Pieces of Happiness
Artist : Witaya Junma
3D Artist : Manon Lichanatien
Curator : Somporn Rodboon
"Pieces of Happiness" The Art Exhibition in Remembrance of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej 9 – 25 December, 2016 At The National Gallery Bangkok, Thailand
There are different ways to express affection to someone we admire. For some people, making art might be a clearer alternative to express those feelings.
To express my gratitude and appreciation to His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, I created "Pieces of Happiness" to breathe new life into his precious little moments, when he could find some spare time from his royal duties of serving the country for 66 years, indulging himself in his favorite hobbies.
To express my gratitude and appreciation to His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, I created "Pieces of Happiness" to breathe new life into his precious little moments, when he could find some spare time from his royal duties of serving the country for 66 years, indulging himself in his favorite hobbies.
“Pieces of Happiness” is a 3D zoetrope fabricated by a 3D printer. The models of His Majesty the late King were built using Autodesk Maya, then each model was animated to create a one second loop animation, which actually comprised 18 different actions of the model. Then they were separated into 18 3D models, printed on a Zortrax M300 3D printer, and assembled into a sculpture. For performance, the sculpture was set in motion by an 18 revolutions per second motor, at the same time, a calibrated LED strobe light flashed 18 times per second to complete the animated illusion.
