Fine Art

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Designer: Hao Li Project Type: illustration Classification: Fine Art

Athletic

Athletic is a series of sports-themed illustrations created with digital painting software. Each image reduces a complex athletic movement to simple lines and shapes. The most representative pose of each sport was selected after a wide study of reference images. Custom brushes and textures were developed to recall the surface of traditional painting on paper. Each original artwork measures 1920 by 1920 pixels at 72 dpi. The series aims to show the beauty and the energy held within a single moment of motion.

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Designer: IDA Technology Co., Ltd. Project Type: Lighting Classification: Fine Art

Garden

Worry-free Garden is a light installation created for a public light festival in Penghu, Taiwan. The installation shows an underwater scene of corals, seagrass and barnacles. Each form is made with three dimensional cotton knitting. Controlled LED lighting changes in colour and rhythm, so the corals appear in many tones. The work measures 680 by 390 by 290 centimetres. The sculptures act as focal points of the site and are used as photography spots by visitors. The aim is to present the rich ecology of the ocean.

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Designer: Alexandr Strepetov Project Type: Messaging Chair Classification: Fine Art

Kepler 186f

Structural basis of Kepler-186f arm-chair is a griddle, soldered from a steel wire to which the elements carved from the oak are fastened with the help of brass sleeves. Various options of armature use combine in harmony with wooden carving and jewelers elements. This art-object represents an experiment in which different aesthetic principles are combined. It could be described as "Barbaric or New Baroque" in which the rough and the exquisite forms are combined. As a result of improvisation, the Kepler became multilayered, enveloped with the subtexts and new details.

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Designer: Nelson Chow Project Type: Multimedia Installation Classification: Fine Art

Dreamscape

Dreamscape is a multimedia installation placed in the Bohemian Garden of K11 Musea in Hong Kong. The sculptural form appears to float above the ground and releases mist at regular intervals. From a distance, Dreamscape looks like an illuminated white shell rising from a cloud. Up close, three arches rest on six slender feet that touch the ground lightly. Inside, more than 250 illuminated bubble lamps follow a timed lighting programme. The materials are weatherproof, durable and light, and the structure can be taken apart for transport and reassembly.

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Designer: Ni Zhishuai Project Type: Art Work Classification: Fine Art

Pass and Future

Pass and Future is a painting that reinterprets the Monkey King, a classical figure of Chinese literature. The work is made with acrylic on canvas and spray paint, combining graffiti and acrylic painting techniques. Traditional imagery is joined with cyberpunk and science fiction elements to form a new visual effect. The painting measures 420 mm in width, 20 mm in depth and 596 mm in height. The intent is to invite reflection on the relationship between artificial intelligence and human society, and to bring traditional culture closer to younger viewers.

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Designer: Joey van Beek Project Type: Bar Table Classification: Fine Art

Steel U

Steel U, a design that was based on the past, created in the present and is made with the intension to inspire the future. This resulted in a combination of an reused steel tabletop that is supported by concrete legs which were destroyed by physical emotions. This way the design becomes literally a part of the person who the destroys concrete. The combination gave physical and mental challenges during the process, but eventually resulted in a design that gave fulfillment.

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Designer: Chao Yang Project Type: Ceramic Crafts Classification: Fine Art

East and West

East and West is a series of ceramic handicrafts shaped like ants. Each ant sculpture measures 160 millimeters in length, 120 millimeters in depth and 300 millimeters in height. The form is made by sculpture mold turning and fired at a high temperature of 1300 degrees. Recycled blue and white paper collected from workshops in Jingdezhen is combined with modern electroplating, joining Eastern decoration with Western style. Because the recycled paper differs in each piece, every ant is unique. The series expresses the idea of recycling and environmental protection.

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Designer: Abbas Sufinejad Project Type: Mirror Artwork Classification: Fine Art

Ta’liq Script

Ta'liq Script is a mirror artwork inspired by Persian calligraphy. The design is an abstract interpretation of the Ta'liq and Nasta'liq scripts, whose letter forms are shaped by moving, rotating and pulling the pen. The base is made of fiberglass, and cut mirror pieces are applied to the surface in three dimensions. The artwork measures 500 mm in width and 2800 mm in height. Each piece is made entirely by hand. The colour combinations can be varied to suit different interior decoration styles.

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Designer: Atsushi Kobayashi Project Type: Digital Installation Classification: Fine Art

Reconnect

Reconnect is a digital art installation about human communication after a period of remote living. The work combines recorded video calls with twelve LCD screens mounted in an aluminium frame with LED strips. A webcam shows the face of the visitor standing in front of the installation on the central screen, while the other screens show people speaking in recorded calls. At first each screen runs a separate call, then all screens gradually form one combined image. The installation was programmed with node based visual software and driven by a single laptop.

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Designer: Ryumei Fujiki and Yukiko Sato Project Type: Japanese Tearoom Classification: Fine Art

Porous Manifold

This is a temporary Japanese tearoom exhibited in Echigo-tsumari Art Triennale 2018 and has a nested structure with two-tatami space embedded in ten foot square. In this exhibition, architects were asked to respond to the theme of how to overcome the concept of homogeneous space that was dominant in the 20th century. The skeleton was designed using the random pattern which was called Voronoi Division to distort homogeneous space. And it was proposed that the architecture with a large number of holes what could be opened and closed as needed to communicate with the outside like a living thing.

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Designer: Idan Chiang of L'atelier Fantasia Project Type: Coffee Table Classification: Fine Art

The Notion

The Notion is a coffee table inspired by abstract thought forms. The table top is marble, and the legs are formed by irregular spheres stacked into columns. The spheres are shaped with sculptural craftsmanship and given a colorful glossy lacquer finish. The uneven surfaces recall bubbles in boiling water and reflect light in changing ripples from every viewing angle. The coffee table is 75 cm in height and 105 cm in diameter. The round and balanced form allows the piece to sit low in a room while acting as an artwork within the space.

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Designer: Dmitry Kudinov Project Type: Art Installation Classification: Fine Art

Alternative

Alternative is an art installation created for a city festival in Neftekamsk, Russia. A decommissioned oil pump unit, 4.5 metres high and 6 metres wide, was reused as the base of the artwork. Detailed calligraphy in gold paint was applied over a black background, forming intricate letters that catch the sunlight. The installation stands in the station square, at the crossing of pedestrian and vehicle routes. The reuse of industrial equipment raises the theme of ecology and invites residents to see their city in a new way.

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