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Capa Is Honored with the Golden A' Design Award for Milky Way Giant Installation Artwork with Lights in Fine Arts and Art Installation Design
Capa honored for fine arts and art installation design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Milky Way Giant Installation Artwork with Lights by Capa has been granted the Golden A' Design Award in the Fine Arts and Art Installation Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Golden A' Design Award Explained
The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.
About Milky Way Giant Installation Artwork with Lights
Milky Way is a public art installation located in Wuhan, China. The sculpture spans 90 meters in diameter and reaches a height of 40 meters, and is made of forged stainless steel with a sprayed paint finish. Full-color LED lighting is integrated into the structure, with seven preset colors that can be changed for different occasions, such as weekdays, holidays and special events. The rising and falling curves recall the mountains and rivers of Wuhan, while three main lines refer to the three towns of the city.
About Capa
My name is Zhen Li, I was born on 1980-01-30. Now I am a Public artist, cross-field designer, and curator. In 2003, I was graduated from the Environmental Art Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts with a Bachelor of Arts degree. And In 2008, I got a Master of Arts degree from the Central Academy of Fine Arts. From 2005 to now, I have been teaching at the Urban Design School of the Central Academy of Fine Arts.
Award Record
With this recognition, Capa is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Fine Arts and Art Installation Design Award
The A' Fine-Art Design Award is an international fine-art design competition recognizing best fine-art works by leading fine-art artists and creators worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to artists, painters, sculptors and ceramicists from all countries. Entries typically include sculptures, paintings, installations, photographs, drawings and mixed media works. Awarded art designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/fine-art
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/123522
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/123522
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!123522
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/292618
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Milky Way Giant Installation Artwork with Lights
- Function
- Giant Installation Artwork with Lights
- Category
- Fine Arts and Art Installation Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Arts
- Colors
- Black, Midnight Blue and Dark Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Capa
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #123522
Credits
- Team
- Art General Counsel：Wang Zhong, Xiong Shitao, Wu Dingyu, Li Zhen, Shao Xuguang, Beijing Central Academy of Public Art, (CAPA), and Zhao Lina, Wei Zhenhua, Zhang Yiming, Zhang Wenyue
- Image Credits
- Photographer: Long Qiuye(Nero); Video Cutter: Sun Chao
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The span of 90 meters in diameter and the height of 40 meters ensure the volume that it should present in the space. And the lighting of the work adopts a full-color LED lamp design, preset 7 colors for the color change, which can meet the visual effect and show the mystery and charm of the vast universe. 7 colors can be adjusted according to needs, such as weekday mode, holiday mode, New Year mode, major event commemoration mode, etc.,
- Inspiration
- The shape of the ups and downs of the sculpture symbolizes the urban landscape of Wuhan's blending of mountains and rivers. Three obvious and intensive lines of curves correspond to the magnificent three towns of Wuhan. The circular shape from an over-looking of is an aspiration for a better life in the future. The interweaving dream out into the future is lighted up in the night sky.
- Research
- The Yangtze River, the third-longest river in the world, and the Hanshui River, its largest tributary, run through the central part of the Wuhan city, dividing the city into three parts, forming a pattern of Wuchang, Hankou, and Hanyang. Therefore, Wuhan has been called the river city since ancient times and is a famous cultural city with a long history. The Galaxy is the largest single steel structure public art installation in China at present. Also, the Wuhan government welcome the 7th World Military Games to create one of the key projects. We tried to create sculpture just by using the "light" of Optics Valley as a primary visual element.
- Challenge
- At the beginning of the project, we had a regular understanding of the sculpture in Wuhan. However, when we arrived at the site, we found that it was a very huge place, about 200 meters away from the circle island to the nearing buildings. Besides, there were many tall buildings nearby, which made the place like a bowl. Underneath the circle island is a large commercial complex, which includes tunnels for cars and subways. so it is a particularly complex infrastructure. Moreover, when making this commercial complex, there was no structural requirement for making large sculptures on the top cover.
- Realization and Technology
- Stainless steel forged spray paint
- Project Duration and Location
- PROJECT DURATION：2018-2019 LOCATION：CHINA, WUHAN
- Specifications
- 90 meters in diameter and the height of 40 meters，1400t
- Keywords
- China Wuhan; 7 colour LED; Giant Installation Artwork; Public Art
