Gabriel Aguilar, PD, ’27
Gabriel is a 20 year old multimedia artist from Ashburn, Virginia. He enjoys travel and learning about philosophy and world
cultures. Some of his favorite media includes JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, the Alien franchise, and the Shin Megami Tensei series.
Skill Building
A series of technical exercises build and demonstrate skills in Rhino, laser cutting, 3D printing, and CNC routing.
CNC Routing
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Project II: Training for the Tournament
Before the beginning of the semester, I started playing Sonic Adventure 2, and fell in love with the Chao. In the game, you can train chao for fighting in an arena. There isn’t a defined size for chao in the game, but I imagined them to be pretty small, so finding an object to scale with them, such as a glue bottle, lead to the concept of training a chao to become strong. Glue bottles come in a variety of shapes and sizes, so for a pudding fairy every bottle would make for a different challenge. The decision to give it a chao-themed label was simply to tie in the theme of strength training.
Process
First the glue bottle was measured and modeled in Rhino. The first version of this bottle was a bit small, and was the wrong diameter. The second version of the bottle was printed without the cap to test different processes in Rhino, and was then painted with gesso and acrylic. The chao itself was made with polymer clay and acrylic paint.
Project III: The Gates
For the third project, my first and main idea was to create a visual of what the Gates of Hell would look like. Using the Lemegeton as inspiration, I chose to make the design geometric, and making the panel double sided instead of cutting through. This way, the panel would give off the feel of a mysterious entryway. The main struggle I had with the design was determining how deep the cut should be, as well as adjusting the measurements of the design itself to fit the panel.
Process
(Left) One of the sigils of the daemons in the Lemegeton, which was the main inspiration for the design. (Right) The initial design before being revised for cutting.
Research
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