School of Fine Arts students majoring in trans-art receive praises for the 'lightweight bicycle frame' made with 3D printers
Improved creativity by acquiring various knowledge in major such as traditional sculpture techniques, photos and videos
[March 7, 2017]
<YU School of Fine Arts students majoring in trans-art who won the National IT Industry Promotion Agency Director's Award at the 3D Printing Contest with the lightweight bicycle frame produced with a 3D printer>
(from left to right - Jang Sung-woo, Hwang Yoon-chan, Lim Chang-oh)
YU (President Sur Gil-soo) School of Fine Arts students received the National IT Industry Promotion Agency Director's Award at the '5th 3D Printing Creative Makers Field - College Student 3D Printing Contest' held at the National Assembly Assemblyman Hall hosted by the Korean 3D Printing Service Association.
The winners were Hwang Yoon-chan (24), Baek Joo-young (24), Lim Chang-oh (23), and Jang Sung-woo (23), who are all seniors majoring in trans-art at the YU School of Fine Arts. They received good reviews from participants with their 'lightweight bicycle frame' that they designed for this contest and made using a 3D printer.
This contest is on creative idea products made with 3D printers, and the lightweight bicycle frame made by YU students has the advantage that it is possible to produce personalized and customized bicycle frames in a short period of time.
Hwang Yoon-chan said, "The lightweight bicycle frame submitted for this contest can be made by anyone having 3D model designs and a 3D printer," and added, "Anyone can create customized products by applying blueprints if they know how to use 3D modeling programs."
The 3D model blueprints for the lightweight bicycle frame they produced are shared in 'thingiverse (www.thingiverse.com)’, which is the most used blueprint sharing website in the world. 3D printing can be applied in various industries and everyday life including everyday commodities, medical, instruments, character industries including plastic figures, and artifact restoration industries. The 3D printing technology used in various fields is picked as one of the core technologies for the fourth industrial revolution that improves competitiveness through conversion technologies.
YU School of Fine Arts Professor of Trans-Art Shin Gi-woon who advised the students said, "Compared to engineering majors who mainly deal with the hardware part of 3D printers, art majors who study figurative arts and produce various types of creative works have strengths in terms of software for designing the final piece." He added, "Trans-art majors were able to display their creativity by acquiring knowledge in various fields such as the traditional materials for sculptures, photographs, videos, figurative arts and designs."
