DSDN171/DSDN111 - Blog 4 - Curatorial

 

“Just as the human body yields a circular outline, so to a square can be found in it.” – Da Vinci (Guttenberg, 2006)

There is both a definitive and abstract relationship between organic fluid and angular forms found throughout the human body. From the angular forms of intermittent neurons, to the long flowing fluid forms of blood vessels, these forms exist organically in harmony to create perhaps the greatest work of art, the human body.

This piece of work reflects these organic examples of fluid and angular form as well as abstracting the works of designers that have also taken influence from anatomy. The fluid form of this piece is a direct abstraction of Ross Lovegrove’s “Solar Tree”, both restricting the fluidity creating symmetrical, balanced forms. Like this exhibited work Lovesgrove’s solar tree was also celebration of “design, Nature and Art” (Fairs, 2007), and reflective of the rhythmic curves intrinsic to the structure of the body’s blood vessels. The angular form made up of the cotton thread is a clear reply to Peter Eisenman's algorithmic design City of Culture of Galicia. Eisenman’s intricate “collision of structure and surface”(Hill, 2011) is a clear derivative of the sporadic angular form created by a lattice of neurons in the human brain. The exhibited piece transcends this influence and through the use of materials is able to create two forms that are interdependent.

The wooden veneer used on the exterior of this piece has been warped into a fluid form against it's natural function of being a straight material. Subsequently the thread holding the design together wouldn’t be able to create its angular forms without the wood veneer creating tension. It is for this sole reason the exhibited design completely transcends its precedence and is able to directly reflect the harmony of organic fluid and angular forms within the human body.

Sources:

Guttenberg. (2006). Ten Books on Architecture: Book III. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.org/files/20239/2039-h/29239h.html#page_72

Fairs, M. (2007) Solar Tree, Dee Zeen. 1 – 3.

Hill, J. (20th July, 2011) City of Culture of Galicia. (Blog Post) Retrieved from http://archidose.blogspot.co.nz/2011/07/half-dose-91-city-of-culture-galicia.html