Rachel Goldsmith is a New York based artist who works primarily with PLA plastic, water-based paints on canvas and permanent inks on paper.
She received her Masters of Art and Design Education Degree from Pratt Institute in 2007 and her Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Arts Degrees from The University of Michigan in 2003. Rachel taught middle school Visual Arts in New York City from 2007-2012. In addition to winning several “Best in Show” awards.
Rachel was commissioned by the inventors of the 3Doodler to create a piece for MoMA Design Store.
Source: http://rachelgoldsmith.com/bio/
Textiles, 2014 — 15” x 10.5” x 4” — PLA plastic.
"I have spent years working with fiber arts and obsessing over the work of artists from contemporary artist Helen Storey to the intricate patterns of Huichol yarn paintings. The nature of Goldsmith’s work makes it apparent that there is a strong connection between working with soft fibers and creating using strands of melted PLA and ABS plastic."
The array of pieces she created for this exhibit reflect the wonder of creating intricate patterns one meditative move at a time. They lie at an interesting intersection in the world of 3D printing which normally sets manual arts, such as those utilized in fibers, as a foil against which 3D printing stands as an opposite. In addition, the repetitive nature of 3D printing when undertaken by machines is here converted to one that is carried out by hand and yet still in plastic. Goldsmith addresses those perceived dichotomies, stating:
source: https://3dprint.com/29174/rachel-goldsmith-3doodler-art/
Painting with plastic was a new and interesting concept that i could possibly explore on in the project. I admire the details and intricacy of Goldsmith's line works.
Dancing Lady, 2014 — 13″ x 19″ — PLA plastic.
