Ornament: March 2011

Friday, March 25, 2011

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Lola Project

My passion for vertical gardens came to reality in California

Vertical Gardens need sunlight, they can grow indoors

Besides plants, one can grow vegetables

They have an irrigation system that does not ruin walls

It is a sustainable solution to a contemporary environment

Pattern in gardening in Getty Center, LA

Walls with plants,

walls with lights.

Or a combination of the two

Possible light pattern on plants

Wall ornamentation

Flower ornamentation with color and varieties

Flower arrangements, appearing as elements of nature, moon-like

A dental office by Sou Fujimoto, the idea of transparent colored walls,

for ceiling, for balconies, for separation

An open ceiling house for maximum daylight exposure and controlled effects

Fujimoto architects

Rendering Idea

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Shooting wallpaper

http://www.wallpaper.com/video/art/shooting-wallpaper-by-brigitte-zieger-2006/655475043001

Lola

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Geometric lamp

very simple but create the sculpture form of the object

Sirada

Friday, March 11, 2011

Sirada + Identify types of ornament

1. Unitary Patterns

Sphere #2, 2010 by Teresa Redden

Unusual from other examples of unitary patterns described from the book, this 3 dimensional objects was created by using only one unit of circle from paper to form the sphere by interlocking each piece of the circle unit.
source:http://lucasdeonspivey.blogspot.com/2010/03/construction-paper.html

2. Geometric Motifs

bits bench 2011, by Fulo

Like the Sudanese horse armor from the late 19th century from the book, different colors are applied in each geometric form to make contrast and accent to the form. this bench used only one geometric form to create patterns, but only one color is applied to the object, leaving the gap between each geometric form in order to outline the pattern.

source:http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/13112/fulo-bits-bench.html

3. Figural Ornament

La Chula, Porcelana Russmax 2011

This textile is combined with two different approaches in terms of graphic, one is with 2 dimensional outlines and the other is the rabbit printing that has depth and shadow.

source: http://la-chula.com

4. Repeating Patterns

Music to your eyes, by Andy Gilmore

The first investigation of the image seems like all the patterns are unable to identify, but for a while, it becomes clear that the rectangular forms share several common identities, and impact as a repeating pattern.

source: http://www.lanciatrendvisions.com/en/285/music-to-your-eyes

5. Hypotactic Patterns

Music to your eyes, by Andy Gilmore

The arrangement and the size of triangle impact the perception of the depth in this image. It seems like the depth occurs in the middle of the picture. Also by using different value of color, each individual rectangular seems like it extrudes from the picture.

source: http://www.lanciatrendvisions.com/en/285/music-to-your-eyes

6. Additive Patterns

Hexagon 2011, by design studio "From Us With Love"

This additive acoustic system uses the unit of hexagon form to function its own purpose, the pattern can be adjust depends upon the space and function of each space.

source: http://www.formuswithlove.se/hexagon, http://vimeo.com/19287300

Junkyeong_ornaments research

Geometric motifs mean that the shape of the ornaments is derived from geometric shapes from simple rectangles or circles to numerical multiplication.

1. This is a door frame of Kangnyungjun of kyungbok palace located in Korea. It was made in 14c. Kangnyungjun is a bedroom of the king, so it is full of subtle but elegant ornaments. The overlapped rectangular wooden frame is one of the usual traditional patterns.

2. This exterior wall part of the Registan square in Samarkand. Light blue linear lines are regularly placed in dark blue diagonal shapes. According to my research, they represent a few phrases about praying Allah.

Floral Ornaments are the ornaments that their structure or engravings have organic contours of flower and plants.

1. This frame is a Korean cooking utensil to decorate rice cake. It is made in 16c, but still the same kind of frames is used in the Korean countryside. Various flowers that can be seen in Korea are engraved in a wooden panel.

2. This iron interior structure is part of Grand Palais in Paris, France. It is constructed in 19c. In this Art-nouveau ornamental structure, ornaments and structure are mingled well so they look as one.

Figural Ornaments have the images represent people and other creatures.

1. This is a Korean child hat called ‘gullae,’ used in 16-17c. The features embroidered in the fabric including elixir plants and deer represent a hope for a long life.

2. Venus of Willendorf is considered as the origin of sculptural art. This small sculpture that symbolizes fertility is made in 15000-1000 B.C. in Austria.

Unitary Patterns have a single shape or pattern engraved or attached to the objects. Usually the feature stands for a certain meaning.

1. This piece is a part of a Korean roof tile made in 5c. The bas-relief of a face of a ghost was believed that this strong demon drives out all the evil spirit.

2. This pattern of the tattoo is traditional Hawaiian motif of local turtle. It is usually applied as one sole ornamental pattern as like as one in this picture.

Repeating Patterns have a single or several shapes that are multiplied. Sometimes the shapes are rotated or mirrored and connected with each other.

1. This door frame is in Ssang gae temple, Nonsan, Korea and it is made around 11-12c. Lotus and stem are repeated along the diagonal lines. In Buddhism, a full-blown lotus means enlightment.

2. This is a Persian carpet called Paziryk made in 5 B.C. The pattern depicts deer, horse, and knight which is similar to the pattern used in Acaemenes dynasty, the first unified Persian kingdom.

Additive Patterns are collective shapes of different motifs and images. They are applied in the objet randomly.

1. This Korean patchwork is made in 19c by anonymous novel woman. Since a patchwork a is collection of left fabrics, various clothes with different shapes and colors are randomly connected together.

2. This is a map of the Northern Constellations painted by Sir James Thornhill. It is done in 1725, and is now owned by Historical Picture Library. All the different features that consist of a constellation myth are placed tightly in the night sky.

reference site (with same order of the images above)

http://dunggu.com/Palace/gyeongbokgung5.htm

http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Asia/Uzbekistan/East/Samarkand/samarkand/photo932340.htm

http://blog.daum.net/ree1369/7691893

http://www.loupiote.com/photos/57508799.shtml

http://blog.daum.net/ree1369/7691893

http://kids.hankooki.com/lpage/edu/200709/kd2007091013500282070.htm

http://kin.naver.com/knowhow/detail.nhn?d1id=10&dirId=10&docId=521045&qb=6reA66m0IOq4sOyZgA==&enc=utf8&section=kin&rank=1&search_sort=0&spq=0&pid=gUFkHB331xlsscT5s5Rssv--307296&sid=TXnOw9W6eU0AAAFbFsg

http://www.best-of-hawaii-directory.com/hawaiian-tattoos.html

http://blog.joinsmsn.com/media/index.asp?page=13&uid=mulim1672&folder=19&page_size=5&viewtype=1

http://ask.nate.com/knote/view.html?num=1047255

http://www.corbisimages.com/Enlargement/AABR001024.html

Thursday, March 10, 2011

ATHENS SPACE - Lola

Ann Demeulemeester store in Seoul

Richard Woods building, paying with fake wood

My idea for this project is an existing rectangular space which is my living room in Athens. It occupies the whole floor and it is special because it is my family home, it's the central space of the house where we all meet. An intresting aspect of Mediteranean architecture are the balconies which are filled with plants and smells. The western side is filled with pots with plants are durable and retain their leaves in winter. There is one tropical plant, a frangipani, that blooms in spring letting out the most divine smell, while in winter its leaves fall leaving a bare thin beautiful trunk. On the opposite side where the two small balconies are there is a huge deciduous tree that arises from the land, and the atmosphere of the linving room changes depending on the season. The décor is also something that changes often and it is a space that could be manipulated into many things. During the summer months the sliding windows are all open, as long as you can handle the heat, creating an inside-out space, while in the winter months it becomes a transparent living room surrounded by green in the center of Athens.

Sirada: Process

From the different angle of viewing point of tulips on the wall inspires the idea of rotating light fixture to project on the pattern and cast shadow in the corner. The shadow of tulips on two planes creates different perception as if what I used to see them in the past. Blue light represents unusual color of my grandfather's blue tulips.

Figure and space

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMDtwC76HjA

Interesting integration between architecture and dancing by Oskar Schlemmer. Scene 1.37 is one of my favorite parts, the rotation of the floor plane, the camera angle, and the shape and forms of costume create the ambiguous perception between 2 dimension and 3 dimension.

Sirada