Concept/ idea #1 Technology: Processing
For my first idea, I thought of using processing to generate different paper cut patterns. When different Asian languages are detected using twitter api (detect language api), the paper cut images will be different where a myth or legend is slowly displayed.
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Reference Artists:
Qian XiaoGuang
A professor in Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, Hebei, who teaches paper cutting. Professor Qian is interested in folk art and ancient Chinese art, especially the minority culture. For example, Miao where certain symbols and beliefs which creates different stories.
He wants to keep the Chinese tradition alive by using black paper to do his paper cutting which is inspired by ink painting tradition. He draws on tracing paper in actual size and duplicates them on black or/and white paper.
Installation view of Qiao Xiaoguang’s ‘City Windows’ (2015). Image from jaunted.com.
30 Qiao Xiaoguang, City, paper-cut combination, 400 x 500 cm x 18 pieces, 2010. Credits http://en.cafa.com.cn/qiao-xiaoguang-with-chinese-paper-cuts-i-talk-about-the-story-of-the-world.html
A permanent panoramic paper cut installation “City Windows” (the two images above) was showcased in Chicago. This work comprises of iconic buildings from Chicago and Beijing where it symbolises the deep friendship and culture between the two countries.
Professor Qian engages history and the contemporary world with his artwork. He wants to use paper cutting platform as a way to do storytelling about the world. Not only that, he wants to let the world understand Chinese paper cut and the backstory of paper cutting. Cultural narrative is infused with paper cut, creating energy and artistic expression which is shown in Professor Qian’s artwork.
Concept/ idea #2 Technology: Unity & Kinect
For my second idea, I thought of using Kinect to make shadow puppets come alive when the user interacts with the media wall. I thought of incorporating unity where the myths or legends and the shadow puppets changes as the user moves around. This causes the users to be part of the Southeast Asian stories where they become the storytellers.
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Reference Artists:
Christine Marie – light artist
A visual artist and director who creates large scale cinematic shadow theatre, film and installation. She incorporates ancient art form and light in her work. Previously she studies Wayang Kulit, a Balinese traditional shadow puppetry.
4 TRAINS/ Signaling Arcana. Credits https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/117770525/4-trains-signaling-arcana
4 TRAINS/ Signaling Arcana. Credits https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/117770525/4-trains-signaling-arcana
“4 TRAINS/ Signaling Arcana” (the two images above), one of her works which is showcased in San Francisco, California where she incorporates both shadow puppetry with film. This work tells the story to bridge time and space which creates imagination too.
Christine Marie generates 3D shadows and uses motion tracking in her work. Multiple mediums are used with screens, coloured shadows, shadows, mirror and water which tells the story visually.
Concept/ idea #3 Technology: Processing & Kinect
For my third idea, I thought of incorporating Processing with Kinect. As people twitters on a certain Southeast Asian language, processing will then get real time data from there which will create or generates part of the patterns. When people starts to move around the media wall, the patterns will start to interact with each other and create the myths or legends through the patterns generated via twitter api.
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Reference Artists:
Hung Yi
A multidisciplinary Taiwanese artist who is inspired from his home country’s culture and how the people of Taiwan lead their day to day lives. Hung Yi expresses people’s daily lives through his artwork and uses traditional Taiwanese patterns in bright colours. He explores Western and Chinese art where he combines them together to create his own art creation.
A shot from “Fancy Animal Carnival” in the Garment District. Credits https://artrepreneur.com/hung-yi-public-art/
Hung Yi works with multiple artisans to bring his sculptures to life. Credits https://artrepreneur.com/hung-yi-public-art/
Hung Yi’s whimsical public art sculptures, “Fancy Animal Carnival” (the two images above) is showcased in Manhattan. He works with different artists to create different artworks. In his artworks, he uses mostly animals, plants and human form. They are placed in public spaces around the world such as Japan, America.
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