How do we create three dimensional space on a two dimensional plain? This was the question I raised on Tuesday, and it took me a few days to figure this out.
We have been trained throughout our education to find the right answer when presented with the question, and I was caught in the same situation myself.
Thanks to art, we can look at this situation from a different angle. What about creating a two dimensional plain within a three dimensional space? Easy right! You can even add a few coloured squares on the plain, like Mondrian did. As demonstrated in class, you can travel back and forth on this two dimensional plain. We have been looking at the Rietveld Chair as an object for too long. Imagine if you have to view it as if it is a painting, just like Mondrian did, then seat a person in it, and there you go. You have the answer to our question on Tuesday.
As a designer, or should I say a good designer, you need to be able to ask questions to the question itself. Do not satisfy yourselves with the search for just the answer. You need to know why do we have this question in the first place.
One very interesting aspects of art is its relationship with life. As you can see, without Mondrian and Rietveld, I cannot think outside of box, and visualize the problem itself.
Your second assignment calls for a mixed use, retail and residential putting together. But before jumping into the design, please bother yourselves with the right questions, "why"?
T
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