Silver Fine Arts and Art Installation Design · 2023
Blue Phoenix Sculpture
by Yen Ting Cho
- A' Design Award 2023 Silver Winner in Fine Arts and Art Installation Design
- Awarded April 15, 2023
- CLIENT: Yen Ting Cho Studio
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 67,332
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About Blue Phoenix Sculpture
Blue Phoenix is a sculpture comprising interlocked aluminum parts coated with a digital print pattern. It was created in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic and global conflict, and celebrates life and progress in challenging and unpredictable times. The metal core, which changes in length, rotates in a graceful arc, as if a bird is opening its wings. It is anchored by a flat base which enhances the sense of upward and outward movement. From every angle, the sculpture offers a captivating and evolving visual experience, symbolizing human resilience and endeavor.
Yen Ting Cho Studio's Blue Phoenix Sculpture emerges from contemporary sculptural traditions that investigate the intersection of geometric precision, chromatic expression, and symbolic resonance, positioning itself within lineages that include kinetic art pioneers and Op Art practitioners who explored perceptual phenomena through systematic formal means. The work demonstrates exceptional technical accomplishment in its orchestration of numerous linear elements into a cohesive whole that maintains structural integrity while achieving remarkable visual lightness and apparent movement. The complementary color scheme of deep blues against warm oranges and ambers reveals sophisticated understanding of chromatic relationships, the diagonal striping creating optical mixing effects that enliven the sculptural surface with shimmering vitality. The phoenix reference embedded in the title invites contemplation of ancient mythological traditions across cultures, this legendary bird symbolizing renewal, resurrection, and the triumph of spirit over material limitation appearing here in abstracted form that honors symbolic content while embracing contemporary formal language. The radial composition generates centrifugal energy from the compact base outward through the spreading wing-forms, the ascending vectors suggesting the very moment of taking flight captured and made permanent. The parabolic negative space at center functions as both compositional rest and symbolic void, the space between wings becoming as visually active as the material elements themselves. Museum visitors may find themselves moving around the sculpture to experience how viewing angle affects the moire patterns and color relationships, the work rewarding extended observation and physical engagement. The interplay between warm and cool chromatic zones might suggest the transformative fire through which the mythical phoenix passes, the blue representing celestial aspiration while orange evokes the flames of regeneration. What eternal themes of transformation and transcendence does this contemporary interpretation of an ancient symbol illuminate for present-day contemplation?
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- Blue Phoenix is a sculpture of interlocked aluminium parts coated with a digital print pattern. Created in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic and global conflict, it celebrates life and progress in troubled, unpredictable times. It uses a rotating rod structure, as if a bird is opening its wings. From every angle, the sculpture offers a captivating and evolving visual experience. It is fixed to a flat base, which enhances the sense of movement and signifies optimism in a conflicted world.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width 392mm x Depth 520mm x Height 626mm.
- Tags
- Sculpture, digitally-printed pattern, COVID-19, pandemic, conflict, war, resolution
- Production Technology
- Blue Phoenix is a sculpture comprising interlocked aluminium parts coated with a digitally-printed pattern fixed to a horizontal base. The flat base physically anchors the sculpture but it also visually enhances its sense of upward and outward movement. The rich colours and changing appearance of the sculpture when viewed from different angles symbolize the imprints of hardships that humans endure.
- Design Challenge
- The key challenge was how to seamlessly integrate digital patterns with the three dimensional structure of each rod, ensuring that viewers could appreciate the work from any angle whilst creating a unified whole. To enhance its dynamic appeal, we added a structural element, connecting each metal rod to an axis of rotation, which creates a graceful arc reminiscent of a bird’s outstretched wings. The structure is anchored to a rectangular base so that the patterns are static while the parts suggest movement.
- Project Duration
- The project started in April 2022 in Tainan City, Taiwan, and finished in August 2022 in Tainan, and was first exhibited in Maison and Objet, Paris, France in September 2022.
- Operation Flow
- The intricate patterns are meticulously arranged on each of the rod-shaped structures, culminating in a mesmerising visual experience that shifts and transforms as the viewer moves around the sculpture. Positioned at the centre of any exhibition space, its ever-changing beauty can be fully appreciated from all angles. As audiences gaze at it, the artwork unveils a myriad of aesthetic wonders that are both immersive and captivating.
- Research
- Many sculptures use rotated rods but Blue Phoenix employs a unique combination of modern rotating 3D structures and dynamic digitally-printed 2D patterns. It is an innovative work, enabling the audience to view its changing shape and colours from all angles. The metal core, which changes in length, rotates in a graceful arc, anchored by a base. The structure appears unstable, like a phoenix rising from flames, symbolizing human resilience and endeavour in troubled times.
- Inspiration
- It was inspired by our experience of pandemic and conflict, and yearning for a brighter future. The pandemic forced us to retreat into solitude, halting our plans. We were confronted with profound changes that made us vulnerable, and this was exacerbated by war and conflict globally. Yet, as we navigate our way through these troubled times, we emerge like a phoenix, reborn from the ashes of our former selves. Our resilience and tenacity is a testament to our strength and adaptability as humans.
- Patents
- Copyright 2023 Yen Ting Cho.
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