Patterns of the water ripple
all kinds of these patterns are irregular and have different shapes, like circle or line type. I marked two of them to have a further development. I am going to find some materials to express their patterns, like the coloured net.
Primary Research of Movement
Movement is existing all the time. I choose some words about movement: slide, pull, rotate, drop and crash. I record some common movements by photographies in out daily lives. Cite some example:
- children play on the slide
- people walk in the street
- people dance
- rotation of gears.
- the movement of liquid (water)
- the action of dancers
Moreover, I researched some specific kinds of movements.
- the movement of wind
The wind can cause a lot of kinds of movement, like the flying of dandelion, the blowing of curtains and the floating of clouds.
- the movement of time
it is very difficult to find the traces of the movement of time, because time is invisible and untouchable. However, I discover that the process of flowers' blooming and fading can express the movement of time. In another way, the changing of four seasons.
- the movement of cloud, smoke, gas
These kinds of movement are easy to observe. And they are very similar, though the substances/ medium are different. I think the most efficient way to show the movement of smoke is droping an ink into the water.
Jan Knippers
This structure reminds me the shape of sea waves. Also, it was inspired by underwater nest structures of water spiders. I draw seveal sketches according to the outline of it.
F&T Possessions--Chiharu Shiota
BUILD IT--Oystein Aspelund
I really like the photographies by Oystein Aspelund, because he focused on architectural details. The images can be seen as artistic interpretations of the buildings, structures, and monuments they depict. They are presented as fragments, in isolation from their original context, united through a colorful cyan sky. In my opinion, Oystein created a different composition and memory.
3DDA--Drawings of Structures
According to Oystein Aspelund's work, I was inspired and draw two kinds of structures. Both patterns and shapes of these two structures are simple and regular, but they are very unique and beautiful as well after adding some details.
3DDA--BUILD IT
Zaha's design is full of strange and complex shapes, irregular and chaotic, while what the city needs is a more concise and orderly architectural pattern. Nevertheless, I consider that Zaha's bold use of space and geometric structure of the works reflect the complex characteristics of urban architecture, complex and rich world.
The patterns on the buildiing are squares and regular, though the squares are in different sizes. However, the shape of the structure is irregular, strange and atypical. I think the contrast between the regular pattern and irregular shape is so interesting and inspired me to make an object with different and opposite styles. The styles of some buildings in our daily life are similar and no change, Zaha's structure is diverse but beautiful and unique. That remind me to combine different things together and try to make some changes.
FA Collection--Bernd & Hiller Becher
The first thing comes to my mind about the collection is memories.
Becher took photos under the gray sky. They faithfully recorded some industrial buildings with extremely conservative and clear pictures without any defect and artificial emotion. The buildings that only show the basic physical characteristics are cold, without any expression or stereotype. This deadpan photography has always been their technique, which really fits with their original intention of keeping the documents and the precise German style. Industrial buildings are built mainly for the function, rather than the regard for aesthetic construction. This means that when buildings lose their function or humans no longer need them, they have no meaning to exist and are doomed to be dismantled. People often consider Europe as a poor Europe without some of the old buildings of earlier times, like the gothic. Therefore, due to the attention of ancient architecture, individuals can still see much gothic architecture and Roman architecture. Nevertheless, it is not so much for the industrial age of architecture.Bernd and Hiller Becher's photos will give people memories of the industrial era, and those memories will disappear with the demolition of buildings.
F&T Surroundings--Yohji Yamamoto
First thing comes up to my mind about the 'surroundings' is our clothes, because they cover my body and surround my skin. So, I research some sources about Yohji Yamamoto. He designs women's clothes according to the concept of menswear and likes to cover the body shape of women in an exaggerated proportion, bringing out the concept of androgynous asexual aesthetic. Based on the kimono, the clothing concept of Yohji is formed by means of layering, draping, and wrapping. The reason why I like his work is the irregular forms of Yohjiare's clothes are not artificial at all, but appear natural and smooth. In his clothing, asymmetrical collar and lower hem are common, and the clothing of this brand will follow the body movements to present a different style. According to his work, I think I need to pay attention to the natrual lines of clothes and body, it is unnecessary for me to focus on beautiful shapes.
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Secondary research of Movement
In all examples of movement, the most interesting thing to me is the movement of liquid, like water, because the shape, status and outlines of liquid will change continuously when it moves. I search some pictures of water in different shapes and status. For examples:
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Sea waves
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Waterfall
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Water droplet
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Glacier
Water in these different status is in diverse shapes. I decide to use sketch to study their outlines and shapes by searching some pictures of products and three-dimensional objects about water.
Oil and Water fall by Katy Stone/ Hiromi Masuda-- Play the glass series
（These two works remind me the variability and ductility of water)
--Acrylic Tank& Aquarium Experts（This object traces the movement of water by bubbles)
--Mediated Matter ( Although it is a glass, but when the light comes through it, this product reflects light and makes the similar shadow as water) It reminds me that my finial work can combined with the movement of shadow.
--Different status of water
Secondary research
To me, the most attractive and unique one in the visual dictionary of movement is the Dubai rotating skyscraper by David Fisher. This structure expresses the movement of twist because each floor in this building can rotate independently so that the shape of the whole building change continuously. However, the outline and shape of this twisting structure reminds me the change of water. Also, it makes me think of the Aquatics Centre in London by Zaha Hadid. Because the lines of these two buildings are as similar as the water ripple. I studied some details and outlines of these two buildings. Also, I am inspiried to use some transluscent and solid materials, like resin, to express the outlines and shapes of water.
Falling water by Tobias Grau--These lights are in same shape and differnt lengths. They remind me the movement of water droplet. When the droplet fall down in that moment, the ductility of water will be shown.
This 3-D object inspired me most because it shows how something solid turns into fragile and airy. It makes think about the transformation of water. For example, the ice turned into rain and air. So, I am going to make a model that has the same concept ( process of sublimation)
Katy Stone
Most of her work have a strong relationship with the movement water. Cite some examples, the spilling stream, the blue falls, and the white falls. Her works express the shape of water in different kinds of movement. Although all these works are motionless, they were suspended on the walls. So when I see her works, I can have a strong feeling of movement. Moreover, one of her works inspired me to use something can reflect lights, like soft mirror.
F&T Collaboration--Debbie Smyth
I need to combine the work of surroundings and possessions together, but I have no idea about it until I saw this artist: Debbie Smyth. To me, the work of Debbie beautifully blurs the line between fine art painting and textile art. One of her work is by fixing the pins first and then wrapped yarn, so around the nifty and complex works of art. At first, I did not look it carefully, so I think it is an elegant sketch, rather than a three-dimensional work. Wall is paper, the hand is a pen, the line is the trace of a finger off. It is such a unique formation. Her work reminds me that I can combine the clothes and pattern into a 3-D work. But every part of that three-dimensional objects looks like a sketch from a distance. As similar as Debbie's work, I want to use yarn to combine the drawings and patterns.
KOHEINAWA--Movement
（ Acrylic paint, paper, acrylic box ）
These pictures to me seems show the movements of some invisible things, like air and wind, that people can feel but cannot see. To me, they express some conceptual movements.
Fine Art
Friedman’s work is often deceptively complex and distorts people’s perceptions. His unsentimental presentation implies that the fusion of content and form is seamless. When I slowly begin to appreciate the gulf between illusion and reality, my speculations are often overthrown. Friedman uses some common materials of everyday life, like bubblegum, toilet paper, toothpicks, and straws, to make works of art. Moreover, his thought process is deconstructing ideas and materials. This is a physical and conceptual way of interpretation, which eventually allows an exploration of phenomenology in contrast to the acceptance of hermeneutic interpretation.
I think the most interesting one was '1000 hours of staring’. When I first saw this picture, I thought it is just a white paper. However, it is really interesting because when I star at it, I gradually began to image a lot of things. The more I see this work, the less clear it becomes. His thought process is deconstructing ideas and materials. After seeing Friedman’s work, I realize that art should not be defined as a form.
( A picture with toothpaste )
( 1000 hours of starring )
GCD DO/UNDO/REDO--Danny Treacy
'do/undo/redo' is a process that allows me to improve my work and try to use different things constantly. In Treacy's project, ' Them', he was completely disguised and seemingly absent from the final image. The process hides all traces of the artist’s gender and race. This inspiried me to make something hide people's face or some part of body so that their gender cannot be seen clearly, like mask and helmet.
Tatsuya Tanaka--" miniature calendar"
Tatsuya used chips to express the pattern of desert. However, the undulant surface reminds me the pattern of sea waves. The patterns of these chips are immobile, but when I saw them, I can quickly image some dynamic images.
3DDA WEAR IT--Hussein Chalayan
I think this project is to discover the relationship between form and body. The world 'surrounding' reminds me one of Hussein's work that is made by plastic bubbles. People wear that object so that these bubbles surround the body, just like people takes a shower. Also, Hussein Chalayan uses fabric to transform between body and design. He considers that good design is about the body. In one of his famous project, he used the simplest cut and presented the controversial question of what hemline length means to Muslim women. It brought a more straightforward extension of the idea -- what is a person wearing clothes for? That is a good question for me.
The theme of 'exploring the relationship between clothes and people' has always been embedded in Hussein's works, though in different forms. Once he used the mashed glass as clothing material, and the model holds up a hammer to smash each other's outfit. The truth is self-evident. Human beings present the same soft and fragile essence after stripping off the gorgeous appearances and dissolving the hierarchical relationship.
'Support' makes me think about some indispensable part of our body, like the spine.
'Suspend' is one kind of postpone, and it reminds me of some objects, like a pendulum and waterfall. Sher Novak's work is a good example for me.
CILDO MEIRELES--'Pling Pling'
The installation consists of six different rooms in the gallery, each painted in a different color and equipped with a screen showing complementary colors. This is typical of the Meirelles style. They bring me multip sensory feelings while walking through the roomings. It seems like I am experiencing different progresses with different emotions in my life. ( the movement of emotion)
3DDA--EXPLORE IT
I am really interested in the products of Mischer Traxler when I read the project brief because I think they do product as an experiment. I studied their two products. First one is a set of bowls, each shaped from the shape of a fruit or vegetable. The bowl making process is semi-industrial, and there are also artisanal ingredients in it. This set consists of ten "fruits and vegetables", apples, lemons, oranges, lychees, peppers, etc. Another one is a set of plates. When making this set, the casting material is filled between a leaf and a container. Once dry, people can appreciate the natural texture and detail on the leaves from a new perspective. At the first time I saw this product, I think it is a true leaf on the plate. However, it is just the texture of leaf. I think it is an amazing product because there is no gap between the object and container. As far as I am concerned, Mischer and Traxler present their products' characteristics of sustainable and nature-related.
(Mischer Traxler--Reversed volumes )
GCD Say it Loud-Felix Gonzales Torres
This project asks me to take personal and intimate thoughts, ideas and feelings and find ways to give voice and within the public realm. However, from my point of view, there is always silence in many moments. I want to express my work in a silent but shocked method. Felix Gonzales Torres's works did.
The colors of this set of candy wrappers are red, blue and white. It consistent with the colors of the American flag. The whole confectionery heap presents a bright and happy atmosphere. However, its huge volume also reflects the excessive consumption phenomenon brought about by the capitalist carnival in that era. Another one is the smallest piece in Felix's confectionery collection. Felix created after his father's death. Under the few candies, the humble square was actually a handkerchief that used by Felix's father. I think although there are no words and sounds surround this work, it is the most impressive one that shocked me. Because this artwork includes so many emotions, love and story. Though the materials are simple, the work is not simple but amazing.
CILDO MEIRELES--' Tower of incomprehension'
Babel, 2001, A tower of radios playing at once, address ideas of information overload and failed communication. Cilo Meireles comprised hundreds of radios each tuned to a different station, the sculpture relates to the biblical story of the Tower of Babel, a tower tall enough to reach the heavens. When I first see this tower, I was shocked. And it inspired me about the noise. Because there must a lot of chaotic sounds due to the radios. In my opinion, it seems like the collection of noise.
Carrie Mae Weems
After appreciating the photography by Ms. Weems, I thought she has always been, a superb image maker and a moral force, focused and irrepressible. These images were chosen by some artists from archives. Weems used the method of the daguerreotype, she rephotographed and enlarged the images. Then, overlaying these photos with a red tint and mounting them behind glass. When I was observing these images, I even could feel hopeless and heart-struck to this tragic history. I consider that each face on these images is an individual, rather than ethnographic type. Moreover, it is important for people to confront the history bravely, rather than escaping or forgetting them.
Insertions into Ideological Circuits: Coca-Cola Project
In my opinion, the most impressive work I saw today is ‘Coca-Cola Project’ created by the conceptual artist Cildo Meireles in Brazil. I discovered that Cildo imprinted provocative messages on empty bottles, such as ‘Yankee go home’ and instructions for making napalm bombs. Then, sending these bottles back to Coca-Cola industries through regular recycling channels. The empty bottle that is imprinted by Cildo looks as same as the normal bottle. Nevertheless, when it is refilled with cola, the white political statements on the bottle will appear. Coca-Cola itself becomes a symbol of the invasion of America and consumerism. Artists regard this practice as an ideological reflux. He used the distribution system of the commercial system to convey the opposing voices. At the same time, Cildo eliminated the two main elements of the art market system: ownership (continuous circulation) and authorship (anonymity).
In conclusion, the first and most significant thing I learned today is being sincere and investing real emotions in life if we want to create a good artwork. Also, the critical thinking method is a crucial part for us to judge something and feedback.
GCD Lost letters--Malika Favre
Malika is a French artist based in London. To me, her bold, minimal style – often described as Pop Art meets OpArt – is a striking lesson in the use of positive or negative space and color. I think she tries to convey the theme of painting with as few lines and colors as possible, and the minimalist painting creates an extremely rich imagination space. Also, her style is very unique and has a strong visual aesthetic sense. Because of her works, I think my GDC work can tend to be geometric and simple.