In this project, I made a memorial of Antoni Gaud\u00ed inspired by his architecture, and I tried to communicate the idea of repeated geometry and the variation of colours in Gaud\u00ed\u2019s work.<\/p>\n
Gaud\u00ed is a leader in the Modernism movement, so I choose to use acrylic as my main material, which can not only convey a modern feeling\u00a0but also show a pure, clear quality of the hexagon, associating with Gaud\u00ed\u2019s love toward nature. The acrylic was translucent, so when I put this work in nature, it also reflects the colour of nature.<\/p>\n
The final installation hangs from the ceiling. For the upper parts of my memorial, I connected all hexagons with wire, and then I thought of doing something different in the lower portion, as Gaud\u00ed\u2019s design is always free to change. I also remembered that Gaud\u00ed\u2019s architecture is featured by a gravitational force, which makes the dynamic constructions themselves feel as though they were grown from the ground and made upright by gravity. Inspired by this, I chose to hang the rest of hexagons with white threads, which reveal a visible track of the \u201cgravitational force\u201d.<\/p>\n
The hanging radiant acrylic also adds a dream-like feeling – this is what I felt when I saw Gaud\u00ed\u2019s work.<\/p>\n
From my seminar researching, I learned that\u00a0Gaud\u00ed gained much inspiration from nature, and sometimes he applied minerals in his constructions in terms of both the material choices and the flat pattern, so I decided to add some simple elements to embody Gaud\u00ed\u2019s passion in nature, and also hung quartz next to the hexagons.<\/p>\n
I enjoyed this project because I experimented with the laser cutter and developed my craftsmanship. I hope I can experiment with more new materials and techniques in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8296,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[39],"class_list":["post-8295","student-work","type-student-work","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-integrative-studio-seminar-1","tag-memory"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n