2004 - 2016
YINYU FONG
Curriculum Education 09/2004 – 07/2008 Vitae Fong, Yin-Yu T +1 (434)227-9923 yinyufong.usa@gmail.com yf3sz@virginia.edu
Taipei National University of the Arts (Taipei, Taiwan) Department of Theatre Design and Technology, Bachelor of Fine Arts
Awards and Certificates 2013 Outstanding Performance in iF Communication Design Award 2013, held by iF Design (Germany)
2009 Nominated for the eighth Taishin Art Award in Performance Art, held byTaishin Bank Foundation for Arts and Culture
2007 Certificate of Participation in Wei-Wu Camp, led by Chinese American theatrical designer and Yale Professor, Mr. Ming Cho Lee, and certified by the Council for Cultural Affairs, Executive Yuan (R.O.C.)
2006 Qualified for the international section of PQ’07 Prague Quadrennial, with stage design production – “The Wings of Ideas”, and certified by the Council for Cultural Affairs, Executive Yuan (R.O.C.)
Theatrical and Art Director Experience Assistant Technical and Stage Design 2007 “Suitcase” 2006 “The Merchant of Venice” Experimental Theatre, School of Theatre Arts, Taipei National University of the Arts
Stage Design 2008 “Foreplay, or The Art of the Fugue” (Graduation project) 2007 “Heart Sutra” (Graduation project) Experimental Theatre, School of Theatre Arts, Taipei National University of the Arts
Assistant Stage Design 2010 “Bai Xianglan” 2008 “The Legend of Immortal” National Theatre
Stage Visual Execution 2009 “Clear Life” 2008 “The Seal of 1895” 2008 “Lost Butterfly” National Theatre
Exhibition Venue Design 2010 “Cross-Strait Chinese Character" Xue Xue Gallery 2007 “Poetic of Lines” Traditional Creative Resorce Center, School of Theatre Arts, Taipei National University of the Arts
Art Director of Photography 2013“Absente: Rendez-Vous Avec Sophie Calle” Shakespeare’s Wild Sisters Group 2013 “A Chance of Sunshine” Mr. Wing Theatre Company 2012 “Show On APP” Shakespeare’s Wild Sisters Group 2011 “Taipei Dad, New York Mom” Mr. Wing Theatre Company
Work Experience
05/2010 – 08/2010
08/2013 – 09/2014
Coordinator (full-time) Xue Xue Institute
Assistant Designer (full-time) Protocol Design Research Co., Ltd. - Research, cordinate, preperation and to complete space and graphic design - Partook in projects that involved design for hotel layout, retail, residence, interior, reception center, landscape architecture, and also indicator system design for shopping center.
08/2011 – 05/2013 Deputy Director (full-time) Xue Xue Institute - Arranging royalties with artists - Carried out research in color studies - Applied color studies in display, and exhibition design. - Engaged product development throughout color studies from the archive on scarves, sun glasses, and optical glasses
08/2010 – 08/2011 Project Manager (full-time) Xue Xue Institute - Project management in setting up art and color archive for "XUE XUE COLORS" website and app. - Promoted color training and cultural aesthetics
- Partook in project proposal "XUE XUE COLORS" website in associate and sponsor by the Ministry of Economic Affairs. - Coordinates royalty lisence with museums. - Design for mural painting
10/2009 – 04/2010 Designer (full-time) Hexagon Creative Co., Ltd. - Executed visual effects for stage, video, and stage design - Participated in the venue set-up 2010 Taipei Auto Parts and Accessories Show, installation design 2009 Solo Press book publishing event - Stage design and scenery painting 16th Crown Art Festival –“The Two of Us”
11/2008 – 10/2009 Glockenspiel Player (Mandatory Military Service) Army Command Headquarters, MND (R.O.C.) - Performed alongside the marching band during flag raising and lowering ceremony
Extracurricular Activities Section Chief of Exhibition Departmental Student Association, Taipei National University of the Arts - Organized and launched semiannual departmental exhibition in end semesters, to set up exhibition theme, inspected floor plan - led the team to design exhibition space, arranging construction work for crew members, prepared props and materials needed for exhibitions
Photographer of Weaving Workshops Center of Tradition and Creativity, Taipei National University of the Arts - Assisted in project scheduling and took charge in photographing during field trips - Project published “Weaving Workshops in
Three Taiwanese Aboriginal Tribes” ISBN: 978-986-01-3750-7 GPN: 1009700870 09/2006 – 09/2007
STREET PLANNING
MURAL
PRODUCT DESIGN
XUE XUE COLORS
COLOR ARCHIVE Professional 01-04
Professional 05-10
Professional 11-18
Concept 19-32
+ Educational Website / iPhone APP
+ Color Scarves / Eyewears
+ Tainan Month
+ Concept of City Colors Design
+ Yunlin Month + Hsinchu Month
+ A Scholar’s Reasoning, Greenery and Black Tiles
+ Taipei Month
+ South Street Festival
+ Kaoshiung Month
OTHERS
ARCHITECTURE
INTERIOR
ART DIRECTION
EXHIBITION VENUE
STAGE Academic 33-48
Academic 55-58
Freelance 59-74
Professional 75-78
Professional 83-88
Academic 89-94
+ Heart Sutra
+ Poetics of Threads
+ Taipei Dad, New York Mom
+ Proposal: 3 Story Residence
+ Residence Design
+ Live Drawing
+ Show On APP
Freelance 79-82
+ A Chance of Sunshine
+ Renovated Old Aprtment
+ Foreplay, or, The Art of The Fugue
Professional 49-54 + The Two of Us
+ Absente: Rendez-Vous Avec Sophie Calle
+ Painting
Hobby 95-102 + Photography
Professional 103-106 + Display Xue Xue Design Shop
COLOR ARCHIVE Educational Website / iPhone APP 學學台灣文化色彩
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Project Director Project Manager Program Developer Sponsor
Chistina Chang Yin-Yu Fong DMC digital media concept corp. Industrial Development Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs (R.O.C)
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color archive Educational Website / iPhone APP
About "Imitation from the nature and art masters"
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To promote and distinguish our own colors and identities, XUE XUE COLORS aims to raise the awareness of Taiwan’s cultural colors by taking inspirations from Taiwanese art masters and the nature beauty of Taiwan.
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XUE XUE COLORS website established and archive of over 5,000 art pieces and photography that reflect the color inspirations of Taiwanese culture.
3 1. A butterfly image was selected from the photography archive and was the analysis of 10 colors (as image 1 and 2). 2. Users are to select 5 colors and to adjust portion and order (as image 3). 3. Applying color palette to different subjects and practicing to match colors.
color archive Educational Website / iPhone APP
Additionally, it has extended from website to mobile application XUE XUE COLORS app to enable the users to build their own archive of color inspirations. It encourages the public to take photos from various regions in Taiwan and share their palettes inspired by the photos online.
Applying color palette to different subjects and practicing to match colors.
Using APP to take photos and to create your own photo/ color archive.
The project was outstanding performance in iF Communication Design Award 2013, held by iF Design (Germany)
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PRODUCT DESIGN Scarves / Eyewears 衍生商品
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Project Director Product Design Display Design
Chistina Chang Yin-Yu Fong Yin-Yu Fong
Xue Xue Colors "Xue Xue Colors" is the house brand of Xue Xue Institute and draws its inspiration from Taiwan’s color ful butter flies. They periodically launch single colored or multicolored scar ves to match the seasons. In the shop, an array of colors are displayed along different elements of nature and provoke visitors to discover colors inspired by nature.
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product design Scarves / Eyewears
Imitation From the Nature
Design Concept
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We wish to learn from nature and draw inspiration from the colorful species of Taiwan. I designed 4 types of optical glasses and 2 types of sun glasses which were inspired from native butterflies of Taiwan.
Vanessa Indica 1. Called the Asian Admiral in the United States and the Indian Red Admiral elsewhere, is a butterfly found in the higher altitude regions of India. 2. Photomicrography for scales of butterflies.
product design Scarves / Eyewears
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B
RS TUR
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1. Hand drawing 2. Sample of optical glasses
Junonia Lemonias Aenaria
5. Digital drawing for producing
3. The lemon pansy, is a common nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia. It is found in gardens, fallow land, and open wooded areas. 4. Photomicrography for scales of butterflies.
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product design Scarves / Eyewears
100% A - A ' Section.
100% B - B ' Section.
100% C - C ' Section.
100% D - D ' Section.
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1. Hand drawing
Acraea Issoria Formosana
2. Sample of optical glasses
3. The Yellow Coster is a small, leathery-winged butterfly. 4. Photomicrography for scales of butterflies.
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5. Digital drawing for producing
product design Scarves / Eyewears
5Base
1. Hand drawing 2. Sample of optical glasses
Stichophthalma Howqua Formosana
5. Digital drawing for producing
3. Stichophthalma howqua is a species of butterfly in genus Stichophthalma. It was described by Westwood in 1851, and can be found in Asia. 4. Photomicrography for scales of butterflies.
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MURAL
Ecoh Ecoh Xue Canteen 一口一口學食堂 愛秀牆
P 2010-2012
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Design Painting Painting A ssistants
Yin-Yu Fong Yin-Yu Fong Xiao-Jue Chen, Zhi-Rui Xu (Yunlin Month) Jiao-Hua Bao (Hsinchu Month) Shi-Cheng Yang, Chun-An Hsieh (Tainan Month) Shi-Cheng Yang, Chun-An Hsieh (Tapei Month)
Ecoh Ecoh Xue Echo Echo Xue — a restaurant at the Xue Xue Institute — advocates food as a path that leads to culture. Echo Echo Xue is themed around various townships in Taiwan and is dedicated to introducing local ing redients as well as different cultural backg rounds. The menu is renewed ever y t wo to three months.
The Show-off mural The Show- Off Mural is a mural in Echo Echo Xue that is themed around the various characteristics of different areas in Taiwan. The mural, constantly renewed by different ar tists and designers, is the main visual attraction of the restaurant.
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mural Tainan Month
Design Concept Tainan Month 2011 Tainan is the most historical city in Taiwan. During the era of Dutch colonial rule, Tainan began to flourish due to the street planning around For t Provintia. Presently, Tainan is the prime spot for many different authentically Taiwanese snacks. In my design, I used a circle to represent the beauty of the Mean (Zhongyong). With For t Provintia as the center of the circle, I used prints to depict the historical city of Tainan. The scattered and close arrangements of prints correspond with the imager y of the actual streets and blocks. The red of the background was inspired by the Confucius Temple; the overall visual effect aptly represents Tainan as a city of histor y and of delectable food.
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mural Tainan Month
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mural Yunlin Month
Design Concept Yunlin Month 2010
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Yunlin is the main agricultural area in Taiwan and contains the Zhuoshui River which is Taiwan’s lifeline of agricultural development. The culture of Taiwanese glove puppetr y is closely tied with Yunlin. Glove puppetr y often employs vibrant colors to attract the audiences. Therefore, in my design I used fuchsia, a color commonly used in
puppetr y, to depict the Zhuoshui River. The fuchsia-colored river echos with the railroad and travels across patches of greenness on the mural. The river is hung in midair as a strip of color to represent the geographical relationship between the Zhuoshui River and the par t of Yunlin that is south of the river.
mural Hsinchu Month
Design Concept Hsinchu Month 2011
Hsinchu is one of the main Hakka settlements in Taiwan. Floral fabric, a traditional printed fabric, is an essential element of the Hakka culture. These floral fabrics are characterized by an abundance in vivid colors. The idea of my design was to represent this fabric in mosaics to enrich the sense of space. Sitting close to the mural, one is surrounded by colorful geometrical
shapes; seeing it from afar, one sees the clear silhouette of the Hakka floral fabric print.
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mural Taipei Month
Design Concept Taipei Month 2011
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Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, is a city that never sleeps. It is also a city that blends old architecture and new buildings. In the alleys and lanes behind newer and taller buildings, one can always find old apar tment buildings. The white dots on the mural are painted with a neon paint that absorbs natural light in the day. As day progresses into night and as
natural light dims, the white dots begin to glow, forming a mural full of neon dots.
mural Kaosiung Month
Design Concept Kaosiung Month 2012
Kaohsiung is the main harbor city in southern Taiwan. Metal, shipbuilding, and harbor-related production are its main industries. The city’s geographical location, south of the Tropic of Cancer, ensures an abundance in sunshine as well as a rich blueness in the sea. The sunset, as seen from Sizihwan, is the city’s most beautiful scener y. In my design,
I used rectangular color blocks to represent Kaohsiung’s famed industries. From the composition of the mural, one can perceive a ship on the horizon, not far from the flaming red sunset, sailing into the big blue sea.
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STREET PLANNING City Color Design 城市色彩提案
C 2013
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Concept of City Colors Design City colors are the sum of all exposed and perceived colors in public city spaces. They include natural environmental colors such as earth and vegetation; cultural colors such as those used in daily life, historical backgrounds, and cultural impressions; and artificial colors used in architecture, advertisement, and transportation. The composition of natural colors is formed by various territorial conditions, including a place’s latitude, longitude, altitude, and its bodies of water. A human being’s perception of color leads to changes in his or her mental condition. As a result, people of tropical zones are predisposed to selecting warm and passionate color combinations that are highly saturated and strongly contrasted. Conversely, the people living in temperate or frigid zones are more partial to neutral and rational color combinations of low to medium saturation. Different territorial conditions — sunshine, air, and water — contribute to a diverse source of natural colors,
providing versatile color elements. Speaking scientifically, the variation in the color temperature of sunlight is due to an area’s latitude and longitude as well as earth’s orbital and rotational period in relation to the sun. Variation in natural colors is due to differences in temperature and vegetation, which varies according to a location’s coordinates. Ecological conditions, such as those found in different bodies of water such as coastal, near-streams, and mountain streams, as well as lands such as deserts, rocky areas, and caves, also contribute to the variation in natural colors. These multi-layered relations are closely linked and inseparable. Since ancient times, when constructing their environment, man’s most important building materials have been those which are locally accessible. Therefore, different environmental conditions limit certain sources for building materials, making each region’s construction unique. For example, the pyramids of Egypt and the Colosseum of Rome are vastly different. Stated briefly, regional differences cause
the difference in appearances of countries. Since the dawn of industrial society, mass-produced building materials have been transported all over the world via highly developed means of transportation. The term ‘global village’ not only stresses the continuous development and perfection of the means of transportation, communication, and technology that allow people to feel closer. It also stresses the similarities in buildings. As building materials become internationally available due to trade, and, as techniques are exchanged and updated, there is a growing inability to distinguish between the appearances of diverse cities and countries. The issue of expressing local cultures and city appearances has been a long-standing discussion amongst countries; city colors are only one part of the equation. As Globalization transpires, the most important thing is how to present a culture at its best.
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STREET PLANNING
A Scholar’s Reasoning, Greenery and Black Tiles 學人思路，綠意黑瓦
C 2013
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Development Background of University Area
Strolling through the neighborhoods of Qingtian Street, Heping East Road, Wenzhou Street, and Xingsheng South Road while investigating the area’s history, one sees many Japanese style official residences and dormitories that once belonged to the Taihoku High School and the Taihoku Imperial University. They were built by the Office of the Governor– General of Taiwan during the Japanese Ruling Era. Since then, schooling systems have changed, campuses have expanded, and as urban renewal took place, more residences and shops have entered the
area. During the 1990s and 2000s, airdefense grounds and official residences and dormitories were replaced by a great number of new buildings. Yet, in the alleys and lanes behind these new buildings, old residences and dormitories remain, forming unique groupings brimming with cultural atmosphere. In addition, the arts and music department of the National Taiwan Normal University is in close proximity, which attracts more cultural activities, cafés, tea houses, and independent music. This also enhances the area’s cultural atmosphere.
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street planning A Scholar’s Reasoning, Greenery and Black Tiles
Inspiration The area, because of its early development, is enriched by the presence of old trees. The trees create a greenness and tranquility that have become a defining characteristic of living in these districts. Compared with the rapid pace of city dwellers, strolling under the shade of these old trees seems calm and elegant. The scene is akin to some simple yet stately ink and wash painting, rich in both culture and greenness. I have integrated historical aspects, environmental conditions, and functions of the city in order to conduct a plan of colors. Themed A Scholar’s Reasoning, Greener y and Black Tiles, this proposal is based on natural colors. It aims to analyze the protected old trees of this area, to link street blocks with various greens in the color spectrum, and to conduct color planning according to the characteristics of regional plants. The combination of the old façades of buildings, the Japanese style black tiles and gray building material such as concrete and granitoid, along
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with the random old trees and green plants imbue the area with an ink and
wash imager y that is stately in its simplicity and elegant in its subtly.
street planning A Scholar’s Reasoning, Greenery and Black Tiles
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street planning A Scholar’s Reasoning, Greenery and Black Tiles
Process
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Breadfruit
Mango
Melaleuca
Osmanthus Fragrans
Nageia Nagi
Ficus Caulocarpa
Ginkgo
Wisteria Sinensis
Chinese Hackberry
Cinnamomum Camphora
Liquidambar Formosana
Magnolia Denudata
Japanese Blue Oak
Urostigma
Roystonea Regia
street planning A Scholar’s Reasoning, Greenery and Black Tiles
Design Process 1 Collect registered old trees information. Design Process 2 Analyze colors of tree species. Design Process 3 Establish distribution diagram. Design Process 4 According to trees of different colors to design the buildings' colors. Renew the Japanese dorm rooms and follow the color regulation: black for tiles, gray for walls, and wood for doors.
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STREET PLANNING South Street Festival 南街殷賑
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Traditional Taiwanese Architecture
As a city’s economy takes off, the appearance of a city must change and many old buildings will cease to exist. Dihua Street, the only preserved old street in Taipei city, was once famous for carrying Chinese New Year celebration goods. Dihua Street’s course of development can be divided into three phases from the end of the Qing Dynasty to the Japanese Ruling Era, and finally, the era of postliberation from Japan. Now, there are three main types of shops on Dihua Street: Chinese medicine, fabric, and
groceries and dry foods shops. The diverse styles of structures on Dihua Street are modern times architecture in a nutshell, including Minnan style shops and residences, two-story Western style buildings, Baroque style buildings vastly popular during the Taisho and Showa periods, and modernist buildings. Taking inspiration from a painting, South Street Festival by Japanese Ruling Era Taiwanese artist Guo Shiue Hu, the spirit of this design project is to restore the colors of time.
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street planning South Street Festival
Research
1. Minnan style shops and residences: The majority of Minnan style shops and residences are simple onestory buildings built with earth blocks and red bricks. Their main aesthetic characteristics are slanted rooftops covered with tiles, doors and windows formed by wooden boards, and arcades under the building’s eaves. 2. Two-story Western style buildings: Apart from typically having two stories, Western style buildings are also characterized by the parapets on the roof, arched windows, and vase-shaped railings arranged in fretwork. 3. Baroque style buildings: Baroque style buildings are mainly built with granitoid and red bricks. They are characterized by lavish adornments, erect and prominent gables, as well as intricate carved ornaments of floral scrolls. 4. Modernist buildings: Modernist buildings are mainly built with facing bricks and granitoid. Emphasis is placed on expressing the beauty of lines and balanced proportions; the overall effect is rational, concise, and bright. 29
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street planning South Street Festival
Ni Jiang Hua (1894-1943) Taipei Li Chun Sheng Memorial
Guo Shiue Hu (1908-2012) South Street Festival
Date: 1920 Medium: Water Color, Paper Dimensions: 34.4 x 58.5 cm
Date: 1930 Medium: Colloid Painting, Japan Silk Fabric Dimensions: 134 x 195 cm
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street planning South Street Festival
Process Process 1 Restore the appearances of old buildings. Process 2 Starting from Dihua Street, extend to the east and the west the brick red, beige, and gray colored buildings.
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Process 3 Remove modern signs and replace them with mural decorations and flags.
Ornamental Colors
street planning South Street Festival
Architectural Colors
・Taipei Xia Hai City Tempo ・Dihua
・Yong Le Fabric Market
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STAGE Heart Sutra 心經
A 2007
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Original Author Playright Director Stage Design Lighting Design Costume Design Date Venue
Eileen Chang (Chinese) Wei-Yuan Ma Wei-Yuan Ma Yin-Yu Fong Xin-Ping Huang Chih-Chi Fong 28-30 December 2007 T305 Experimental Theatre, School of Theatre, Taipei National University of the Arts
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stage Heart Sutra
Heart Sutra, adapted from a novel written by Eileen Chang
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stage Heart Sutra
Heart Sutra, by Eileen Chang, depicts a story about incest. The story follows a father and daughter’s dubious feelings for one another and the changes in these feelings, which were the evils that
would corrode the family over a period of ten years. Eileen Chang’s words are delicate and never directly expose the relationship. The director disengaged the mother, whose role was an observer,
and placed her in and out of the script. She is portrayed as confused, helpless, oppressed, and near collapse when facing the relationship between the two greatest loves of her life.
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stage Heart Sutra
Design Concept The main character of the script, adapted from Hear t Sutra, is the mother, her inner narrative and her ceaseless conflict with reality. The work of René Magritte has been an immense inspiration to me. Surréalisme reveals the distor tion and contradiction in reality as well as the conflict between the past and the present; its concepts are extremely congenial with the script. A tilted and peeling white space is the main language of my stage design. I created a stage atmosphere that is cold and neurotic and separated the blocking area into three par ts, according to the characters. The dining table on the left stage belongs to the mother; the living room on the right belongs to the father and daughter; the sky and alley of the up stage are areas disengaged from reality. The distribution of left and right areas give the mother space to deliver a monologue and to become independent from — or integrated with — the space as her lines progress and mentality develops.
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stage Heart Sutra
Design Process Process 1 the mother becomes disengaged from reality and gives a hear tfelt monologue Process 2 a neutral space allows for the actors and audience to use their imagination Process 3 strengthen the sense of space and visual vocabular y
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stage Heart Sutra
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stage Heart Sutra
28-30 Dec. 2007, T305 Experimental Theatre, School of Theatre Arts, Taipei National University of the Arts 40
STAGE
Foreplay, or, The Art of The Fugue 前戲・賦格的藝術
A 2008
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Playright Director Stage Design Lighting Design Costume Design Date Venue
David Ives (American) Xiao-Jie Chen Yin-Yu Fong Yi-Tai Zhong Hui-Qing Yang 21-30 March 2008 Experimental Theatre, The Performing Arts Center, Taipei National University of the Arts
Chuck, a young man with a Don Juan reputation, brings his date to play a round of miniature golf and to seduce her. He philosophizes and jokes, slipping in as much sexual innuendo as he can. When they move to the second hole, a slightly
older Chuck II appears with another date. His technique more slick, but his date is suspicious of him. Both couples continue their conversations and games, the dialogue comically interwoven. Finally a third Chuck, now in his late thirties,
arrives with a young date. He is somewhat rumpled, tired and things are not going well for him. His latest date doesn't get his jokes and, worse, she is beating him at golf.
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stage Foreplay, or, The Art of The Fugue
Design Process
Design Process 1 ‘sexualize’ the scene Design Process 2 rationally analyze visual relations Design Process 3 establish blocking Design Process 4 format music and visuals
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stage Foreplay, or, The Art of The Fugue
Design Concept David Ives uses musical formats as a means of propelling a story forward. His method of piling up layers of dialogue has left a particularly deep impression upon me. When reading the script, one can already feel the sexual suggestions, which were expressed by a clever utilization of blocking. Taking the ‘musical format’ as the essential spirit of the new play, we can analyze the work as well as the director’s adaptation of the script, which accumulates emotions through a large amount of dancing and singing. Stage design provides the actors and the chorus group with visuals representing the musical format. I designed five layers of heights on stage — taken from the concept of the musical staff — for the main blocking area. No matter whether the actors move up and down or left to right, they are melodies that travel on the staff. The actors are notes while the gold flags are rests.
The number 3 is an important element; 3 groups of actors, 3 sets of dialogues, and 3 layers. The first group of actors entered the stage, played golf, delivered their dialogue, and then sang solo. Next, the second group of actors entered the stage, played golf, moved, delivered their dialogue; the first group of actors stood in counterpoint position, moved, and sang in group chorus. Finally, the third group of actors entered the stage, played golf, moved, delivered their dialogue; the first and second group of actors stood in counterpoint position, moved, and sang in group chorus. Thus, three different layers of accumulation are created. The interlude of dancing and singing further enriches the diversity of onstage performance.
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stage Foreplay, or, The Art of The Fugue
Hand Drawing
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stage Foreplay, or, The Art of The Fugue
1st Version Model Return the mini golf court to its original state. Various gears installed on stage.
2ed Version Model Introduce concepts of ‘music sheet format’ and ‘visual layers.’ The golf holes are imaginary, providing the actors with room for performing.
3rd Version Model Add a stage screen as a background to strengthen the concept of the music sheet format, and install a large quantity of light bulbs to enhance visual entertainment. 4th Version Model Separate the stage screen into three parts to enhance the sense of movement on stage. Introduce decorative golf holes.
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stage Foreplay, or, The Art of The Fugue
Digital Stage Drawing
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stage Foreplay, or, The Art of The Fugue
Stage Photos
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STAGE
The Two of Us 我們
P 2009
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Playright Director Stage Design Lighting Design Costume Design Date Venue
Shi-Wei Huang (Taiwanese) Shi-Wei Huang Yin-Yu Fong Tian-Hong Wang Zhi-Yuan Luo 19-22 November 2009 Experimental Theatre, Crown Culture and Publishing Company
The Two of Us is a play created by two actors whose personal life experiences were transformed into implicit stories. The story describes a twin sister and brother who returned to their childhood
home where they lived with their parents. They reminisced about the past that they experienced together and then the things that befell them in recent years. It was their birthday. The sister brought
a birthday cake back to this residence while the brother bid life farewell. The two disputed the issue of life, speaking of the self-doubt and quandaries that never ceased to exist in their lives.
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stage The Two of Us
Design Concept
A Play Created for The Crown Art Festival
Reading the script of The Two of Us, I sense congestion, oppression, staring, and dilemma. I set the background of the stor y in Yonghe, New Taipei City. The Zhonghe and Yonghe districts are amongst the most densely populated in the Greater Taipei region. Fur ther, many of the residents of Zhonghe and Yonghe residents are not native to the region; they moved from various areas in Taiwan for the area’s proximity to Taipei as well as relatively low living. Rooftop add-ons — common in overpopulated areas — ser ve as a sentimental design element that expresses self inflicted marginalization. This is a realistic setting. I used add-
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ons seen on top of old apar tment buildings to express my sentiments about the script. The weather in Taipei is humid and hot, which causes walls to chip and peel. These rooftop add-ons are congested but contain the many aspects of a home, such as a backyard, a water tower, and an electrical panel box. The light from surrounding signs continuously shines in these homes. The sound of cars and people shuttle and flow through their backyards. There is an intently tangible sense of movement and a sense of heaviness when faced with the end of life; there is also a strong marginalized contrast between the two senses.
stage The Two of Us
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stage The Two of Us
Design Process Design Process 1 analyze the characters Design Process 2 analyze the elements Design Process 3 set the background Design Process 4 set the atmosphere
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stage The Two of Us
Nominated for The Eighth Taishin Art Award in Performance Art
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EXHIBITION VENUE Poetics of Threads 線的詩性
A 2007
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Costume Design Venue Design Display A ssistants Exhibit Organizer Date Venue
Wan-Lee Chen Yin-Yu Fong Chia-I Chou, Jiao-Hua Bao Chih-Chi Fong, Sin-Syong Yin July 2007 Traditional Creative Resorce Center, Taipei National University of the Arts
Theatrical Costume Design Exhibition 設計Designer
陳婉麗Chen Wan-lee . 服裝技術指導Costume production 凌詩芬 Ling Shih-fen 陳佳敏Chen Chia-min 顏良夙Yen Liang-sue. 泰雅織者Atayal weaver 尤瑪達陸Yuma Taru 周麗萍Syox Suyan 游莉蓮Yusi Hakaw 李薇Kagw Yabau 徐惠嬌Syox Pawan 李玉英Sado Buyan 李雅馨Pisy Gluw 李瑞萍Yagex Gluw 吳學立Yuma Hobin 宗真嫻 Yuli Abou 江鳳蓮 Avas Zajen. 布農織者Bunun weaver 劉金蕉Vika Dansikian. 帽 飾製作Milliner
潘三妹AwaiDa-in Sawan 陳淑燕 Chen Shu-yen 陳佳敏Chen Cha-min. 影像Image 牛俊強 Niu Chun-chiang 林冠慧Lin Guan-huei 游智煒Tommy Yu 程孝澤Cheng Hsiao-tse 陳俊宏 Chen Chun-hung. 絹印Print 黃椿元Huang Chun-yuan. 展場設計Exhit display 馮胤育Fong Yin-yu. 平面設計Graphic design 蔡明錫Adam Tsai. 展覽 規劃Exhibit Organize 俸智奇FongChih-chi 尹信雄Yin Sin-syong. 服裝技術助理 Costume technical assistant 林郁玟Lin Yu-wun. 服裝設計助理Costume design assistant 范亞琦Fan Ya-ci 鄭吉宏Jheng Ji-hong. 服裝製作Costume crew 尹信雄Yin Sin-syong 陳蔚彥Chen Wei-yan 王惟萱Wang Wei-syuan 鄭仕杰JhengShih-jie 許祐嘉Syu You- jia 寶喬華Bao Ciao-hua 徐 靖雯Syu Jing-wun 陳奕宏Chen Yi-hong 邱雅萍Ciou Ya-ping 安代梅芳Andai Mei-fang 周柏澄 Jhou Bo-cheng 鄭意儒Jheng Yi-ru 蔡天健Cai Tian-jian 余宗翰 Yu Zong-han 胡仰華Hu Yang-hua 陳侑汝Chen Yu-ru.
Poetics of Threads is an anthropological exhibition that goes beyond costume design. The creator, Professor Chen Wan Lee, designed the costumes for William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, combining classical Western clothing elements with Taiwanese aboriginal textiles. All textiles were hand woven by aboriginal people, weft by weft and warp by warp. Designing and building this exhibition was an extremely meaningful process and included: field research, exhibition design, exhibition production, holding aboriginal craft workshops, publication of results, and launching the final exhibition. The impact and energy I felt throughout the process brought me an understanding of the true meaning of an exhibition.
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exhibition Poetics of Threads
Plan The exhibition can be categorized into 4 parts: costume, bark axis, hand, and documentary. The costume section consists of ornamental hats, clothes, accessories, and shoes. Images gathered since 2004 of historical research, field research, workshops, and performances were printed on bark. The hands of all the creators involved in the making of the clothes were casted and molded as a form of sentimental documentation. In so doing, their energetic and vital touch was preserved.
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exhibition Poetics of Threads
Bark is one of the most primitive sources of fiber. The fiber was developed into threads which were, in turn, woven into textiles. Bark plays a pivotal role in aboriginal clothing. The creator used bark as a physical representation of the
time axis, on which all records are linked together. The bark curls around the space, partitioning it into parts; visitors can follow the curve while appreciating the documentation. Due to the uniqueness of the various
materials, the space’s design revolves around the language of thread. All pieces of clothing are strung together and displayed hanging on linen, which is a natural material that corresponds with the spirit of the exhibition.
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ART DIRECTION Taipei Dad, New York Mom 台北爸爸 紐約媽媽
F 2011
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Live Ar t Director Visual Director Photographer Troupe
Yin-Yu Fong Baboo Liao Eiki Mori Mr. Wing Theatre Company
This play is based on the true story of Chen Jun Zhi, the director of a documentary film concerning homosexuality. The author’s father was the owner of a film developing franchise during an era in which film was still popular. The franchise
expanded too rapidly and collapsed overnight. The mother fled to the U.S., leaving the author and his sister behind where they lead a homeless and miserable life. When the author was 17, his sister died from overdose which left the family forever broken. Later
in his life, he went to the U.S. to seek his mother and further his education. Only after his father passed away was unspoken reconciliation achieved. He still continues living, yet he has already had to escape his life so many times.
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art direction Taipei Dad, New York Mom
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art direction Taipei Dad, New York Mom
Design Concept ‘Escape’ and ‘death’ are amongst the two most devastating experiences in the author’s life. He lived in an era in which gay rights were not valued, nor was being gay accepted. These conditions painted his experiences an even darker gray. In my design, I restored the background to resemble that time. The vehicle being forcefully towed away symbolizes a home as well as the conditions that forced them to flee. The family’s impor ted vehicle, once a symbol of wealth, became their only place of residence; an item that was once the cause of env y was reduced to a means of escape.
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ART DIRECTION Show on APP 羞昂 APP
F 2012
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Live Ar t Director Visual Director Photographer Troupe
Yin-Yu Fong Baboo Liao Lin Zhi Peng Shakespeare’s Wild Sisters Group
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art direction Show On APP
This shooting was for performance of drama. Those photos were taken for graphic design and advertising.
About "Show On App" Show On is the pronunciation of bestselling author Xiao Hong’s Taiwanese name. In Show On APP an OL (office lady) vents her emotions and complaints about daily life. The project follows “an observation and report on modern women,” and starts out with ridiculing, self-mocking, and nonsensical writings. The illustrated idea is that not only does the modern woman consume objects needed for daily life, she also consumes herself and is consumed by others.
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art direction Show On APP
Design Concept On the surface, to consume is to purchase merchandise. People shop and consume to satisfy their daily needs and empty hearts. However, they do not just consume objects. They also consume themselves and are, simultaneously, consumed by others. People are objectified, celebrities are gossiped about, and objects are consumed — all this to satisfy a modern person’s hollow life. I fill up space with large amounts of merchandise — humans being one of the objects — for my design’s visual language. The old and new are translated as the old-fashioned and trendy. Through the idea of “one can buy a plant or hang up a poster of forest to satisfy one’s longing for nature,” the void which consumerism wishes to fill is expressed.
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ART DIRECTION A Chance of Sunshine 向左走 向右走
F 2013
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Live Ar t Director Visual Director Photographer Troupe
Yin-Yu Fong Baboo Liao Kawashima Kotori Mr. Wing Theatre Company
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art direction A Chance of Sunshine
Design Concept In my design, I used an actual space to create an abstract imaginary space. It is separated into two parts that exist simultaneously but in different spaces.
This shooting was for performance of drama. Those photos were taken for graphic design and advertising.
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art direction A Chance of Sunshine
About "Turn Left, Turn Right. Love or Regret" In a city, a man tends to turn right ever ytime he leaves his apar tment building, no matter where he is going. A woman, who lives in the same building, habitually turns left each time she leaves. There are many coincidences in life, even two lines headed for opposite directions might meet at some point. The two met in front of a fountain in the park. Feeling as if they had known one another for many years, they spent a sweet afternoon together. Before they separated, they took down each other’s phone number but a sudden rainshower blurred the digits. Unable to find each other, they were left saddened and lost. The two lived in a maze-like city; they could not hear each other’s longing calls, nor could they find their way. At times, they brushed by one another on the hustling and bustling streets of the city. He still went right, she still turned left, but neither forgot the other.
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ART DIRECTION
Absente: Rendez-Vous Avec Sophie Calle 不在，致蘇菲卡爾
F 2013
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Live Ar t Director Visual Director Photographer Troupe
Yin-Yu Fong Baboo Liao Eiki Mori Shakespeare’s Wild Sisters Group
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art direction Absente: Rendez-Vous Avec Sophie Calle
This shooting was for a performance of drama. Those photos were taken for graphic design and advertising.
Design Concept In Sophie Calle’s works, facts blend with fiction. When applied in different scenes, factual and fictional elements seem distanced from reality, although not too far away. In the work, there is a circulating conversation between words and photography that articulates a rational yet poetic aesthetic. Visually, the abstract concepts of ‘absent existence’ and ‘circulation’ are essential.
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art direction Absente: Rendez-Vous Avec Sophie Calle
About "Absente Rendez-Vous Avec Sophie Calle" In French contemporary artist Sophie Calle’s work Exquisite Pain, she exhibits evidence of the pains she experienced due to separation. She also collected the painful experiences of others and responded to them with her own words and photography. As the story circulates, inch by inch her pain is erased away and the artist gradually becomes placid and objective. This act of convalescence and its back-and-forth movement became the main idea with which Absente: RendezVous Avec Sophie Calle was created. The director wishes to converse with the artist and interpret her words.
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INTERIOR
Proposal: 3 Story Residence 實品屋提案
P 2014
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This is a production and marketing proposal for a three story residence that comes with a basement garage and garden. The client wanted the design to appeal to different potential buyers; the two proposals I designed are as follows: 1) 4 Adult Family 2) 6 Person Family
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interior Proposal: 3 Story Residence
This proposal is specific to newlyweds living with their parents. There are two independent suites with built-in bathrooms on the second floor. This option offers a sense of family living as well as privacy. The rooms are spacious and suitable for preparing for a newborn. On the first floor, both the dining room
and the kitchen are next to floor length windows and are situated to face the back garden. When friends drop by the house, the host can allow the children to play in the open space of the garden while keeping an eye on them. Additionally, behind the living room on the first floor, there is an independent study room
where one may read in peace. In the basement, there is not only a garage and a storage/laundry room, but also a space for reading. The basement’s lack of sunlight and great sound insulation also ensures that it’s good for audio and visual entertainment.
FUNCTION SECTION
Residence Interior Design: Proposal 1 For 4 Adults
BASEMENT PLAN
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FIRST FLOOR PLAN
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
2 3 1 1 2 1 1 1
Bedrooms Restrooms Kitchen Dining Room Living Room Study Room Working Room Garage
interior Proposal: 3 Story Residence
This proposal is specific for threegeneration families with hired help. The children’s bedroom is on the second floor, in which, depending on the number of children, there would be a single bed or a bunk bed. When the children are older, they could make use of the grandparent's room. On the first floor,
retired grandparents can spend their leisurely hours in the living room, reading newspapers while watching the children play in the garden through the floor length window. The open space behind the kitchen offers hired help space to rest and dine. In the basement, there is not only a garage and a storage/laundry
room, but also a space for reading. The basement’s lack of sunlight and great sound insulation also ensures that it’s good for audio and visual entertainment. To ensure privacy, there is an independent room for the hired help to ensure privacy.
FUNCTION SECTION
Residence Interior Design: Proposal 2 For 2 Adults 2 Elder 1 Kid 1 Maid
BASEMENT PLAN
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
3 3 1 1 2 1 1 1
Bedrooms Restrooms Kitchen Dining Room Living Room Maid Room Working Room Garage
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Renovated Old Apartment 舊屋翻新
F 2014
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Residence Interior Design: Old Apartment In the original old apartment, the largest room was the study, in which there were three desks. However, the study was merely used as a storage room where even the refrigerator was kept; the space did not allow for fluid movement. The old kitchen and bathroom were quite cramped, as they were made in the space
that was originally the back balcony. In the two bedrooms, there was not much storage space except for the closets and bookshelves, therefore, belongings were stacked about messily. The mattresses were placed directly on the wood floor. Severe problems with heavy humidity and dust affected all the rooms.
Flexbile Space
Unused Space
Crowded Space
Storage Space Bathroom Kitchen Study Room
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interior Renovated Old Aprtment
Real Scene Pictures
Study Room / Dining Room
Living Room
Master Bedroom
Bedroom
Glass Partition
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This is a glass partition which has shoes carbinet and drawers.
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Because shoses put under the sightline, people would not feel messy.
The glass partition provides two-sidefunction for living room and dining room.
interior Renovated Old Aprtment
Residence Interior Design: Renovation In my design, I transformed the original study into the living room and turned the space with the hexagonal window into the laundry room. I replaced the original living room with a dining room whose function was flexible: it could also be used as a study. The space is partitioned by glass, which allows more light to flow
throughout the rooms. I expanded the original kitchen and incorporated the bathrooms into the two bedrooms by using the idle spaces in front of the beds. In the main bedroom I added a coat room and designed a bedside cabinet, a drawer under the bed frame, and additional storage units in the walls.
Storage Space Bathroom Kitchen Study Room Laundry
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ARCHITECTURE Residence Design 私人住宅設計
P 2014
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Architecture Design Project Manager A ssistant Designer Car tographer Interior Design Construction Engineering
Wen-Chi Hsieh Shi-Han Hsu Yin-Yu Fong Yin-Yu Fong Guan, Hu and Associates Sun Pao Tsun Cons. Co., Ltd Ding Di Engineering Consultancy
In 2013, I took on a design case for a private residence. The project began in 2010 and, by the time I overtook it, most of the design had been completed. My task was to design the exterior of the residence, the outdoor swimming pool, the courtyard, and the landscape; I was also in charge of arranging the details of the layout and structure and contacting the electricians.
The clients were a married couple — an entrepreneur from Hong Kong and a senior Taiwanese singer — who chose to purchase a residence located in a secluded mountain residential area. The case is interior-design-oriented, therefore the building has to conform to the demands of interior spaces. Throughout the process, the
location of doors and windows, the direction of airflow, and the arrangement of the drainage system went through several corrections. This design case is still a work in progress. What I present here are the parts completed by me.
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artchitecture Residence Design
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Design Concept
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There is an abundance of trees in the mountain area. I imagine that the space is full of the lighting patterns, such like the sunshine flows through trees and leaves. The top floor is the private space for the female owner to do yoga, read,
and receive friends. This design displays the effect of natural light shifting due to time and seasonal changes. The space is private and exemplifies the female owner’s sophistication.
artchitecture Residence Design
I took inspiration from the patches of light that shine through the treetops and applied that concept to my design, creating various holes of random sizes.
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OTHERS
Live drawing and painting 素描、彩繪
A 2004-2006
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others Live Drawing
Media Pluma y Tinta, Pencil, and Charcoal Pencil
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others Painting
Imitate Paul Klee I Date: 2004 Medium: Water Color, Pen, Paper Dimensions: 5 3 x 38.5 cm
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Imitate Paul Klee II Date: 2004 Medium: Water Color, Pen, Paper Dimensions: 37.5 x 37.5 cm
others Painting
Day and Night Date: 2005 Medium: Water Color, Paper Dimensions: 35 x 15.5 cm (each)
Untitled Date: 2006 Medium: water-soluble cement paint, Fabric Dimensions: 122 x 244 cm
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OTHERS Photography 攝影
H 2007-2015
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Mukumugi I - Hualien, Taiwan Date: 2015 Medium: Nikon D80, Digital Printing Dimensions: 44 x 28 cm
Mukumugi II - Hualien, Taiwan Date: 2015 Medium: Nikon D80, Digital Printing Dimensions: 44 x 28 cm
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others Photography
Polygons - Singapore Date: 2012 Medium: iPhone 4S, Digital Printing Dimensions: 60 x 60 cm
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Rhyme - Prague, Czech Date: 2007 Medium: Nikon D80, Digital Printing Dimensions: 45 x 45 cm
others Photography
Peer - Vienna, Austria Date: 2007 Medium: Nikon D80, Digital Printing Dimensions: 65 x 83 cm
Wind Blows - Taipei, Taiwan Date: 2014 Medium: iPhone 5S, Digital Printing Dimensions: 79 x 79 cm
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others Photography
Temperature of Time - Angkor Wat, Cambodia Date: 2014 Medium: Holga 120mm Film, Digital Printing Dimensions: 45 x 45 cm
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Into The Light - Angkor Wat, Cambodia Date: 2014 Medium: Holga 120mm Film, Digital Printing Dimensions: 45 x 45 cm
others Photography
Fruitful - Hualien, Taiwan Date: 2015 Medium: iPhone 5S, Digital Printing Dimensions: 60 x 37 cm
November Silence - Taipei, Taiwan Date: 2014 Medium: iPhone 5S, Digital Printing Dimensions: 60 x 37 cm
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others Photography
Horizontal I - Oddar Meancheay, Cambodia Date: 2014 Medium: iPhone 5S, Digital Printing Dimensions: 60 x 37 cm
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Horizontal II - Siem Reap, Cambodia Date: 2014 Medium: iPhone 5S, Digital Printing Dimensions: 60 x 37 cm
others Photography
Day Dream - Taipei, Taiwan Date: 2014 Medium: iPhone 5S, Digital Printing Dimensions: 36 x 23 cm
Last Summer - Taipei, Taiwan Date: 2014 Medium: iPhone 5S, Digital Printing Dimensions: 44 x 28 cm
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Display Xue Xue Design Shops 學學設計實驗店
P 2012-2013
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Xue Xue Shops XUE XUE SHOPS is a space to display and sell unique work and was created by ar tists from many diverse fields, including designers who have their own brand. The merchandise includes designer jewelr y, ar tistic creations, accessories, and Taiwanese agricultural produce.
Christmas Decoration The display is designed according to different festivals. This Christmas reindeer was made by hand, using environmentally friendly cardboard.
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others Display Xue Xue Design Shop
I-Shan 13 Jewelry Tsai I-shan is the creator of jewelr y brand I-shan 13. She employs the ancient beating technique to create jewelr y that represents her imagination. Corresponding to the techniques employed by the jewelr y maker, the display platform has both flat and concave sur faces.
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others Display Xue Xue Design Shop
Yolanda Jewelry Yolanda Pong was born into a prestigious ar tistic family. In her creations, she creates a dialogue between jewelr y design and multimedia ar t, often using thick and substantial mediums. Old abandoned window panes are stacked up to echo the rusticness and sturdiness of the works.
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YINYU FONG