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Fig. 10.4
An AR view of the painting
This is not a Phone
that reveals the hidden nature of iPhone
(iPad screenshot by Vladimir Geroimenko)
Hybrid AR sculptures that consist of two parts (physical and digital; both of them
are 3-dimensional), which produce a sculpture as a comprehensible whole.
(Genuine) AR sculptures that are completely digital and have no physical part.
Many augmented reality artworks can include digital 3D objects in a variety of
sizes. Some of them can be considered as sculptures. Which ones? This depends
mostly on the artist's intention and the artistic perception of the viewer.
As comprehensively shown in the other chapters of this topic, augmented
reality sculpture can be implemented in a wide variety of forms. These possible
implementations can be represented as a spectrum. At one end are augmented reality
artworks that visually are very similar to traditional sculptures, but implemented as
digital 3D objects. The opposite end of the spectrum has an unlimited diversity of
possible implementations that include highly interactive and animated game-like
AR sculptures based on the latest relevant technologies.
In this chapter, we focus only on the “traditional” end of the spectrum, because
it seems to be of a significant importance for the following reason: AR sculptures
that look like traditional ones (either classic or modern) are deeply rooted in the
history of art and have a more or less clear conceptual and cultural connection to
their predecessors. AR sculptures of the “technological” end of the spectrum, on the
