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A' Design Award in Fine Arts and Art Installation Design Goes to Good Boy Good Girl Rattan Sculpture by Chan Hwee Chong

Chan Hwee Chong recognized for fine arts and art installation design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 28, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ Good Boy Good Girl Rattan Sculpture by Chan Hwee Chong, designed for HappilyWrong, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Fine Arts and Art Installation Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided 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 A' Design Award Explained

The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.

About Good Boy Good Girl Rattan Sculpture

Good Boy Good Girl is a pair of rattan sculptures depicting a child figure. Each sculpture stands about 1.4 metres tall and is made of woven rattan over a metal structure. The work refers to the cane, a tool used by many parents in Singapore for corporal punishment, in the belief that the cane shapes the character of the child. The sculptures show the immobilizing grip of societal forces on children in a fast-paced environment. Rattan was selected to express rigidity of both body and mind.

About Chan Hwee Chong

Chan Hwee Chong is an creative from Singapore who likes to experiment with different field of art and design, from street installations, typography, art direction and graphic design. His works have been selected and exhibited at Spikes Asia, Noise Singapore and Higher Pitch London. He is also an invited artist for the Tokyo Designers Week 2014 at Milan Salone, Italy and Tomorrowland/One World Bridge, Belgium.

Award Record

This recognition makes Chan Hwee Chong a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2014 - 2015 and the 2021 - 2022 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.

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. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to artists, painters, sculptors and ceramicists from all countries. Typical entries include sculptures, paintings, installations, photographs, drawings and mixed media works. The awarded art designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/fine-art

About A' Design Award & Competition

Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is 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. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously 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. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which 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, uploading a work and receiving a 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. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Good Boy Good Girl Rattan Sculpture
Function
Rattan Sculpture
Category
Fine Arts and Art Installation Design
Discipline
Communication Design
Industry
Arts
Colors
Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Gray, Rosy Brown and Gainsboro
Images
5
Client
HappilyWrong

The Recognition

Laureate
Chan Hwee Chong
Country
Singapore
Recognition
A' Design Award
Edition
2021 - 2022
Design ID
#139470

Design Details

Unique Properties
Immobilizing grip of societal forces on children in a fast-paced environment, and have been constructed in cane to reinforce this rigidity not only of body but also of mind.
Inspiration
The cane, used by many exasperating Singaporean parents to mete out corporal punishment on their children. In the eyes of the parents, the cane helps to mold and shape the character of the child, making sure they don’t go astray.
Realization and Technology
Rattan woven sculpture over metal structure.
Specifications
Each sculpture is approx. 1.4m tall.
Keywords
Rattan, Sculpture, Boy, Girl

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