Creativity and 3D Printing

Assignment #21: Think of possibilities of what one can do creatively with 3D printing and create a blog entry that focuses on it.

3D printing is a technology that I was first introduced to about 10 years ago, and my ideas now still coincide with my ideas then. I think that there will be a time when 3D printers will become a norm in the American household, where instead of Amazon.com shipping your products, you can buy the "blueprint" of a toy or even more advanced objects and print it. It may or may not be the replacement for teleportation, but I think it's the next closest thing to obtaining products instantly.

In terms of art, when found objects became an integral part of contemporary art, I think printed objects can take over a similar role in the future. There are already so many forms of new media art using technologies to produce pieces, how should 3D printing contribute any differently. While 3D printing artists will need technological skill to produce these objects, the next step to using 3D printing as creative expression is what comes after the printing itself - is it sculpture? is it installation? or something different all together?