Film by Eric Minh Swenson. Produced by AC Projects.
ERIC ZAMMITT : What you’ll see in this video is the making of one of my larger scale acrylic plastic artworks. I consider the flat panels I make to be paintings, and the acrylic plastic material of which they’re made, simply paint in hardened form. My “brushes” are the bandsaw, tablesaw, glue, and a polishing machine.
Acrylic plastic, known under trade names such as Plexiglas and Lucite, is purchased in sheet form, usually 4’x8’, and I buy it in thickne