Etz Chayim
Dinknesh Friedman, Hami Tonti,
Gloria Jeruchim
Our piece was based off of a quote from Rabbi Shimon ben Gamliel Which says:
רַבָּן שִׁמְעבֿן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אבֿמֵר, עַל שְׁלשָׁה דְבָרִים הָעבֿלָם עבֿמֵד, עַל הַדִּין ועְַל הָאֱמֶת ועְַל הַשָּׁלבֿם, שֶׁסּאֱֶמַר“
(זכריה ח) אֱמֶת וּמִשְׁצַּט שָׁלבֿם שִׁפְטוּ בְּשַׁעֲרֵיכֶ
Rabban Shimon ben Gamaliel used to say: on three things does the world stand: On justice, on truth and on peace, as it is said: “execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates” (Zechariah 8:16).”
We wanted to represent the quote and include each aspect of it. We put the tree of life in the middle of the whole piece, representing all life, and everything in the world that it stands on. We also added fruit to hang on the tree and to represent the fruit of life. We hung three different colored fruits each with a different meaning. The red fruit symbolizes justice, the green fruit symbolizes peace, and the orange fruit symbolizes truth. In our project we had a few main parts, our first part was a laser cut tree, the tree of life which was the centerpiece, when we first cut it it was too thin so we laser cut a second tree and glued the two together. We also 3D printed the fruit and we attached wire to it to allow it to hang on the tree. The last part was the base which was a laser cut circle which then we wrote a quote in Hebrew and English on the border.
Video pitch
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Assembled Artwork
Th Final art piece is a conglomeration of materials, colors, and computerized components.
COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN ELEMENTS
Students utilized industry standard 3D modeling software, Fusion 360, to model elements of their artwork. Fusion 360 is a cloud-based 3D modeling software platform for product design and manufacturing. Typically used to design and engineer products to ensure aesthetics, form, fit, and function.
COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN ELEMENTS
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