| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺南藝術大學 === 應用藝術研究所 === 101 === The artwork was inspired by things in our environment. It was repeatedly observed that curved surfaces are found everywhere, whether in living things or man-made objects. Many artists have created complex and irregular curvatures in order to demonstrate the malleability of metal or to produce a three-dimensional image. However, curved surfaces do not need to be complex to show the characteristics of metal; a simple curvature could work equally well. In fact, by treating metal as a unit element, one could create rich and varied designs through repetitive arrangement. Such observation thus form the motive for creating the artwork described in this written report.
In the course of finding a unit element of design, it was found that some soft materials, such as fabric, in our everyday environment could be easily shaped into curved surfaces, many of which are similar to saddle surface or one-sheet hyperboloid. Thus, these two types of curved surface were adopted as the unit element. After studying principles of curved surfaces, related artworks and the styles of certain designers, inspiration derived from everyday life was divided into five major themes, including (1) Traces Left Behind; (2) Umbrella and Ripples; (3) Impression; (4) Node; and (5) Thriving.
In this artwork, unit elements with curved shapes are created using the technique of “anticlastic raising” used in metalsmithing, and tree lacquer is used to give the artwork a richness of color. It is hoped that not only is the malleability of metal demonstrated in the simple curved surfaces, the inspiration from everyday living is expressed through the repetitive combination of curved unit elements.
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