Developing ideas for a 3D model

In a previous blog I wrote about deconstructing a piece of simple geometric art I found into just the components that it is made of. From this I have been developing ideas for how to make my own 3D model inspired by this. To help with this task I deconstructed another similar piece by the artist Nicholas Dubreuille.

I explored this peice by breaking it down into its basic 3D and 2D shape and noticed it was very similar to the last piece I deconstructed, its basic form being a plus shape conisitng of 2 overlapping rectangles. However, I also noticed that In this piece Dubreuille had focused overlaping translucent coloured planes more to give the illusion of it being 3D whilst in the first piece i explored the shadows on the artwork were a greater influence on the illusion that piece was 3D.

So from this some ideas for my 3D model I could potentially include is; using both translucent and opaque horzizontal planes in layers, trying to give the impression of a 3D cross shape, and also creating a model very similar to this but one that is actually 3D using cardboard to create layers and depth. In my next blog I will develop all these ideas further using ideas I have gained from both pieces to sketch potential models I can make.