Architect and artist Tom Capobianco shared with us a series of recent works that explore the tension between the two-dimensionality of the frame and architectural space through environments encapsulated within wooden frames.
Made from two or more layers of laser-cut paper mounted inside a wooden frame, Capobianco's works explore architectural vocabulary through a kinesthetic relationship between the artwork and the viewer. Doors, stairs, windows, or even twisted walls and surfaces shape architectural spaces within the frame that somehow expand as we move around them.
The question of three-dimensionality is a bit ambiguous. I begin the process by producing 3D digital models with Rhinoceros software; from there, I create 2D images that are then laser cut and arranged in layers within a single frame. When I started working as an intern, I spent a lot of time making models and realized that building models gave me much more pleasure and freedom to experiment than when working solely on digital drawing. I realized that working with my hands directly on the material was the path where my creativity flowed best. Since then, I have been increasingly focusing my work on fabrication techniques. - Tom Capobianco
Due to the spatial and kinesthetic nature of these works, the best way to represent them to the world (for those who cannot experience the pieces in person) is not through photography, but video. Below, see some recordings of Capobianco's works in motion.
Learn more about Tom Capobianco's work by visiting the artist's Instagram.
This article was written by Romullo Baratto. The translation is powered by AI.
