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Sculptors are no different. It could be the medium, the style, the scale or the sensibilities of the work being produced; sculptors are always on the lookout for new ways of expressing an idea, a feeling or a thought. While sculptors’ creative rivers may run wide and deep, bringing ideas from concept to completion can be hindered by the materials and production methods available. Without the ability to bring an artistic concept to physical form, a sculptor can be forced to scale back creativity. In order to keep up, the way that sculptural work is produced also needs to evolve.


The evolution of sculptural production processes puts more tools at sculptors’ disposal to help them fully express their ideas. At the same time, more efficient and accurate ways of creating sculptural projects facilitates even more creativity and expression. They allow artists to spend less time on non-artistic back-end work and more time on being creative. Automated 3D foam carving, a technology that has revolutionized sculptural production, is doing just that. It’s giving sculptors the ability to modernize their processes and expand their creative horizons.


THUMBS DOWN TO POINT-UP While the creative possibilities of sculpture are endless, bringing them to life has always had its physical limitations. For some sculptors, concerns about project weight, durability, scale, transportation and installation have a habit of interfering in the creative process. Just as importantly, accurately replicating a model or maquette can be a challenge in itself, but taking the same project and making it multiple times bigger has proven to be an equally big problem. The enlargement or point-up process has been the bane of many sculptors’ existence. Through the ages, point-up has been a manual process involving time consuming and back breaking work. Even after investing countless hours, a manual process always left the door open to mistakes and inaccuracies that could compromise the integrity of the art. Technology in the form of automated foam carving, however, is allowing sculptors to bring their creations to life without these challenges.


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