O'Hana, Sarah (2009) Bridging the gap. In: Cutting Edge: Lasers and Creativity, 4 November 2009, Loughborough University School of Art and Design.

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Abstract

This paper illustrates some of the outcomes from research carried out by the main author as art jeweller in the Laser Processing Research Centre (LPRC) in the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering at The University of Manchester. The work shows examples of surface marking of titanium using a 60 W CO2 10.6 μm laser for the production of jewellery and observes the effects caused by heat delivered to the titanium substrate. Points are addressed such as the distance created between artist and technology, allowing ‘accidents’ to happen in a necessarily precise and safe environment and the need for closer communication between disciplines in order to understand the potential of emerging technologies for art and design.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Additional Information:	This paper illustrates some of the outcomes from research carried out by the main author as art jeweller in the Laser Processing Research Centre (LPRC) in the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering at The University of Manchester. The work shows examples of surface marking of titanium using a 60 W CO2 10.6 μm laser for the production of jewellery and observes the effects caused by heat delivered to the titanium substrate. Points are addressed such as the distance created between artist and technology, allowing ‘accidents’ to happen in a necessarily precise and safe environment and the need for closer communication between disciplines in order to understand the potential of emerging technologies for art and design.
Keywords:	jewellery, laser processing, titanium oxide, science
Subjects:	W Creative Arts and Design > W720 Metal Crafts W Creative Arts and Design > W721 Silversmithing/Goldsmithing
Divisions:	College of Arts > Faculty of Art, Architecture & Design > Lincoln School of Art & Design
Depositing User:	Rosaline Smith
Date Deposited:	22 Jan 2011 20:29
Last Modified:	13 Mar 2013 08:51
URI:	http://eprints.lincoln.ac.uk/id/eprint/3700

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