Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Last Thursday night, the
MakerBot Retail Store in New York City was transformed into Gotham?s hottest art gallery with the help of Brooklyn-based artist
Leon Reid IV. Widely seen as a pioneer of 21st century street art, Leon Reid IV started exploring 3D printing as a means of poetic expression, and has created ?Leon Reid IV 3D Print Poetry? as a way to bring his poetry into the physical world.
At the event, Leon Reid IV discussed 3D Print Poetry while art lovers, members of the press, and 3D printing enthusiasts watched his works come to life in real time on two rows of
MakerBot Replicator 2 Desktop 3D Printers.
Printed on a thin layer of glass, each piece is signed with the artist?s fingerprint and sold as a collection of 10. In addition to the six pieces currently showcasing at the MakerBot Retail Store, Leon Reid IV?s work is for sale at
Mighty Tanaka Art Gallery, located at 111 Front St., Suite 224 in Brooklyn, NY.
All photos by Becki Fuller.