Thursday, 22 October 2009

Origami

Origami, My favourite past time hobby.

Though I've been folding since young, I had not reached the staged where I can create my own art.

This is the latest work I've done.




Orchid
Diagram by Michael G.LaFosse
Foiled Paper
2009


It should had been done in white and in crepe but I couldn't get it.
The orchid is the current most challenging flower piece model ever since the kawasaki's rose model (shown below) years ago.

Kawasaki Rose
Diagram by Toshikazu Kawasaki
Colour Paper
2007

Of course there are many great "origamist" out there creating amazing origami..
I guess one of the best (and youngest!) is Satoshi Kamiya!
He is really one fantastic "origamist". His creation is superb with attention to small details.
Just see few of his creations on youtube. Wait till you see the end of video at 6:46!
You'll be shock. And yes, it's "pure" origami; folding from ONE untrimmed square paper.




My Graduation Stuff

Contrast and Still
(HxLxB cm)
Contrast 50x90x40
Still 120x40x40
mixed media


Still
120x40x40
Mixed media
(Owned by privated collector)

For those who had not seen too, I got the profession images from school.
This are 2 of the 3 sculptures done for my graduation back in June. (the other one I'm trying to find a good pics.)
You do not see string attached, and nope there isn't any. this is not photoshop-ed, and its is a full sculpture.
The concepts deals mainly illusion, and the way I play with visual perception. Questioning the ideology of hierarchy.
I twisted the roles of my subject and given it a quirky situation. Rope, they are strong images in my mind and plays a part in my imagination and dream, soft yet strong; they are used as a supporting role towards other subjects. Its only important when you had other objects to be used with. By itself, you can say it have no objective and useless.
Now I contrast between the rope and the chain and(or) the wood, I render the rope equal objective and new role as the rope mysteriously sat still in space and tasting the eyes of audiences attentions.
Which is holding which now?
This questions also the way we behave; can we be driven by the reality of dreams or the other way around; our dream is driven by our reality around us? Can we express feelings through the sophistication of scientific proportion of formulas?

Sunday, 11 October 2009

All in one Dinnerware

Imagine all bowl, plates, place mats all in one.
Yes all in one.

"Sometimes one has to wonder if a designer is taking tableware a bit too far.
While there is always something appealing about integrating disparate design
elements (such as bowls, plates and place mats in this case) there is also
cleaning and storage to be considered." from Dornob.com










Designer Maezm had design this nice dinnerware that you never had to worry about putting many things on the table.

Elegant as it may seems, I guess it still will be difficult and awkward to use. =)

Friday, 9 October 2009

Caprice 24

After the Baroque and going toward the Rococo period in the western society, Arts had very much already at its peak and there had been many diversity in what art is and is what.
The west had very much claim the advance in Fine Arts, Architecture, Painting, Sculpture, Gold & Silver smiting, Literature, Philosophy, and many more. One that I want to mention is MUSIC. Music skills and accomplishment had also followed the visual arts period in their own rights too.

Niccolo Paganini is one musician that I want to introduce to everybody today for those who really dunno much about music. The following video is a famous piece for solo violin that is composed by Paganini. It actually comprise of 24 different piece for an individual to play, each with different skill level for different techniques. They are known as "24 Caprices for Solo Violin" This one, called Caprice 24 in A minor is the most well known, and the most difficult to be played even for many accomplished musician. To handle this piece well and perfect is no easy task, as its one of the most difficult piece for solo violinist.

This is played by one of 20th century most greatest violinist, Jascha Heifetz.