Sarah Sze
The installation artist’s work is also like her words, as she has always cleverly linked time and society with various materials in life. Her understanding of society and social relations is presented in a spatial structure. Installations, acrylics, paintings, drawings, and even videos are used to present her work. Just like his installations, she is free and versatile. There is a casual yet structured and delicate beauty.
11 rooms in Materials and Objects
11 rooms in Materials and Objects, for example, uses a wide range of materials and colours in this work. However, the other details are tied together by a few existential curves, making it easy to see that the installation has a spiral structure while retaining the complex structure. Her work is modern, using her interpretation to navigate this overload of information in an age of information overload. As documented by Hidden Relief. Her installations are like a series of experiments that construct intimate systems of order – unstable ecologies in which the materials convey meaning and a sense of loss. ‘
Night today
The almost metallic sphere of “Night today”, for example, is driven by an exploding line of wooden structures reminiscent of the Big Bang. Destruction, creation, kinetic time, and many other words close to the roots of the world. It is like an exploration of the beginning and end of the world, and like an eternal question to the viewer. She is good at making sharp, clear work out of hard stuff. Of course, she is also very good at making complex and ornate works from more soft or not quite firm and not quite soft enough wire.
In ‘Shorter than the Day’, she uses several photographs of the sky. Many of them have the sun or sunlight in them. Sarah Sze is flexible in her choice of materials, which makes her work even more attractive. This work looks like a huge sky. The structure of the metal bars and the photographs of the sky at different times of the day give a visual impression. However, if the distance is increased and the perspective is changed, the result is much different. If one is far enough away, the structure becomes a suspended spherical object, like the earth. The blue sky photo looks like the part of the ocean in the Earth at a distance. Likewise if you get very close, each photograph is still a kind of time period of the sky. If someone, as a viewer, were to look upwards from far to near as the structure rises, they would feel the time of day draining away at the speed of light. The changing structure interprets the work in different ways.
This variation in structure inspired me very much to discover that structure is not a fixed monolithic thing. It is something that can become a flexible and variable being through various means.
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Mizuki Goltz
Mizuki Goltz is a famous artist and designer. She knows pearls very well and especially knows how to match them. In her work, the pearls show fluidity and harmony. According to the words of Vogue ‘Goltz is known for her unusual pairings. (Pearls and leather, she’s discovered, make excellent bedfellows)’
In terms of choice of material this is a very classic choice, teardrop pearls and round pearls are the most popular shapes in traditional and classical styles. (Amber pearls 2022) Metal or leather as a secondary material is also a classic accompaniment to the beauty of pearls. Mikimoto, as well as a large number of mainstream jewellery brands, tend to use metal as an accessory alongside pearls. Based on an observation of the pictures of the pieces on the official website.
Mizuki Goltz, focuses more on the pearls themselves. Both the material and the process are designed to make the pearls more beautiful. （MIZUKI. URL. 2022）Most of her well-known pieces and the presentations on her official website emphasize the beauty of the pearl’s lines. Examples include the Kissing Double Akoya Pearl Necklace SBN242, and the Sea of Beauty Collection. Floating Pearl Chain Necklace SBN149 and many more.
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Polina Osipova
Polina Osipova, who is more of an avant-garde artist, has instead incorporated several ethnic features. She often creates mysteriously large decorative objects. The eye is a common source for her creations. The pearl is often used as a border for the eye and as a mass of tears dangling from beneath it. Just in 2022, Vogue described her work this way ‘she wears a headdress shaped like a large thimble that is beaded and covered in metal coins. These pieces reference Osipova’s Chuvash roots, an ancient Turkic ethnicity that lives within Russia’s borders and parts of Estonia.’
The web version of Vogue features her work with lace and old photographs and pearls. She was also featured in Another with a headpiece made from pearls and a lace border. Based on observations. This innovative choice of materials is all in the service of her ideas.There are many differences between the two artists’ works, but they both chose to use pearls as an important material. A pearl is very attractive, with its elegant luster and smooth lines.Susan V’s view is that ‘A pearl is often seen as a symbol of purity, innocence, and beauty. It is also associated with the moon and water.’ Some peoples feel that the pearl represents wisdom. Also pearls as gifts have many blessed meanings.（2022） The smooth, present form and the versatility of the symbolism are why Mizuki Goltz and Polina Osipova, who have very different styles, chose the same material.
Polina Osipova, is more concerned with expressing her ideas, emotions, and culture. This is why she uses pearls more as a way of expressing her thoughts and telling her story. Pearls are an important material and medium for her work. But sometimes they can also be used as secondary material, rather than always being the subject of the work.
Polina Osipova prefers to use the storytelling of pearls to represent memories and feelings. They use pearls and therefore their work starts with some aspect of pearls. Not only are the pearls used allegorically, but the meaning of the pearls increases with their expression. This compatibility is one of the biggest reasons why the creators need pearls and are keen to use them in their creations.
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Paul Rand
Paul Rand is a renowned American designer. He specialises in designing graphic artwork, logos and more. He is known as the Picasso of graphic design. His style is a very avant-garde kind of deconstructionism.
He is famous for his reluctance to have the details of his work altered. It is also for this reason that his work is very fine. It looks simple, but in reality it is not very simple in terms of either the colours used or the structure. And it is because of Paul Rand’s unwillingness to budge on his work. This is what makes his work so simple and beautiful, yet so full of detail.
NEXT
He is also very professional, for example with his NEXT, which is a poster with the letters NEXT, but NEXT is used too often in posters. So Paul Rand experiments with different fonts and sizes in order to create his own perfect NEXT.
I think it is very important to have such a serious and professional graphic designer. Because graphic design is, literally, flat. It is a very simple vehicle, so the slightest imperfection will be very obvious. That’s why I think people like Paul Rand are natural graphic designers.
‘Rand’s work was regularly featured in the daily lives of Americans in advertising posters and logos for consumption brands, from alcohol to make-up.’
I think his designs have inspired me in my choices. Because it’s actual in not monotonous usually with more than 2g poles of colourways. But he is very well divided in his structure so that even if more colours are used it still looks clear because of the division of the knotty lines.
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This is a work in which pictures are used as symbols to represent words or pronunciations. It is simple and straightforward in its reference and when one pronounces it this kind of fun makes one smile. It is very stylised and memorable.
His posters are made up of simple geometric compositions, but the things expressed are very precise. It is a work that anyone can appreciate.
There is a clear edge to his work. The different colours do not jump out of the box. In addition, the colours he uses are all of the same brightness.
In addition, the colours are all of the same brightness, so the image itself is very harmonious.
I think he has inspired me in terms of the colour scheme, rather than being stuck in a few simple colours of black, white and grey, I think it is better to be free with the colours. His work shows me that even if you use more than one colour as long as you study the colours well enough you will not get confused.
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Bauhaus
Bauhaus, this is an obvious style, Usually, the style of Bauhaus is a mix of industry and design. Designers think the simple is complexity.
They use art with craft and mass production
Form follow function, which means the form is always more important than the aesthetic appeal of the design.
They are honest about materials as the Bauhaus teacher said. ” materials should reflect the true nature of objects and buildings.”
I was influenced by it in terms of the materials I wanted, and in addition to the traditional pearl of the main material I opted for a harder angular metal. This is a more industrial choice that looks at practicality.
Oskar Schlemmer
Oskar Schlemmer taught at the school from 1920 to 1929, specializing in design, sculpture and murals, but preferring to pursue theater. That why his most famous work is about theater. The Triadic Ballet, Schlemmer transformed his dancers in kinetic sculptures by costuming them in geometric shapes made from metal, cardboard and wood.
I was very general about his paintings, but when I saw his stage work I felt I had to speak about him. oskar made progress in my stagnant creativity. I think he is the one who stands out in this pioneering style of Bauhaus. Because he also incorporates a very classical harmony into the ballet. But this fusion of geometry and classicality is what makes Bauhus so free at its core. It is very attractive and fascinating, and my first work will be inspired by his form.
This is why I wanted to try traditional pearls and unconventional angular metal spiral constructions. Because I realised after seeing his work that this combination could lead to a new kind of harmonious piece.
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Constructivism
Structuralism was a pioneering art that became popular in the Soviet Union in the early twentieth century.
Structuralism differs from the various Classicalisms that were popular in the past in that they do not serve a designated person or class of people. Rather, they served the masses and sought to awaken the spirit of the people. To guide the minds of the people.
Works that serve the masses must be of a practical and communal nature. The identity of the artist has therefore changed. According to Magazine artland ‘In Constructivism, the role of the artist was re-imagined – the artist became an engineer wielding tools, instead of a painter holding a brush.”
Under the idea of Constructivism, art existed to help people communicate ideas. It was more like a tool or a medium.
Vladimir Tatlin
Vladimir Tatlin, in full Vladimir Yevgrafovich Tatlin, (born December 16 [December 28, New Style], 1885, Kharkov, Russian Empire [now in Ukraine]—died May 31, 1953, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R.), Ukrainian painter, sculptor, and architect remembered for his visionary “Monument to the Third International” in Moscow, 1920.
Monument to the Third International
Vladimir Tatlin’s Monument to the Third International is a tall spiral tower made of glass and iron. It represents structuralism and the spiritual aspirations of the Soviets of the era.
The work is a multidisciplinary mix of painting, architecture and sculpture. It represents a modern spirit and a revolutionary ethos.
I am spiritually influenced by this style in a major way and I did not make my final piece just to make a fine necklace. What I wanted to really do was to convey my thoughts, I was hoping that my work would cause people to think about the relationship between people and society and rules.
Simeon Shomov
Narrative silver jewellery
This is a Bulgarian jewellery artist. He uses silver and a small amount of gold to produce a structured work of art with clear contours.
This work illustrates a story and also illustrates different spaces through the staggering of the results. But with the influence of structuralism, it is not a mere work of art. It is a piece of jewellery that can be worn and used.
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Klaus Rinke
Instead of the more mainstream painting of that era, Klaus Rinke painted sculpture, opting instead for the more self-relevant body itself. “In the early 1960s, he abandoned two- and three-dimensional mediums in favor of body art. He chose “the gesture of the body as a dematerialized and most intelligible medium,””
Rinke’s work has elements of water and always, as a symbolic device. To symbolise the notion of flowing continuity and impermanence. ta3 sees water as a symbol of the feminine, and the feminine as the root of humanity. Thus when he interferes with time with water it is a manifestation of interfering with objective laws with human existence. He uses the elements to represent a concept, and the interaction of the elements with each other to represent relationships and changes in space. This has inspired me and it is because of his work that I have to think about the deeper meaning behind an image.
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Primary research
Snake
I searched for images of snakes in order to determine which type of snake I would like to favour for the final working snake. These were also the models that I would use for my sketches. Although the necklace was originally inspired by and named after the blue-eyed Lucy strain of the ball python, the ball python is a bit more bulky. However, the ball pythons are rather bulky in shape. The decision to use the Colubridae was made through observation. This snake does not have a clear symbolism, unlike the cobras, and its long, slender body and even proportions are more in keeping with the image of the snake and the pearl chain.
Auger driller
When I first saw the Auger driller I couldn’t take my eyes off it. It was a very tall spiral device, constantly spinning and destroying the original mechanism of the land. It was a very powerful and existential installation. I had wanted to combine something classical and modern. And I was inspired by this kind of device with its power and industrial dryness. Because the spiral is like a superposition of forces, it gives a sense of flowing power. That’s why it can destroy the land. This feeling of power and flow appealed to me.
Poster in Tesco
This is a poster for Tesco. It is in a very important location, the checkout location. Anyone going to the checkout or looking towards the checkout location will see it.
It is set against a blue tinted grey and black background, which contrasts with the vibrant colours of the strawberries in the main image. Also on the background is bold white text used for eye-catching purposes. It is a very simple sentence. “Fresh berries handpicked for ripeness.” I think this phrase shows both the excellence of the goods in the supermarket with Fresh. It also shows the heart and sincerity of the supermarket to its customers from handpicked, as human resources are relatively expensive.
The main colour of this poster is red strawberries, and red is generally exciting to see. Bright red, on the other hand, gives an appetising and life-affirming feeling. It will look striking because of the base colour. Such excitement will create a certain desire to buy. If the person is not buying fruit perhaps people will go and buy it before they go to the checkout. This is what promotes consumption.
I think the poster is very simple, broken down it is just a photo and a quote. But both the text, the placement and colour and the composition are very useful. I think this poster is excellent because it has the impact that the supermarket wants.
This inspired me to think that it would be better to use just one or two materials than to use many. And it’s important to prioritise so that the character of your work may be better highlighted.
Viola 