Unlike the human eye, the lens of a camera can’t judge spatial relationships, and photographs can only ever show a flat representation of a subject. But what happens when you take those flat, two-dimensional images and create three-dimensional sculpture?
South Korean artist Gwon Osang pioneered a new form of art called photographic sculpture with a series called ‘Deodorant Type’. For each sculpture, Gwon took hundreds of photographs of a single model and layered them over mannequins for a result that is sometimes true to the form of the model, and sometimes altogether different, veering into bizarre proportions.
Sometimes, the strangeness of the work reveals itself slowly, as you view one fragment at a time. But in others, the deviation from reality is evident – a man with two tiny heads on his shoulders, or two torsos attached to a single pelvis wrestling with each other.
As an art student, Gwon wanted to work in a medium that would be lightweight and easy to transport. He was experimenting with photography at the time and decided to blend the two, enjoying the way that the combination allowed him to form his subjects into unusual or downright impossible poses while maintaining that sheen of realism that the photos lend each sculpture.
“I often tell my acquaintances that I like the concept of ‘an artist sent from heaven’ or an artistic genius, but that I don’t believe in such,” Gwon said in an interview with Arario Gallery curator Ju-hyeon Lee.
“I believe there are two types of people, those that really do not believe in the existence of a genius and the other, only denying the existence of a genius to be modest (where in reality, they believe they are the ‘genius’). I think I belong to the latter case. Not to brag that I’m a fabulous artist, but to show that I have a certain conviction in my work..’”
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ESP were asked to make a very short video segment for design mag, IDN’s 15th Anniversary Book. With the brief asking us to explore what design would be like, 15 years from now, we decided to create a fictitious computer game that ‘immersed’ its players into a virtual environment…it was made on no budget, except to buy beer and green…..
A perspective on films 15 years from now
Tailor made for IdN 15th Anniversary
Directed/Produced/Animated/Edited/Scored: Jonathan Shine
Camera and Assistant Director: Selph
Production Assistant: Irie
3D Animation: Tai Hollingsbee
Motion Graphics and Titles: Dkoda
Voices By: Ashley Schaefer
The Clover is an eco-friendly cellphone idea that has been planned to spring up with the user. This phone boasts 4 module user interfaces; audio, sensing element, visual modality and location, granting the user to custom-make the phone harmonizing with their need and taste. Furthermore, users can add up a couple of numbers of extra faculties to brand the phone even more operable and appealing to their needs. The groomed black touchscreen tenders a different way of checking out the functions and an easy operational surrounding. The phone is denounced under the name of Samsung and embodies a great tangible gimmick that can acquire and share environmental consciousness through a inbuilt collaborative social network name “eco-map”.
Designer : JinWoo Han
Music Chocolate is an advanced and upholstered, chocolate colored couch that has an integrated audio system to be applied with external MP3 players. The speaker system is laid on the directions of the block, securing high-quality surround sound to its hearers. The surface embodies a textured leather and holds an interior woody structure to brand the product long-lasting.
Designer : Michi Jung
The superb design of OPEHN Lamp concept leaves the wires outside, giving the lamp an impression to be naked. The designer has used energy saving LED bulbs to make it even more efficient and the bulbs have been placed in a shameless manner too. However, the bulbs are decorated with petals which give the lamp an organic appearance with the wires to be some growing vines of a tree. The petals have been placed in different angles so that it can lighten in all directions equally. The round base is designed to be well balanced and keep the lamp stand still in even and uneven surfaces.
Designer : Flavio García
The Aperitivo table concept offers a stylish and simple way to hold food and drink which will diminish the inconvenience of traditional square table when you are gathering with your friends and relatives in a party. The table is outlined as a tree with branches of tiny circles which will allow the user to place and remove drink glasses easily, while the table itself looks like a small party place decorated with various colorful drinks and food. The branches of the table are connected to the main stand individually which have made it even more stable and easy to use.
Designer : Eon Ju Park via DesignBoom
Who says news is boring? You’ll encounter in this choice; sets of news flunks, faults, clumsy situations and so forth related to journalism. A few of them are hilarious and some are in truth worrisome. Anyhow, have fun reading….
