curated the 3D printed art exhibition, was also elected the Dutch (Art) Gallery of the Year 2014. If you still like to visit Realism, you can. The fair ends on Sunday.
Realism – Fair for contemporary figuration
Thursday 16 till Sunday 19 January 2014
Daily from 11.00 am until 7.00 pm
Passenger Terminal Amsterdam
Piet Heinkade 27
1019 BR Amsterdam
