The Role of the Triangle as a Unit in Structuring the Sculptural works in Iron

The Role of the Triangle as a Unit in Structuring the Sculptural works in Iron

Research Summary:

The goal of the study is to define the triangle's function as a distinctive building unit in the gigantic solid-material sculpture. The triangle was chosen as a building unit in massive iron metal sculptures because it is a geometric figure that may form impressive sculptures, which is what the researcher anticipated. In a self-experiment, the researcher used the semi-experimental approach to construct a large-scale sculpture out of 3 mm-thick iron strips, which were then joined together using electrical welding.



The study produced a number of findings, the most significant of which are:

1. Because square, rectangle, rhombus, and trapezoid forms move in perpendicular directions based on perpendicular axes with entire angles, they are not suited for protruding, growing, or contracting a mass without the presence of voids.



2- The triangle is a shape with three angles, three sides, and multiple movement axes mediating the angles and sides. It is a shape that does not leave any voids when integrated with another triangle to create mass protrusions. The triangle can rotate in any direction by relying on multiple axes.

3-The triangular shape is a shape with three vertices and three sides, which results in the presence of three axes of movement that pass from the middle of its angles to the opposite side, which enables it to move in a direction of 360 degrees, and this is not available in other geometric shapes.

4 - The concept of a triangle does not change, no matter how different its sides are, which makes it flexible and does not lose its properties.

5- A triangular shape, when it meets another triangle, can achieve the required protrusion or depth, whatever it is, only by changing the sizes of its sides