Guo Fan Whakaahua Toi, Taonga Whakapaipai by Yang Mai is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Parahi in Hoahoa Toi me te Whakaaturanga Toi Competition Category.
ParahiToi· 2022
Guo Fan Whakaahua Toi, Taonga Whakapaipai
by Yang Mai
Client: Yang Mai
A' Design Award Parahi Winner in Toi Category
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About Guo Fan Whakaahua Toi, Taonga Whakapaipai
Ko Guo Fan he whakaahua toi kua whakakotahihia ki te taonga whakapaipai toi, i ahu mai i te ahurea o te tuku moni a nga Hainamana o tawahi. Ko tenei mahi e tirotiro ana ki nga hitori o te iwi o Chaozhou i haere ki Ahia ki te Tonga ki te whai oranga. He hanganga puru e rua nga ara e takahuri tonu ana, na reira ka taupokina tonu nga ahuatanga o mua kahore he mutunga. Ko nga taonga whakapaipai e whai ana i te whakaaro o nga wahanga hitori, a, ka homai e tenei mea, tenei mea he turanga rereke ki te kaimau i roto tonu i te korero kotahi. Ka whakamahia te parahi, te maitai kore-waikura, te konumohe, te haraona (resin) me te akiriki (acrylic), ka whakaahuahia ma te tapahi hihi (laser cutting) me te ta 3D.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Parahi
Ko Guo Fan Whakaahua Toi, Taonga Whakapaipai te toa o te A' Design Award Parahi, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke e tohua ana mā te auaha, te mahi mōhio me te whakaaro hōhonu. Ko ngā toa Parahi he mahi pukenga e rite ana, he auaha mīharo, e whakatūturu ana i te wheako nui, te whakaaro me te mōhio-ā-ringa o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Guo Fan Whakaahua Toi, Taonga Whakapaipai he taonga whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he ngaio, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Parahi e whakauru ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa i te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau, ā, he tino mīharo ki ngā taipitopito. Ka whakatutuki a Guo Fan Whakaahua Toi, Taonga Whakapaipai i ngā hiahia, ka pā ki ngā hiahia, ka whakaoho i ngā kare-ā-roto, ā, ka kume i te pākiki.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Researching the important Chaozhou overseas Chinese culture in Chaoshan, excavating the history of Chaozhou overseas Chinese who went to the Southeast Asia to make a living. In order to more experimentally explore the historical facts of the "Overseas Fragrance" and the "Guo Fan", this work is expressed and displayed by means of an art installation derived from art jewelry and a more holistic art design.To pay tribute to the ancestors of Chaoshan who traveled far and wide.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Art installations size :
278mm*236mm*149mm
Jewelry size:
48mm*68mm*14mm
45mm*87mm*7mm
83mm*141mm*93mm
105mm*40mm*126mm - Tags
- Culture, Overseas Chinese remittance, Art installation, Jewelry, Chaozhou gold lacquer wood carving
- Production Technology
- Material: brass, stainless steel, aluminum, resin, acrylic
Production: laser cutting, 3D printing - Design Challenge
- The most important and difficult part of this project is to sort out the historical facts of " culture of overseas Chinese remittance " and turn it into an art work to show to people through design, so that people can understand it .
- Research
- The theme of this project is "culture of overseas Chinese remittance", with the close relationship between Chaozhou wood carving and overseas Chinese remittance as the development line. Through reading and combing a large number of literature and books, fieldwork visits, etc., the inherent cultural stories are unearthed, and the stories are patterned and combined with dynamic installations to tell the memories of overseas Chinese remittance through jewelry. Aiming to pass on and spread Chaoshan culture.
- Inspiration
- Chaozhou gold lacquer wood carving are typical representatives of Chaoshan culture. Among them, the shrine is an important object of expression of this skill. Furthermore, it is the carrier of Chaozhou clan concept. Chaoshan were adhered to the special traditional culture of both continental and maritime, to make a living in Southeast Asia by Guo Fan. The culture of overseas Chinese remittance links the families at home and abroad, and plays a huge role in the development of their hometowns.
- Project Duration
- The project started in October in Guangzhou and finished in May 2021 in Guangzhou Guangdong province, China, and was exhibited in Guangzhou academic of fine arts in June 2021.
- Operation Flow
- The installation works by the historical facets of "culture of overseas Chinese remittance" and "Guo Fan" overlap infinitely through the continuous turning of the two-way linkage spindle structure.
And the jewelry is based on the concept of "slices of history", transforming the wearer into the protagonist of the historical fragments and experiencing the story of each slice.When the wearer wears different parts of the jewelry, he or she will be transformed into different roles. They are both in the same slice of historical story.
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