I visited Hammer Museum which located in
Westwood.
While seeing various the works of art
there, it makes me recognize that the interrelations between the art and are
very important for our society.
Especially, I got the opportunity to
explore “Thomas Heatherwick” who is English designer and the founder of
Heatherwick Studio in 1994.
He has various works of art related to
national or local identity.
This is “U.K. Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai
Expo”. It is the shimmering anemone-like. Heatherwick creates organic forms
that transform public spaces. His aims for this project are “relax” and “unique”.
This is the close-up photo of the shimmering
anemone, and the inside of this building.
Next, this building is "Learning Hub,
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore."
Heatherwick designed a university building
without "miles of corridors linking box-like lecture rooms", and he avoided
obstacles in the space which stays everyone together.
The central space in this building allows
the air into a room and, and people can view various angles.
Designer Sir Terence Conran praised
Heatherwick as "the Leonardo da Vinci of our times" (Wroe). As what
Conran mentioned. His works are very unique. Once I viewed his arts in the
museum, I was fascinated with his aesthetic sense because his works make me
feel “the beautiful and fun world”. I suggest that the building, Nanyang
Technological University, can give the student a wonderful imagination by “relax
and unique”.
Last one is “Spun Chair”.
In the
museum, I tried to seat on this chair which can be tilted in 360 degrees, and
it makes me fun and comfortable. When seating in the regular chair, I feel that
I have to “study” or “work”, but this chair provides me “a feeling of freedom”.
At that time, I was amazed with new concept for a chair. This chair reminds me
of the concept for the art and math we studied in week 2 because it was
geometrically designed in order to keep the valance.
Throughout
this event, I understand that our life-style can be changeable by the architecture.
Then, the development of the art needs the math, and then it can make our
society better. In the future, I hope that our world can be filled with
buildings like his designs.
Reference
1. “Featured designer: Thomas Heatherwick.”
Magazine Dezeen. 29 July. 2012. Web.
16 April. 2015.
2. “China Expo Heatherwick Studio: UK
Pavilion Expo by Heatherwick Studio.” Archiscene.
23 August. 2011. Web. 16 April. 2015
3. “Heatherwick’s textured-tower university
building completes in Singapore.” Magazine
Dezeen. 10 March. 2015. Web. 16 April. 2015.
4. Wroe, Nicholas. “Thomas Heatherwick: the
new Leonardo of design.” The Guardian.
18 May. 2012. Web. 16 April. 2015.
5. “Chair Of The Week: Spun Chair by Thomas
Heatherwick.” Gallant Jones. 17 Nov.
2011. Web. 16 April. 2015.
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