Crown of the Sea General Коомдук көркөм өнөр орнотмосу by Yu Liang Chen

Crown of the Sea General Коомдук көркөм өнөр орнотмосу by Yu Liang Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Коло байгеси in Көркөм Искусство жана Көркөм Инсталляция Дизайны Competition Category.

КолоКөркөм Искусство· 2020

Crown of the Sea General Коомдук көркөм өнөр орнотмосу

by Yu Liang Chen

Client: NewLocal Art Studio

A' Design Award Коло байгеси Winner in Көркөм Искусство Category

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The Design

About Crown of the Sea General Коомдук көркөм өнөр орнотмосу

Деңиз Генералынын Титеми — Тайваньдын Юньлин уездинин Коуху айылдык округунда жайгашкан коомдук көркөм өнөр орнотмосу. Орнотмонун узундугу 10 метр, туурасы 3 метр жана бийиктиги 4 метр. Формасы дат баспас болот каркас жана цемент эритмесинен турат, ал эми бетин жылтылдаган кашка плиткалар, майдаланган керамика, майда таштар жана күзгү айнек каптап турат. Курулманын ичиндеги отургучтар көлөкө жана эс алуу мүмкүнчүлүгүн берет, ал эми негизин курчап турган ак шагыл балдардын ойноосуна ыңгайлуу шарт жаратат. Аборигендик, хань жана япон маданияттарынын үлгүлөрү бириктирилген. Бул титем деңиз байлыктарына болгон урматты арттырууга үндөйт.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Коло байгеси

Crown of the Sea General Коомдук көркөм өнөр орнотмосу – A' Design Award Коло байгесинин жеңүүчүсү, чыгармачылыгы, тапкычтыгы жана зээндүүлүгү менен айырмаланган сонун дизайндарга берилген жогорку бедели бар таануу. Коло жеңүүчүлөр – жетиштүү чеберчиликтүү жана таасирдүү чыгармачыл туундулар, алар авторлорунун бай тажрыйбасын, элестетүүсүн жана тапкычтыгын ырастайт. Crown of the Sea General Коомдук көркөм өнөр орнотмосу жогору бааланган, суктанууга жана сүйүүгө татыган буюм, өзгөчө кесипкөй жана жаңычыл болот деп күтүлөт. Бул Коло байгени жеңген дизайн искусство, илим, дизайн жана технологиядагы мыкты практиканы камтыйт жана майда-чүйдөсүнө көңүл бургандыгы менен мыкты. Crown of the Sea General Коомдук көркөм өнөр орнотмосу муктаждыкты сонун канааттандырат, каалоого тийет, сезимдерди арбайт жана кызыгууну козгойт.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Located in Kouhu Township, Yunlin County, it not only takes on the elements from patterns of various ethnic groups, but is also equipped with practical functions, including benches for resting in the interior of the installation which provide sun-ray-shielding function, and white gravels paved around for children to play with which enhances the chances to interact with people and then to pay attention to issues of environmental protection and the ocean.
Dimensions & Packaging: The installation measures 10 meters long, 3 meters wide, and 4 meters tall. We apply the common construction method of Taiwanese modern temple roof, which comes in dragons and phoenixes, and also take the features of materials into consideration. Besides, artisans who are expert on making the exterior of temples such as legendary figures, statue of deities, auspicious animals are invited to work together.
Tags: Installation art, Gazebo, Multi-cultural groups, Marine Resources, Environmental protection issue
Production Technology: We took stainless steel bar and net as the frame, cement mortar as the molding material. The surfaces were applied with glossy glaze tiles, fragmented ceramics and close-lightly pebbles, and pottery plates as well as pot lids were embedded in as design to increase fun. Then mirror-pane glass formed the exterior, strengthening the perception toward the combination of tradition and modern.
Design Challenge: Trying to combine modern art design and traditional craft, the design team especially invited molding masters and fragmented ceramic artisans constructing temples in southern Taiwan. Because of that, the design team spent a great amount of time communicating construction methods and related details, including design proportion, fragmented ceramic coloring, format, construction procedures, etc., which challenged the past designing and constructing experience of the designers and artisans.
Research: The figure was set in the elements from mythologies. The crown came from Giant Groupers, which is a part of Taiwanese aquaculture. Indigenous, Han, and Japanese signs are introduced. The theme color is shades of red, which is a symbol of luck and happiness in Taiwan; black, white, and golden frame reveals a sense of exquisiteness from Japanese culture; the Mountain Patterns, which belongs to indigenous tribes in Taiwan, taking blue, green, and orange to represent atmosphere, sea, and land.
Inspiration: In order to remind people of the importance of respect while using marine resources, the idea of the Sea General came from the traditional folk religion, the Sea Goddess, Mazu. It symbolizes that to save the environment damaged by human beings, the Sea General sacrifice its own life and leave behind the crown to remind people of the meaning of cherishing the planet, correlating with the issue of marine resources preservation and climate change.
Project Duration: The project finished in November, 2019 in Yunlin County, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: Crown of the Sea General looks like a character coming out from fantasy novels, deepens the visual perception to reach the goal of warning people that our future environment might face the fightback of nature. As for the colors, the design team chose to use prevailing decoration elements from traditional Taiwanese temples and deity statues and particularly commissioned professional Koji Pottery workmen to produce low temperature glaze kilning fragmented ceramic and tiles.
Team Members: Yu-Liang Chen
Image Credits: Cheng-Mao Liu