2009年11月30日 星期一

Reversing~!



I am a little confused during the tutorial time this week.
Staurt mentioned about some artists like Marcel Duchamp and Dali which works inverted and redefined the object and incident.

And he also talked about the relationship between the invading and personality.

Therefore, I checked some works of Dali and Duchamp which Staurt recommended.

“The rose sleazy” which was transvested by Duchamp.
He tried to change all images that people used to including himeslef.

“Rainy taxi”, which was another crazy iedal from Dali
Dali said
When I'm in a taxi in New York, people will often stop and point and exclaim, 'Look! Look! It's Salvador Dali!" But if Joan Miro were in a cab in New York, no one would know who he is!"

I think when we destroy the way what we think, we have to find another way to redefine the object, event, and concept at the same time.
Therefore, the way people think and observe would be reversed by a strong and dramatic image.
Dali and Duchamp tried to break up definitions which people think them properly.
Most of people might think they are crazy guys.
In fact, when I studied fine art, I didn’t realize the concept that they want to deliver to people is what totally.
Till now, I am getting understand their ideals and thoughts.
Because this moment my project is what kind of way people see through and how to definite the personality of object, architecture, and event.

The last thing is that Staurt also mentioned about the interior of car like a car crash?
It makes me confused!!
Hope I can find out the relationship of these two before next tutorial time

2009年11月27日 星期五

Different way of viewing and the in between of changing










Finally I visited nationally museum!! It is for my project instead of being a tourist. Staurt asked us to choose a painting in order to inspiriting our ideal or project. It’s quite interesting!
Therefore I picked one painting “the toilet of Venus” which painted by Diego Velazquez.
I like the virtual way he chosen. For example, although the Venus she is back to the audience, she also can be one of viewers look at herself. And we are able imagine the fanatic relationship between the painter, the woman, and the audience.
It indeed inspired me, because one part of my project is the way of viewing.

Therefore I made different layers of faces which framed by a wooden construction and made by different materials.

I try to figure out what kind of sentimental people have when seeing something through the back of the different layers and what kind of feeling when people pretend to be somebody else.

Different material could mean different concepts, sentiments and ideals.
And the other important concept is what relationship and space between two layers.
How people change their mood before welcoming the new layer or new generation?
Medium space and mood are quite interesting issues that I want to explore next step.

The facade of objects is truth?







Since I am talking about the relationship between the personality and the way people viewing, I looked for some cultural information. Suddenly, I reminded two Asian incidents : the first one is a traditional play called “face changed” in China , and the other one is the traditional clothes for royalty lady in Japan.

The similarities of these two traditional incidents are 1. There are different layers , 2. Different layers mean different ideals and defections.

“twelve layers clothes” is a traditional royalty lady clothe. The total weight is quite amazing! 20 kg! Therefore, the lady has to move slowly in order to show off her elegant. Meanwhile, colors of the clothes also present the different seasons and items. I am wondering?, if there are a normal people wear this clothe, her movement must also very slowly. Should we are able to call this normal people a loyalty?

The traditional play “face changing” also is an interesting one. The actors don’t like others in the traditional play. They have to change their face in order to show their emotions. Because these variations change quickly, the audiences only can see their faces change again and again. Finally, the player would show his or her face to the audiences which the highest monument in the whole play. I think when people was watching this kind of play, they must wait to the last monument to see the real face of the players. Masks always play an important role of people’s curious. I couldn’t wonder that does the sentential of the players will also follow the mask? Or just like acting?


Then I viewed back the site pictures I took last time. The canvas which covering under construction building just like the first layers which show to the public. After recovering the canvas, people are able to see the new inside of this building but the same outside of its façade. That’s because in London, government have to protect the façade of these old building. Therefore, I think about the connection between face and inside. What you see is not exactly what in side.
So I took apart the buildings layers of the under construction building. Trying to figure out the different layers meaning to public and all environment. It also makes me think that ever architecture has their personality or role for different generations.

2009年11月18日 星期三

who am I ?




In traditional Taiwanese education, students asked to be performance well. No matter what subject you interesting in, “good” students means that they can do everything well.
Then students have to hind their interesting subject, because the only goal that they have is entry the good university.
Therefore, you will see a talent painter is a pediatrics doctor, an amateur dancer is a lower, and the band’s vocalist could be a professor.
Truth personality inside of your body is hard to figure out in Asian society.






Since I am in London, experience different culture shock
These couple of days, I was keep thinking how to figure out who am I , and what am I doing in this school.
Thinking of my background, fine art bachelor, architecture master degree, and interior designer, I need to find some way, which belong to myself to introduce to the audience.


In order to using a device to measure different environments, I created a measure to mirror and reconstruction all the sense that people see originally.
One material is the mirror; the other material is different angle of picture.
This is just only the first step of an experiment…..

2009年11月3日 星期二

drafting the concept





First time meet the Air street.
Although masses stores gathered together on the Oxford Street, people are not able to see a lot of signboards which flooding on the street of Taipei.
All the façade on this street are Victoria style.
Balance, harmonious, and delicate craving create an environment that symbolized a classical framed window which fascinated people want to take a look and go inside.
Just like a magic mirror, what you imagine than what you will get.
On this street, you can choose what kind of style, as long as you pay for it.

I can’t help and ask myself:Why people always need an illusion to help them to keep facing the reality world? Why people needs to satisfied the others exception instead of building their self-estime?


In order to figure out who am I, I studied fine art, got a master degree of architecture, and as an interior design.
Finally, I am here, in London, standing on the Oxford Street.
Form this street, I try to find out what kind of material or background can measure peoples fantasy, illusion, and exception.

This collage presents a rough draft of my ideal and concept, trying to create an image and a stage to describe my story.