Photorealistic 3D visualisations
“Not in my name!” says graphic designer Johann Christoph Bätz at a meeting with friends. Arguing that a signifant drops of content values on social media endangers human species. The responsibilty for the loss
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AI – Blessing or curse?
That is the question! It has certainly an amplifying effect. It can support lacy and aimless people in becoming even more aimless and lacy. We all know that uncomfortable feeling of AI slob. On the other hand it helps corious and knowledgable people to become more corious, knowledgable and even self actualizing.
I think that applies 1 : 1 to creative work, technical projects or coding contexts.
In my every day work-life I use it as a knowldge app, mainly for smaller detail questions doing the main vision and work myself.
But I have to admit that I like the language interface. I love to take time to formulate my promt clearly and write in gramatically correct sentences. Although it is often not necessary. But this is how I want to be the general tone of the conversation or my personal “interface design” if you want to call it like that. And often I am genuinly surprised about how good and precise the answers are. We even strategize together about cleaning up code or project structures. When I have time I always try to learn about backgrounds. It’s great how endlessly patiant the AI is with my questions.
From my experience it is all up to how careful I am about my promting and which AI I cunsult for what. This helps to get better and more reliable answers.
Here another consideration: In Project Development (in general) there is that uncomfortabe truth that nobody wants to deal with: 80% of any project is done in 20% of the time. And 80% of the project-time is necessary to refine and sweat the last 20% “to make it really scalable”. With AI we get to the 80% even faster which makes the situation ever more drastic. Fortunately the AI can help with that annoying and tedious last 20% too. But then you need to be really clear and precise with your promting. And that still takes time.
About
Born in 1973 in Jena, Germany – a typical Gen Xer – knowing a time before smart phones and social media, rooted and educated in classic modern art and graphic design history.
With a deep appreciation for the cultural foundation of Bauhaus regarded as ancestors and establishers of a new clarity of mind.
Witnessing and growing up during the rise of the high tech era – as we know ow it today – Johann Christoph Bätz developed practical skills in 2D graphics, 3D graphics and Coding.
As well as conceptual skills in structured thinking, organization, conceptualizing, ideating and psychological concepts.
Johann Christoph can easily adapt to new softwares and tools yet being rooted in an analog world. Also as a member of the small and left to it’s own devices In-bewteen-Generation X he is able to hold ground for the elder geneartion, but also knows well Milenials, the Gen-Zs and loving the Gen-Alpha.
His two most important traids are 1. the carefulness in everything he does. And 2. his abiltily to creativly combine the artistic domain with technical skills and execution.
Handmade 3D Computer Graphic, Bust of Nefertiti
The bust of Nefertiti was created around 1345 BC in Amarna (Egypt) 18th Dynasty in the workshop of the sculptor Thutmose.
In 2012 – 3.356 years later – the 3D artist Johann Christoph Bätz decided to model the bust as a 3D computer graphic. “This bust always fascinated me.” he says. “For example the contrast between the haed with it’s massive crown – held by a long thin neck – takes composition to the extremest possible expression within the materials bearing capacity. Yet the sculpture feels very strong and stable. Same with the stern and almost emotionless facial expression.” – he further elaborates: “It was a very smart move by the sculptor to keep the symmetry of traditional monumental depiction of Egytian pharaos. By using only very slight intentional deviations from symmetry the bust becomes alive and continues to fascinate to this day.”
We wanted to know why he undertook this project. Given that there are 3D scans. “A few things came together. At that time I wanted to become a sculptor. Renting an atelier, the materials and machines were simply too expensive for me.
3D model Nefertiti, by Johann Christoph Bätz, 2012
So the 3D-Computer graphics were a good alternative to develop spatial awareness and skills. I don’t know if its a Replica or a piece of art in it’s own right. It was definitivly an exceptional study. I regularly visited the “Neues Museum” in Berlin to see the bust and other pieces and studies of Thutmose. It was a great time of joy and intense growth for me.“
Schematic diagram of structural measures
courtesy buenck+fehse gmbh
Schematic representaion of modernization plan. Simplified model reminiscent of polystyrene made architectural models. Color coded frosted glass volumes show the spatial arrangement of the new functional rooms to solve the ongoing issues.
early 2010s, Johann Christoph Bätz on behalf of buenck+fehse gmbh, Tennisclub Blau-Weiss 1899, Berlin Grunewald
Isaac Asimov inspired AR Fashion
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Die Welle – 3D realitime tablet app
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Vita: Johann Christoph Bätz
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Style Guide – THIS
“Not in my name!” says graphic designer Johann Christoph Bätz at a meeting with friends. Arguing that a signifant drops of content values on social media endangers human species. The responsibilty for the loss
Arborium: Origin, Evolution and Future
“Not in my name!” says graphic designer Johann Christoph Bätz at a meeting with friends.
Arguing that a signifant drops of content values on social media endangers human species. The responsibilty for the loss.
Arguing that a signifant drops of content values on social media endangers human species. The resp signifant drops of content values on social media endangers human species. The responsibilty for the loss
“Not in my name!” says graphic designer Johann Christoph Bätz at a meeting with friends.