Fine Art

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Designer / Brand: Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan Work: Art Installation Tag: Fine Art

Hitobito

Hitobito is an art installation created for the lantern festival held in Taipei City in 2023. The structure draws inspiration from the Chinese character for a person, formed by two members supporting each other. Two small entrances merge into one larger space, where a projector at the center casts motion graphics onto the ground. The manually bent steel pipe frame is clad with bamboo dowels one centimeter wide, joining traditional Asian weaving with an industrial structure. The installation measures 9.8 meters wide, 7.8 meters deep and 3.5 meters high.

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Designer / Brand: Dmitry Kudinov Work: Climbing Tower Tag: Fine Art

Wisdom Path

The nonfunctioning water tower has been decided by the Workshop management to reconstruct to become a climbing wall. Being the highest point around it is well visible outside the Workshop. It has the scenic view on Senezh lake, Workshop territory and pine forest around. Upon completion of their studies students participate in a ceremonial climbing to the very top of the tower being an observation point. Spiral movement around the tower is a symbol of experience gaining process. And the highest point is a symbol of life experience that is eventually transforms into the stone of wisdom.

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Designer / Brand: Swee Tuan Pang Work: Teapot Tag: Fine Art

Coral

Coral is a handmade teapot inspired by the intricate forms and textures of sea corals. The single handle allows the teapot to be held from all directions, overhead, from the left or from the right, reflecting the many ways different cultures handle a teapot. An indent at the back of the body allows the teapot to be pinched and lifted. The design of the lid is integrated into the handle, so the lines flow around the whole form. Coral is made of coil-constructed, altered, carved and textured earthenware, finished with shino glaze and fired in oxidation.

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Designer / Brand: Marta Zawieja Work: Mural Tag: Fine Art

Gajusz Foundation

The mural was created for children’s hospice. The design is a metaphor for the transition between two worlds. The building’s walls were used to show the metaphor. The dark and starry universe contrasts with the huge pink bird. Pink flamingo symbolizes caring support. Girl’s hair is a symbol for imagination and free spirit.

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Designer / Brand: Jeeyea Kim and W. Dorian Bybee Work: Table Top Object Tag: Fine Art

UnBespoke

UnBespoke is a modular tabletop object made from Indiana limestone. Four triangulated stone pieces are designed to hold tea light candles or small plants. The pieces can be arranged as a square, as an equilateral triangle, or in other formations chosen by the user. The design stems from the Haberdasher Puzzle, a mathematical problem that shows how to cut a square into pieces that form an equilateral triangle. When the pieces are rotated, the undulated interior edges of the square appear on the perimeter of the triangle. The object is modelled in 3D and cut by CNC machining.

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Designer / Brand: Ying Hsi Liao Work: Sculpture Tag: Fine Art

Gradual Change of the Circle

Gradual Change of the Circle is a sculpture inspired by the evolution of life on earth. The work is mainly made of stainless steel, and titanium plating gives golden and silver tones with a technological look. The rounded form recalls a mother's face and also suggests seeds, buds and shells. Lines along the outer arc resemble waves on a beach. The inner concave surface reflects the view of the sky. The form was first shaped by computer, then completed by hand. Pre-production models were 3D printed with recyclable materials to reduce waste.

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Designer / Brand: Fundesign.tv Work: Exhibition Design Tag: Fine Art

Tape Art

In 2019, a visual party of lines, color chunks, and fluorescence sparked Taipei. It was the Tape That Art Exhibition organized by FunDesign.tv and Tape That Collective. A variety of projects with unusual ideas and techniques were presented in 8 tape art installations and exhibited over 40 tape paintings, together with videos of the artists’ work in the past. They also added brilliant sounds and light to make the event an immersive art milieu and materials they applied included cloth tapes, duct tapes, paper tapes, packaging tales, plastic tapes, and foils.

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Designer / Brand: Sini Majuri Work: Sculpture Tag: Fine Art

Iceberg

Icebergs are interior sculptures. By connecting mountains, it is possible to build mountain ranges, mental landscapes made of glass. The surface of each recycled glass object is unique. Thus, each object has a unique character, a soul. Sculptures are handshaped, signed and numbered in Finland. The main philosophy behind the Iceberg sculptures is to reflect the climate change. Therefore the material used is recycled glass.

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Designer / Brand: Julie Conway Work: Multidimensional Glass Installation Tag: Fine Art

Fractured

Fractured is a site-specific glass installation created for interior spaces. The work is composed of nineteen individually hot blown glass parts, ranging from 254 to 650 millimetres in length. Each glass component is finished with 24K hammered gold leaf or silver chrome mirror. Broken mirror pieces, cables and lighting elements complete the composition. The coated surfaces reflect and refract light within the bend of each diamond form. The diamond shape represents life and the marks that life leaves. The installation can be reconfigured to suit different rooms.

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Designer / Brand: TIST Work: Sculpture Symbolizing Tag: Fine Art

KT 5G

KT 5G is a group of outdoor sculptures installed in central Seoul, South Korea. The sculptures express the main features of a 5G communication service, which are high speed, low latency and wide connectivity. Bright colors, patterns and arrow shapes represent connectivity, speed and data flow, while drones and autonomous driving refer to familiar uses of the technology. The sculptures are made of steel plates that were bent and welded, then finished with urethane paint. Smaller sculptures also serve as benches, so the installation forms an artistic resting place along a busy walking route.

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Designer / Brand: Klaus Kirchner Work: Vessel Tag: Fine Art

Black Star

Black Star is a decorative vessel handcrafted from alder wood. The design transforms a wood species with little grain or colour into an object that is pleasing to the eye and interesting to touch. The outer form is shaped by woodturning, and the inside is hollowed with bent tools. Many small holes are then drilled by hand and formed into cones, and an orange stain is applied inside them. A pyrographic pen adds small star motifs. The surface is finally charred black, which creates a soft, warm touch and strong contrast. The vessel measures 220 by 220 by 180 millimetres.

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Designer / Brand: Yingjie Lin Yuanyuan Zhang Work: Public Art Space Tag: Fine Art

Dachuan Lane Art Installation

Dachuan lane of Chengdu, West Bank of Jinjiang River, is a historical street linking the ruins of Chengdu East Gate City wall. In the project, the archway of Dachuan Lane in the history was rebuilt by the old way in the original street, and the story of this street was told by the street art installation. The intervention of art installation is a kind of media for the continuation and transmission of stories. It not only reproduces the traces of historical streets and lanes that have been demolished, but also provides a kind of temperature of urban memory for the new streets and lanes.

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