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Blessing from the Sea Installation Art by Chih Kang Chu Is Granted the Bronze A' Design Award in Fine Arts and Art Installation Design
Chih Kang Chu honored for fine arts and art installation design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ Blessing from the Sea Installation Art by Chih Kang Chu, designed for Information and International Affairs Department Pingtung, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Fine Arts and Art Installation Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined 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 Bronze A' Design Award Explained
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
Regarding Blessing from the Sea Installation Art
Blessing from the Sea is an outdoor art installation placed between the beach and the sea in Pingtung, Taiwan. The work takes the shape of a church and is built from a metal structure, a metal panel base and white fabric strips. When the air is calm, the structure stands quiet. When the seasonal mountain wind blows, the fabric strips move and reveal the force of the wind. The center of the base is cut out, so the work can shift with the tide and avoid being buried in sand. Eight spotlights light the work at night.
About Chih Kang Chu
Chu comes from Taiwan and has been exposed to rich culture since his childhood. Chinese cultural elements, which are not superficial but with deep cultural connotation, could always be found in his design. Combined with his keen observation of scenario, his works could always awaken those emotions in people’s memories. That is why his works could touch readers’ heart. His works touch not only Chinese who have shared cultural memories, but also westerners. “In Chu’s works, we see new modern eastern design” said such westerners.
Award Record
Chih Kang Chu is a winner of 4 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards span the editions from 2015 - 2016 to 2021 - 2022 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
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/136351
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/136351
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!136351
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/154809
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://reurl.cc/LpZN77
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Blessing from the Sea Installation Art
- Function
- Installation Art
- Category
- Fine Arts and Art Installation Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Arts
- Colors
- White Smoke, Dim Gray, Gainsboro, Dark Slate Gray and Silver
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Information and International Affairs Department Pingtung
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Chih Kang Chu
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #136351
Credits
- Team
- Chih-Kang Chu, Meng-Hung Tsai and u-Tang Tseng.
- Image Credits
- All Images : Photographer / Kuo-Min Lee, Blessing From The Sea, 2021
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Where the wind and the sea meet, a church rises from the sea. Here, we can hear the wave and see the wind. When the wind is calm, the church is quiet, tranquil and peaceful. When the win roars, the fabrics strips dance wildly, flying madly, the church shows the dynamic of the wind.
- Inspiration
- From October to April of the following year, the powerful chinook wind (Lou Shan Feng) blows down from the mountains in Hengchun Peninsula, Pingtung. This installation art piece《Blessing From The Sea》by Chih-Kang Chu is to reveal the characteristic of Luo Shan Feng. People can hear the wave and see the wind through the church that standing on the seaside.
- Research
- Winter is the chinook season in Hengchun Peninsula. The strong and powerful wind and sand make people cannot bear to stay for long time on the beach, resulting in a low season for sightseeing. We hope people would be willing to experience the power of the chinook wind through the artwork, and turn it into a tourist attraction. Church represents an image of faith and love. People are willing to come close to a church, willing to open their mind in a church. The church is placed between the beach and the sea, it would be immersed in the sea couple of hours everyday. The wave, the wind, the light of the sun make the artwork alive. It seems the church has its own mood.
- Challenge
- The first challenge is related with the folklore. Many people would associate white tents with funeral hall, which is an ominous symbol. To avoid this impression, the structure is shape like a church. Church represents an image of faith, love and happiness. Coincidentally a couple took wedding photos in front of the artwork when it was just built. The beautiful wedding photos were posted on social media, everyone sees the couple were happy and be blessed in front of the artwork. Since then, no one questioned about impression of the artwork. The second challenge is the environment. The artwork is set up between the beach and the sea.
- Realization and Technology
- There three kinds of element were used in this project: metal structure, metal panel, and fabric strips. 8 spotlights were used to light up the project at night.
- Operation and Interaction
- Instead of solid wall, white fabric strips are tied up on the church shape structure, the church looks lighter and more welcoming people to walk in. And most important, when the wind blows, the fabric strips will fly with the wind, the posture of the church changes with the wind, it shows the mood of the wind. The base of the church structure is an iron panel, cut out in the center. The weight of the panel helps the structure to stand in the sand more firmly. However, the wave would bring lots of sand from the sea everyday. The cutting out of the base would help the structure to move up and down with the tide, to avoid to be buried in the beach.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project production started in December 2021 in Pingdong, and finished in 2 weeks. It was exhibited in Luo Shan Feng Art Festival from 25th December 2021 to 1st March 2022.
- Specifications
- Width 490 cm x Length 1000 cm x Hight 800 cm. The base of the project was made with metal panel. The center was cut out to keep the project to move slight with the tide.
- Keywords
- art, installation, wind, nature, taiwan
