HUANG, YANGWEI
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Cul t ur eandCommi t ment . . . . . . . 3 Ser i es 2
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Cul t ur eandCommi t ment -Br us h,I nkand Seal
Tr adi t i onalwr i t i nganddr awi ngmedi apl ayani mpor t antr ol ei n Chi nesecul t ur alher i t age,ast heyar eessent i alf ort r ansmi t t i ng t r adi t i onalChi nesechar act er s,ar t sandt hought s. Pr eci ousor nament s,suchasmet al sorr ar egems,ar ei t ems t hatar et r eat ed asf ami l yhei r l ooms,bei ng passed f r om one gener at i ont ot henext .Thi sconcepti sassi gni f i cantast het r adi t i onalwr i t i nganddr awi ngmedi aofChi nesecul t ur alher i t age. Foral ongt i me,t he“ r i ng”hasbeenasi gni f i cantsymbol i nt he i nst i t ut i onofmar r i age.Ther ef or e,i nt hi sser i esofmywor k,t he r i ngsymbol i ses“ r esponsi bi l i t y”and“ commi t ment ” .Combi ni ng cal l i gr aphy,pai nt i ngut ensi l sandt her i ngnotonl yi ndi cat est he r el at i onshi pbet weenor nament sandappl i ances,butal sor epr esent st hei nt egr at i onofcul t ur eandcommi t ment . Whi l ewear i ngt he“ Cul t ur eandCommi t ment ” ,Ihopet hatmy wor ki nt hi sser i esconveysanot heri mpl i cat i onofenabl i ngvi ewer st oi nt er actwi t hi t . Chi nesecul t ur ei subi qui t ous.Whenwet r avel t oever ycor ner oft hewor l dandcommuni cat ewi t hdi f f er entpeopl e,wewi l lf i nd t hatChi nesecul t ur ei snotonl yomni pr esent ,butal sodeepl yi nt egr at edi nt oourl i ves.Thest ai nsandmar ki ngst hatcomewi t h wear i ngt he“ Cul t ur eandCommi t ment ”pi ecesymbol i set hei nf l uences oft hi s ever l ast i ng and el egantcul t ur e on Chi nese peopl easwel lasont hewor l d.
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Idonotc ar eaboutwhatIwr i t e 不要在乎我寫了什麼 Ij us twantt owr i t eandwr i t e 我只是為了寫而寫 Ij us tador epenmans hi pandar t 我只是熱愛書法喜歡藝術 Ij us tt hi nkChi nes ec har ac t er sar ebeaut i f ul 我只是覺得中國字很美 Ij us tl i ket hei nkandc hangeabl et ones 我只是喜歡那水墨暈染的感覺 Ij us twantt oweart hi sbeaut i f uls c r i pt and5000year sofChi nes ehi s t or y 我只是想把那美麗的廢話和中國五千年的歷史給戴上 -s c ar fpat t er ndes i gn ( s hor tc our s ei nUni ver s i t yofAr t sLondon)
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Thi ss er i es ofwor k ex pl or es t he r el at i ons hi p bet ween humans and j ewel l er y des i gn.I sj ewel l er ydes i gnat ok enofc hannel l i ngemot i ons ?I si tbl i ndl ydr i v enby popc ul t ur e?Ori si tanout l etf orex pr es s i ngper s onalc har ac t er i s t i c s ?Whatar e t het r uemot i v esofj ewel l er ydes i gn?I si ts i mpl ydet er mi nedbyt heobj ec t i v eof c r eat i ngv i s ual l ypl eas i ngpi ec es ,f or medbyt hec ombi nat i onofpr ec i ousandr ar e gems ?I si tmer el yas l av et of as hi ont r ends ?Domanyy ear soft r ai nedc r af t s mans hi paut omat i c al l yr enderones el famas t eri nt hi sar t ?Ordot hes t or i ess punby adv er t i s er s ,whi c hac c ompanymos tj ewel l er yc ommer c i al s ,s uf f i c east hemai nel ementofj ewel l er ydes i gn?I fgoodj ewel l er ymeanss el l abl ej ewel l er y ,t hens houl d j ewel l er ydes i gnbec ons i der edasanac tdi s gui s edbyi nt ent sofmar k et i ngf or bus i nes s men,orasamedi um f orc onv ey i ngt hei deasofar t i s t s ? Forme,t hewor ki nt hi ss er i esi sanex per i ment ,asIhopet oex pl or et her el at i ons hi pbet weenj ewel l er yandhumans .Thewor ki nt hi ss er i eswi l lbec ombi ned wi t hs c enesofev er y dayl i f e,s ot hatpeopl ec andi s c ov ert hem unwi t t i ngl yand t heni nt er ac twi t ht hem. “ Mi r r or ”pr oj ec t sone’ ss el f i nt her ef l ec t i onaswel l asf r om one’ sf ant as y . Sc ul pt ur edj ewel si nt hemi r r orr epr es entt hei magesofpr ec i ousj ewel l er y .Tos ome peopl e,j ewel l er ydes i gnmeansnot hi ng,asl ongasi tpl eas est hei rey esandc an bewor nc omf or t abl y .Thegl i t t er i ngc har ac t er i s t i c sofgemsf eat ur edi nmywor k ar epr es ent edi nt hef or m of mul t i c ol ourLEDl i ght s , whi c hi sawayof at t r ac t i ngt he at t ent i onofot her s ,muc hl i k et heenj oy mentofv ani t ywhenwear i ngj ewel l er y . I nt hi sex per i ment ,y ouc ani magi nei ndai l yl i f ewhenpeopl es eeanec k l ac e i nami r r orandt r yt oweart hatnec k l ac es eeni nt hemi r r ori magi nat i v el yandatt he s amet i meadj us ti twi t ht hebody .Ev enwhenpeopl eunder s t andt hatnec k l ac ei s notr eal ,t heywi l l s t i l l weari ti ns t i nc t i v el y .Ar es uc hr eac t i onsi nnat eori nf l uenc ed byenv i r onmentandeduc at i on?Ar epeopl ewear i ngj ewel l er ys el f nar c i s s i s t s ?Or ar et hei ri nt ent i onsf uel l edbyt hedes i r et oat t r ac tt heat t ent i onofot her s ?Does wear i ngj ewel l er yenhanc eone’ sbeaut y ?Ori sone’ sbeaut yunf or t unat el yov er s hadowedbyj ewel l er y ? 07
Thi sphot oi sf orr ef er enc eonl yanddonotnec es s ar i l yr ef l ec tt het r uemeas ur ement soft hepi ec esf r om t hi ss er i es .
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Thes ephot osar ef orr ef er enc e onl yanddonotnec es s ar i l yr ef l ec t t het r uemeas ur ement soft he pi ec esf r om t hi ss er i es .
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Soc i alRel at i ons Thi sser i esexpl or est her el at i onshi pbet weeni ndi vi dual sandgr oups,aswel las whet herhumanencount er sar epr edet er mi nedorcoi nci dences. Il i ket ocol l ectant i quej ewel l er yf r om var i oust i mesandr egi onsandal so modi f yt hem f orcr eat i vet r ansf or mat i ons. I nmycr eat i vepr ocesses,Iwoul d car ef ul l yobser veeachel ementofj ewel l er ybyexpl or i ngt hei rexper i encesand i magi ni ngt hest or ybehi ndt hem. It hi nkever yj eweli sl i keani ndi vi dual ;i tcar r i esmar ksofwhati thasexper i enced.Il i keacer t ai nquot at i onf r om af i l mt hatIsaw:“ ourexper i encesshape t heki ndofadul twebecome� .Justl i ket heet chi ngont heor nament s,somel ack af ew gemsandsomegi l dshavef adedcol our s.However ,i ti st hesepr eci ous f l awst hatmaket hem mor euni queandat t r act i ve. I nmywor k,eachj ewelpar thasbeencol l ect edf r om var i oussour cesandI havet r ansf or medt hem i nasi ngl epi eceofj ewel l er y.Thecoexi st enceofconf l i ct and har mony st emmi ng f r om t hei rt oget her ness br i ngs even mor e uni que beaut y.Justaspeopl eofdi f f er entbackgr oundsandenvi r onment swi t hdi f f er ent i deasmeetatapr edet er mi nedorcoi nci dent alpoi nti nt i meandwor khar dt owar dst hesamet hi ng.Leavi ngasi det hephi l osophyofdet er mi ni sm,t hi sencount eri t sel fi sawonder f ult hi ng.
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Iagai n per f or m an over al l cr eat i vet askwi t heachpi ece ofmywor ksandpar t sofj ewel l er yt hatIhave col l ect ed and t empor ar i l y pl ace t hem f i r ml yonal i f esi zest andup. Al lpi ecesofj ewel l er ysymbol i se var i ous si t uat i ons and char act er i st i csofhumanencount er s.The l oose way of pl aci ng t hem t i ght l y on t he st andupi sanexpr essi onof uncer t ai nt yi n human r el at i onshi ps. The component s whi ch have been uni f i ed t o cr eat ed t he abovepi ecesofj ewel l er yar eant i quepi eces ,whi chImys el fhave per s onal l ycol l ect ed.
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*Thec omponent swhi c hhavebeenuni f i edt oc r eat edt heabovepi ec esofj ewel l er yar eant i quepi ec es , whi c hImys el fhaveper s onal l yc ol l ec t ed.
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*Thec omponent swhi c hhavebeenuni f i edt oc r eat edt heabovepi ec esofj ewel l er yar eant i quepi ec es , whi c hImys el fhaveper s onal l yc ol l ec t ed.
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*Thec omponent swhi c hhavebeenuni f i edt oc r eat edt heabovepi ec esofj ewel l er yar eant i quepi ec es , whi c hImys el fhaveper s onal l yc ol l ec t ed.
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