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Flowers Àpẹrẹ Aṣa by Yiming Ma

Flowers Àpẹrẹ Aṣa by Yiming Ma is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Àwòrán, Àpèjúwe àti Ìbánisọ̀rọ̀ Ojú-Ìwòran Competition Category.


IrinÀwòrán· 2023

Flowers Àpẹrẹ Aṣa

by Yiming Ma

Client: Northeastern University

Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award Winner in Àwòrán Category

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The Design

About Flowers Àpẹrẹ Aṣa

Àwọn Ìtànná jẹ́ ọ̀wọ́ àwòṣe àpẹrẹ tí ó gba ìmísí láti inú kaleidoscope àti kókó-ọrọ̀ Ọ̀nà Kan, Ọ̀nà Kan (One Belt, One Road). Ọ̀wọ́ yìí ní iṣẹ́-ọnà mẹ́ta ninu rẹ̀. Iṣẹ́-ọnà kọ̀ọ̀kan fi ọ̀kan lára àwọn ojú-ọ̀nà pàtàkì ti Ọ̀nà Siliki Àtijọ́ hàn nípasẹ̀ àwọ̀ àti ìgbékalẹ̀: àwọn ògiri-òkè mọ́ṣáláṣí, àwọn ògiri-òkè Yúróòpù, àti àwọn ògiri-òkè Ṣáínà. Àwọn ìgbékalẹ̀ àwòrán kaleidoscope ni a so pọ̀ mọ́ àwọn ìrísí ògiri-òkè láti dá ìgbékalẹ̀ tí ó jọra ní ìhà méjèèjì (symmetrical) mọ̀. A ṣe àwọn àwòṣe náà nípasẹ̀ yíyàwòrán pẹ̀lú ọwọ́ àti lílo software àwòrán oníṣùmọ̀. A yọ àwọn àwọ̀ jáde láti inú àwọn àwòrán aṣa àṣà tí a fi ń dúró fún. Iṣẹ́-ọnà mẹ́tẹ̀ẹ̀ta yìí yàtọ̀ síra ṣùgbọ́n wọ́n ní kókó-ọrọ̀ kan náà tí wọ́n jọ pín.

The Recognition

About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award

Flowers Àpẹrẹ Aṣa jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó dára tí wọ́n pàdé àwọn ohun tí iṣẹ́ àti ilé-iṣẹ́ nílò tí a retí láti ọ̀dọ̀ àwọn ẹ̀dá tí a ṣàwòṣe dáradára. Àwọn olùborí Irin ń fi ìjáfáfá ńlá, ìmọ̀ pàtó gíga, òye ògbóǹtarìgì àti agbára ìṣẹ̀dá àwọn olùṣẹ̀dá wọn hàn. A retí pé Flowers Àpẹrẹ Aṣa yóò jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó wúlò tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ ilé-iṣẹ́ jọ, ó sì ní àwọn ànímọ́ ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ tó péye tí a so mọ́ ìmọ̀ ṣíṣe àti ẹ̀bùn. A bọ̀wọ̀ fún Flowers Àpẹrẹ Aṣa nítorí ìfọ̀kànbalẹ̀ rẹ̀, a sì ṣàwòṣe rẹ̀ láti pèsè ìmúdára ìgbésí ayé tó ń ran ayé lọ́wọ́ láti di ibi tó dára jù.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
This work takes"One Belt,One Road"as the theme,combines the kaleidoscope graphic structure with the domes of different countries to complete the design.The series is divided into three paintings showing three important representative nodes of the ancient Silk Road in color and structure respectively:mosques,European and Chinese dome features and cultural symbols.The three works are different from each other,but do not deviate from the overall theme,forming a complete series of works.
Dimensions & Packaging
Data size:1270mm(H)x1270mm(W),635mm(H)x635mm(W),72dpi,RGB
Tags
Belt and Road , kaleidoscope , architectural dome , pattern design , traditional culture
Production Technology
The pattern structure of the works in this series is made by hand sketching,Adobe AI and Adobe PS.The colors of the three works are respectively extracted from the images of the cultural styles they represent.
Design Challenge
The challenge is to accurately grasp the characteristics of the different domes in mosque,European and Chinese architecture,and to choose the right colors in the pattern design,combined with its bold and kaleidoscopic structure.
Research
Through the design of different dome structures,the final integration with the pattern design,thus forming a unique pattern structure,to inject the connotation of the visual effect.This series of works aims to explore the profound connotations behind different civilizations,thereby provoking incremental thinking about how modern design culture develops.It not only responds to the connotation of the"One Belt,One Road"policy,but also expresses the call for carrying forward and inheriting traditional culture from different perspectives.
Inspiration
The creation of this piece is inspired by the colorful kaleidoscope.Variations and combinations of various patterns and forms are applied to pattern design to create patterns of different colors and structures.Combined with the dome structure and traditional Chinese culture,it conveys the profound connotation behind the extensive and profound traditional Chinese culture to the audience,and calls on people to promote and protect Chinese culture.
Project Duration
The project has begun production in Nanjing in 2021 and 2022 and been completed in Nanjing in May 2022.The project participated in the online graduation project exhibition of Nanjing University of the Arts on May 20,2022.
Operation Flow
The overall layout effect of integrated kaleidoscope graphic combination and dome structure in pattern design is the highlight,aiming to strengthen the diversified expression of pattern design art,increase its artistic diversity,and show the inclusiveness of the art field.
Image Credits
Image#1:Huo kai&Ma Yiming,Flowers,2022.
Image#2:Huo kai&Ma Yiming,Flowers,2022.
Image#3:Huo kai&Ma Yiming,Flowers,2022.
Image#4:Huo kai&Ma Yiming,Flowers,2022.
Image#5:Huo kai&Ma Yiming,Flowers,2022.

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