Hi everybody,
To my knowledge this is the first project ever to reconstruct lost sculptures in full from historical photographs, then have them 3D printed in their original sizes.
Italian Futurist Umberto Boccioni created one of the most iconic modern sculptures, Unique Forms of Continuity in Space, in 1913. He preceded it with three similar striding sculptures, all of which were tragically destroyed in 1927. All that remains are some 30 historical photographs, but loading these into ZBrush image planes made it possible to trace the sculpture contours and details, and eventually reconstruct an estimated 90% of the original plasters. These are currently on display at Estorick Museum in London until 22 December (https://www.estorickcollection.com/exhibitions/boccioni-recreating-the-lost-sculptures).
The sculptures are:
- Unique Forms of Continuity in Space (“reverse-engineered” back to its original state of 1913)
- Speeding Muscles
- Synthesis of Human Dynamism
- Spiral Expansion of Muscles in Movement
Anders Rådén & Matt Smith
Congratulations!
