Ceramics Extension 艺术装置 by Tairan Hao and Shan Xu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 铜奖 in 美术与艺术装置设计 Competition Category.
铜美术· 2020
Ceramics Extension 艺术装置
Client: Tairan Hao
A' Design Award 铜奖 Winner in 美术 Category
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About Ceramics Extension 艺术装置
该装置由传统的手工陶瓷雕塑和3D打印的塑料雕塑组成。 这件艺术装置作品和它的设计试图向观众传达一种强烈的感觉，即每个对象，每个人，所有事物都在无限延伸。 由于雕塑的存在，它传达了人们看到的真实对象的一部分，而其他出现在人们眼中的物体是镜子的反射，这是不真实的。 这种互动使人们认为他们正在进入自己的视觉信息所创造的幻想世界。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 铜奖
Ceramics Extension 艺术装置是 A' Design Award 铜奖得主，这是授予以创造力、独创性和敏锐见长的杰出设计的极具声望的认可。铜奖得主是技艺娴熟、创意惊人的作品，印证了其设计师丰富的经验、想象力与机智。预计Ceramics Extension 艺术装置将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的物品，兼具显著的专业性与创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铜奖的设计融入艺术、科学、设计和技术领域的最佳实践，并因注重细节而出类拔萃。Ceramics Extension 艺术装置出色地满足需求，触动渴望，迷住情感，并吸引好奇心。
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The installation is formed by traditional handmade ceramics sculptures and 3D printed plastic sculptures. There is a total of 130 pieces of sculptures in the installation space. The installation is designed to display in a space surrounded by reflected glass mirrors, with 5 LED lights that give the audience a fantasy and futuristic feeling. The meaning of the installation design is trying to show the communication between the future and the past, modern technology and traditional handicraft, the real world and the virtual world.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- half of the sculptures in the installation are 3D printed, dimension variable; the other half of the sculptures are handmade, dimension variable as well. the dimension of the space is a box, 15m*15m*15m
- Tags
- Installation, Art, 3D Printing, Ceramics, Sculpture
- Production Technology
- 3D printing; Plastic; aluminum mirrors; porcelain, LED lights
- Design Challenge
- The arrangement of the sculptures was one of the challenges in the design process. Some of the ceramics were too heavy to use ropes to hold and connect it with the roof. Therefore, most of the sculptures are remade and reprinted by the 3D printer, using lighter materials then sprayed by the glazed-look white color to the surface.
- Research
- The reflective material was the key to this design. Different materials combine with LED lights have different visual effects. Glass, Acrylic, and mirrors cannot demonstrate a good visual effect because of the reflection range are limited, as well as when the light is being reflected, the feeling wasn't satisfied. The installation took lots of tests in order to see if the fantasy feeling can be presented. The optimal result is shown in the final design, which is to use aluminum mirrors as the main materials.
- Inspiration
- The relationship between the virtual world and the real world generates the form of this installation design, as well as the traditional method of crafting versus what can be crafted with contemporary technologies. The development of civilization proceeds as time goes on. Therefore, the mirror reflection in the interior space of the installation shows the infinite possibility of what time can change. Technology allows humans to define what is real and what is virtual and all the connections.
- Project Duration
- The project started in 2016 in Beijing and finished in 2017. It was exhibited in Beijing Today Art Museum in 2017.
- Operation Flow
- When the audiences step into the installation space, they will sense a feeling of visual infinity. The visual interaction generates a strong feeling to the audiences that every object, everyone, everything is being extended infinitely. With the presence of sculpture, it is communicating part of the objects they see are real, but the other objects are the reflection by the mirrors, which is unreal. The interaction makes people think that they are stepping into a fantasy world that is created by themselves.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Shan Xu and Tairan Hao, 2017
- Team Members
- Designer: Shan Xu
Artist: Tairan Hao - Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer Tairan Hao, 2017
Image #2: Photographer Tairan Hao, 2017
Image #3: Photographer Tairan Hao, 2017
Image #4: Photographer Tairan Hao, 2017
Image #5: Photographer Tairan Hao, 2017
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