Developing a design from something physical...

  

 

 



The above three examples particularly inspired me on my journey to redesigning part of the Thames Tidal Barrier. In the same way as the above designs have descended from the various forms (such as a frog, boat or bird), my design was to come from an object found during my site visit. I chose to work with a shovel and used the above designers as guidance for the process which I would follow. I found these examples extremely useful as they guided me through an important process, enabling me to reach a strong final proposal!

When Creativity is Materialised!

Peter Callesen

Peter Callesen (born in 1967) is a Danish artist. He is well known for creating magnificent 3D models from white printing paper. Both the positive and negative elements of work form a final creation. 

He says: "The paper cut sculptures explore the probable and magical transformation of the flat sheet of paper into figures that expand into the space surrounding them. The negative and absent 2 dimensional space left by the cut, points out the contrast to the 3 dimensional reality it creates, even though the figures still stick to their origin without the possibility of escaping. In that sense there is also an aspect of something tragic in many of the cuts".

://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/05/100-extraordinary-examples-of-paper-art/

THiS iS wHat yOu CaLL PhoToGRapHy!

Creating images from images!

I was searching for something else, but when I came across this I thought I must look closely. I would love to try this one time!

Make your very own!

http://smashinghub.com/42-outstanding-out-of-bounds-photos.htm

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe

Kolbe carefully depicts and life energy of the trees he is painting. Using Kolbe as a precedent for my work I will aim to represent the trees of Richmond Park in the form of a diorama.

http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/pd/c/carl_wilhelm_kolbe,_auch_ich_w.aspx

Robert Russell Reid

A diorama artist:Robert Russell Reid

Reid has completed a variety of different projects, one of which was where he painted many of the backgrounds for the African Mammal Hall dioramas and two of the dioramas in the North American Mammal Hall.The images brought here are from his exhibition in the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles.

http://www.nhm.org/site/explore-exhibits/diorama-artists/robert-russell-reid

Belzberg Architects

Belzberg Architects completed this 8000 sq ft project in 2010. It is situated in Kona, Hawaii.A beautiful design!

I particularly enjoy the harsh, dramatic shapes that form the simple and basic design of this creation.

http://twistedsifter.com/2011/01/kona-residence-hawaii-belzberg-architects/

Mayslits Kassif Architects

Mayslits Kassif Architects, won the Rosa Barba European Landscape Prize in 2010 for the following project along Tel Aviv port.

http://www.mkarchitects.com/projects.html