Pride Of The City Arte Pública by Jung-Mei Wou

Pride Of The City Arte Pública by Jung-Mei Wou is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Bronce in Deseño de Belas Artes e Instalacións Artísticas Competition Category.

BronceBelas Artes· 2022

Pride Of The City Arte Pública

by Jung-Mei Wou

Client: JMW Art Studio

A' Design Award de Bronce Winner in Belas Artes Category

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The Design

About Pride Of The City Arte Pública

Pride of the City é a Arte Pública en Maple Garden, o oasis urbano e un parque ecolóxico na cidade de Taichung. Esta obra expresa a imaxe de catro paxaros voando cara arriba e presenta múltiples imaxes semellantes ás árbores, ás flores e aos paxaros desde diferentes ángulos para mostrar o ciclo das catro estacións e a convivencia harmónica de todos os seres vivos. Esta escultura pública leva aos visitantes a achegarse á natureza e iluminar as noites en Maple Garden.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronce

Pride Of The City Arte Pública gañou o A' Design Award de Bronce, un recoñecemento altamente prestixioso outorgado a deseños sobresaíntes que se distinguen pola creatividade, o enxeño e a sagacidade. Os gañadores Bronce son artefactos amplamente hábiles e sorprendentemente creativos que autentican a vasta experiencia, imaxinación e enxeño dos seus deseñadores. Espérase que Pride Of The City Arte Pública sexa un obxecto moi apreciado, admirado e querido, notablemente profesional e innovador. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Bronce incorpora as mellores prácticas da arte, a ciencia, o deseño e a tecnoloxía, e é excelente pola súa atención ao detalle. Pride Of The City Arte Pública satisfai espléndidamente as necesidades, toca os desexos, encanta os sentimentos e atrae a curiosidade.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Pride of the City is the Public Art in Maple Garden in Taichung City.
Maple Garden is a precious urban oasis and a distinctive ecological park in Taiwan. The green ecology of the garden provides living space for animals and plants, and it is also a place for people to relax their spirit. This sculpture with a spiritual symbol has been embodied in the public space. This work expresses the thought and sense of the beauty of the garden and to rich the culture, art, and life in Taichung City.
Dimensions & Packaging: Work Dimension: 4300mmx2620mmx4250mm Material: Stainless Steel
Tags: Public Art, Sculpture, Contemporary Art, Installation Art
Production Technology: Made of stainless steel forging technology
Design Challenge: This stainless steel sculpture presents the lightness of structural mechanics and the sculptural shape that must withstand the challenges of wind load.
Research: The wind load influences the shape of sculpture and surfaces optimization method. Aerodynamic shape optimization has helped to reach optimum design for a sculpture while minimizing the wind load.
Inspiration: The oasis of cities is like a mirror to the soul. Facing the
greatness of nature, people learn to be humble. Only by being in nature can human beings be truly spiritually prosperous.
Moved by the sunlight shining on the leaves among the birds playing, the colorful flowers swaying by the lake, the changing scene of seasons being awakened in the park, this is the beautiful life in the city.
Project Duration: The project finished in November 2014 in Taichung City, Taiwan. This sculpture is a permanent piece of Public Art in Maple Garden in Taichung City.
Operation Flow: The work expresses the image of four birds flying upward, and it presents multiple images similar to trees, flowers, and birds from different angles to show the cycle of four seasons and the harmonious
coexistence of all living things. This work is the park's landmark that guides the entrance to visitors. The position of the public sculpture is at the center point of three cross-moving lines. Pride of the City leads
everyone to approach nature and hopes to brighten nights in Maple Garden.
Image Credits: Jung-Mei Wou