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INSPIRED BY NEW YORK MAYMESTER 2016 | CREATIVE THINKING PROFESSOR JAMES RANSOME 2016.05.16 - 2016.05.21 CHANG GAO SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE cgao07@syr.edu (All works and photographs are done by Chang Gao.)
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COLLAGE COMPOSITIONS. DAY 1: BROOKLYN ART LIBRARY DAY 2: AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM / JAVITS CENTER DAY 3: MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY / PARSONS FESTIVAL 2016 DAY 4: RAMY BROOK / CENTER FOR BOOK ARTS DAY 5: MTA ARTS & DESIGN / PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE
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COLLAGES WITH THE GUIDANCE OF THE PROFESSOR, I USE MAGAZINES, BROCHURES AND POSTERS AS THE RAW MATERIALS TO CREATE COLLAGES. THE STRATEGY IS TO BREAK DOWN THE ORIGINAL SHAPES IN THE RAW MATERIALS AND RECONFIGURE THE FRAGMENTS TO GENERATE NEW MEANINGS TO THE COMPOSITION. THIS NOT ONLY REQUIRES ME TO LOOK AT EACH COMPONENT CREATIVELY, BUT ALSO CONSIDER THE OVERALL PLANNING OF THE LAYOUT AT THE SAME TIME. DURING THIS SIX-DAY COUSE, I MANAGED TO FINISH THE FOLLOWING SIX COLLAGE COMPOSITIONS.
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COMPOSITION #2.
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TIME: MAY 16TH. 2016, 2:00 P.M LOCATION: 28 FROST STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11211 THEME: RHYTHM OF GEOMETRIES
BROOKLYN ART LIBRARY
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SKETCHBOOKS ON THE SHELVES AT BROOKLYN ART LIBRARY.
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AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM /JAVITS CENTER
TIME: MAY 17TH. 2016, 1:30 P.M LOCATION: 2 LINCOLN SQUARE, MANHATTAN. THEME: PATTERNS IN FABRIC, ARCHITECTURE & CITY 21
PHOTOGRAPHS OF BUILDING FACADES ON CENTRAL PARK WEST.
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BASIC PATTERNS OF QUILTS ON DISPLAY IN THE FOLK ART MUSEUM .
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TIME: MAY 18TH. 2016, 9:30 A.M LOCATION: 79TH ST. & CENTRAL PARK WEST / 66 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10011 THEME: COLOR + MATERIAL CONTRASTS
MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY /PARSONS FESTIVAL 2016
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COLOR PALETTE FROM THE STUDIO OF NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM.
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STUDIO WALL DECORATIONS.
STUDIO DOOR DECORATIONS.
WALL DECORATION OF AN MEXICAN RESTAURANT.
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MATERIAL CONTRAST BETWEEN THE INTERIOR WALL AND RAMP’S RAILINGS.
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RAMY BROOK /CENTER FOR BOOK ARTS
TIME: MAY 19TH. 2016, 10:30 A.M LOCATION: 231 W. 39TH ST. SUITE 720, NEW YORK/ 28 W. 27TH ST. NEW YORK, NY 10001 THEME: RHYTHM OF COLORS
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MTA ARTS & DESIGN /PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE
TIME: MAY 20TH. 2016, 10:30 A.M LOCATION: 2 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 345 HUDSON ST. NEW YORK, NY 10014 THEME: OLD PATTERNS VS. NEW PATTERNS
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