Xue Wang Is Honored with the Golden A' Design Award for Zen Paper Quilling in Fine Arts and Art Installation Design

Xue Wang acknowledged for fine arts and art installation design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Zen Paper Quilling by Xue Wang, designed for Dream Studio, has been granted the Golden A' Design Award in the Fine Arts and Art Installation Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

The Golden A' Design Award Explained

The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.

About Zen Paper Quilling

Zen is a handmade paper quilling artwork made for wall decoration. Paper quilling is a technique in which coloured paper strips are curled and folded into circles, curves and wavy lines, then glued onto cardboard to create a three-dimensional surface. Zen is built from coloured paper strips one centimetre wide, rolled into large and small coils and arranged by size, shape and colour contrast. Many folding and curling methods were tested to obtain gradient colours in paper. The framed piece measures 300 x 400 x 15 mm.

About Xue Wang

Xue was born in China. She went to the University of Saint-Denis in Paris to study for a master's degree in digital multimedia. She came into contact with scroll art by accident and began to focus on using paper to express her artistic creation. Her inspiration usually comes from the collision and fusion of traditional ancient Eastern culture and contemporary Western culture.

Award Record

Xue Wang is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.

About the A' Fine Arts and Art Installation Design Award

The A' Fine-Art Design Award is an international fine-art design competition recognizing best fine-art works by leading fine-art artists and creators worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to artists, painters, sculptors and ceramicists from all countries. Entries typically include sculptures, paintings, installations, photographs, drawings and mixed media works. Awarded art designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/fine-art

About A' Design Award & Competition

A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

Press Resources

Winner Page: https://designers.org/107772
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/107772
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!107772
Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/280340
Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.xuewang.art

Media Contact

Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project: Zen Paper Quilling
Function: Paper Quilling
Category: Fine Arts and Art Installation Design
Discipline: Communication Design
Industry: Arts
Colors: Black, Midnight Blue, Maroon and Dark Slate Gray
Images: 5
Client: Dream Studio

The Recognition

Laureate: Xue Wang
Country: France
Recognition: Golden A' Design Award
Edition: 2020 - 2021
Design ID: #107772

Credits

Image Credits: Photographer:Clinton LIU

Design Details

Unique Properties: This paper artwork made by hand, Xue used 1 cm wide colored paper strip, to make large and small rolls to draw lines with dots, and draw surfaces with lines, make dense paper rolls through a variety of permutations and combinations of size, shape, color contrast to achieve unexpected effect.
Inspiration: No matter how noisy and bustling the outside world is, XUE still hopes to keep her inner peace and create an artwork that can truly awaken people's self awareness. One day, she saw a picture of a woman smiling with her eyes closed, very peaceful and satisfied, XUE was touched by her expression, so she created this artwork to express a peaceful, calm attitude towards life and a strong and confident heart like Buddha, as if everything is about to sail, full of hope. It is a starting point, beginning, budding, and full of energy.
Research: Paper is a material that is not easy to mix colors with each other. XUE tried various folding and curling methods to find a method that can express gradient colors, and finally made this rolled paper work break the paper's restrictions on gradient colors. A large number of bright colors are used to express the complexity of the world, and the calm faces under the colors represent the calm state of mind in the flashy world.
Challenge: Xue always try to develop a technique that has never been used by anyone before and creates different visual effects. Because paper is a material that cannot be mixed as easily as paints, so she need to try various folding and curling methods to achieve the desired color gradient and contrast effect.It is both tough and soft. she always challenge all the possibilities of paper, to complete seemingly impossible tasks.
Realization and Technology: Use various long paper strips with a width of 1 cm to make various elements such as circles, curves, and wavy lines by curling and folding, and then paste them on cardboard to present the 3D effect of the work.
Operation and Interaction: Paper quilling is an art of paper rolls, which use colored long paper strips with a width of 1-3 centimeters to express the work by curling and folding. Curves, wavy lines, and circles are elements that often appear in XUE's works.
Project Duration and Location: This work took three months to complete in Paris, and be invited to participate in UNESCO's activities in paris.
Specifications: The size of the illustration is 300 x 400 x 15 mm. It is used for print or wall decoration. This piece is framed in a hardwood frame with UV Protected glass.
Keywords: Paper, quilling, handcraft, paper-art, design, handmade, paper roll, paper craft, paper art work