This weeks lecture was given by Tyler's very own Doug Bucci, a metals and CAD CAM teacher. Doug went to school wanting to be a painter despite his rich 3-D heritage, his dad was a carpenter, mom was an interior designer and his grandpa was a blacksmith. He took a metals course as an undergrad and got hooked on it. His work now is done almost all on the computer using 3-D rendering technology. A few years back Bucci had a wake-up call, he was reading an article about two artists he admires and found out they had recently died from complications from diabetes. Doug has diabetes and was living a raucous life, he decided it was time to get serious and his art reflected it. His art now is somehow drawn back to his diabetes. His latest conquest is quit an advantageous journey. The medical devices that keep him alive are now also feeding his art. His blood sugar meter sends its readings to the insulin pump and to his computer, after enough info is gathered the 3-D printer goes to work and makes something. If Doug has a good day health wise the piece will be aesthetically pleasing but if his blood sugar is a crazy coaster then the piece will be grotesque. Doug Bucci is on the cutting edge of technology based art.
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