Wisdom Path Klimtoring by Supernova Art Embassy is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award in Silwer in Beeldende Kunste en Kunsinstallasie Ontwerp Competition Category.
SilwerBeeldende Kuns· 2020
Wisdom Path Klimtoring
Client: Senezh Management Workshop
A' Design Award in Silwer Winner in Beeldende Kuns Category
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The Design
About Wisdom Path Klimtoring
Die bestuur van die werkswinkel het besluit om die nie-funksionerende watertoring te rekonstrueer om 'n klimmuur te word. Die hoogste punt hier rondom is goed sigbaar buite die werkswinkel. Dit het 'n uitsig op die Senezh-meer, die werkswinkelgebied en dennebos rondom. Na voltooiing van hul studies neem studente deel aan 'n seremoniële klim tot aan die bokant van die toring, 'n waarnemingspunt. Spiraalbeweging rondom die toring is 'n simbool van die proses van ervaring. En die hoogste punt is 'n simbool van lewenservaring wat uiteindelik verander in die steen van wysheid.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award in Silwer
Wisdom Path Klimtoring is 'n wenner van die A' Design Award in Silwer, 'n buitengewoon prestigieuse erkenning wat toegeken word aan topklas-, pragtige en indrukwekkende ontwerpe. Wenners in Silwer is geweldig briljante en uiters kreatiewe werke wat die uitstaande kundigheid, talent en skerpsinnigheid van hul ontwerpers illustreer. Daar word verwag dat Wisdom Path Klimtoring 'n wonderlike vertoonstuk is wat merkwaardig professioneel en diepgaande innoverend is. Hierdie ontwerp wat die A' Design Award in Silwer gewen het, is 'n hoogs noemenswaardige, bewonderde uitvinding wat die grense van kuns, wetenskap, ontwerp en tegnologie bevoordeel en uitbrei. Wisdom Path Klimtoring is 'n wyd beny skepping wat begeertes oproep, positiewe gevoelens bring en verbasing en verwondering wek.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The owner of the ex water tower will be reconstructed to become a climbing wall. This is a bright dominating structure on the territory of Management Workshop where young executives and managers are trained. That is why upon completion of their studies young specialists perform a ceremonial climbing to the very top of the observation point. Spiral movement around the tower is a symbol of experience gaining process, symbol of life experience that is transforms into the into the stone of wisdom.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Tower height 24 m, diameter 6 m, total artistic painting square 450 sq.m
- Tags
- mural art, spray art, public art, fine arts, wisdom, experience, water tower, climbing
- Production Technology
- Surface cleaning and dismounting of obsolete elements of the towers construction; surface priming and painting it white; painting of surface with facade paint in gradient from green in the lower part to blue in the upper part; layout development in accordance with technical parameters and layout marking on the tower taking into consideration the viewpoints; artistic painting using aerosol spray paint; replacing old doors and windows; the job was done on trucks with aerial devices using safety gear.
- Design Challenge
- Complicated cylindric shape of the tower created most difficulties for development of composition and layout. It was necessary to find comprehensible images and create an integral plot to reflect the new function of the tower and Workshops territory en masse. The gradient of the staircase spiral shows movement from the ground to the sky, movement of a character from bottom to the top, growing up and achievement of the highest point. The characters are slightly deformed circularly for the proportions to be natural when viewed from ground level.
- Research
- The territory have changed its functionality. The tower is the highest object surrounded by a scenic lake and a pine forest. New function of the territory gave a hint for new ways of using the tower: upon completion of the studies, you can climb to the observation point for a ceremony. Outer surface of the tower required some facelifting. The structures attractivity gave the idea of creating an art object with the reflection of the meaning of its new function. Protruding balconies can be transformed into part of climbing equipment thus creating a full-scale climbing wall.
- Inspiration
- A mountain is a history in stone, it accumulates key events and the Earths experience. Experience is represented by knowledge and skills accumulated over time. And wisdom is a petrified experience. The steps spirally wind around the tower clockwise. The higher you are on a spiral of time, the more experienced and wiser you are. There was an idea to use the younger version of a climber in the lower part of the tower, who will become more adult in both literal.
- Project Duration
- This artistic object was presented at the Youth Forum on June 10, 2019 at the premises on Senezh Management Workshop in Solnechnogorsk town near Moscow. The Forums participants were youth policy experts from the whole country. Project works started in April 2019. Possible ways of using the tower and artistic design concepts were discussed. The project started late May 2019, overall implementation of artistic design took 10 days including all preparatory work required.
- Operation Flow
- The tower is located on the premises of Management Workshop. It is the highest point in the neighborhood that is why it is well visible outside the Workshop for the key plot to be targeted at the audience. The observation point has an excellent view on Senezh lake, Workshop territory and pine forest around. When used as the climbing wall, the painting will not be rubbed off and will have a long life.
- Patents
- Copyright belongs to Dmitry Kudinov
- Team Members
- Creative Director: Dmitry Kudinov
Artists: Dmitry Kudinov, Kirill Ashesteen
Support: Sergey Kudinov, Marsel Zakirov, Timofey Makeev - Image Credits
- Main image: Photographer Dmitry Kudinov, Wisdom Path, 2019
Image #1: Photographer Dmitry Kudinov, Wisdom Path, 2019
Image #2: Photographer Dmitry Kudinov, Wisdom Path, 2019
Image #3: Photographer Dmitry Kudinov, Wisdom Path, 2019
Image #4: Photographer Dmitry Kudinov, Wisdom Path, 2019
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