I call my project the simple but elegant stool! I feel that the
tectonics and the structure of this object gave it this name. I wanted to make
something that was simple, but sturdy. So I took a simple box that had a flat
surface that one can easily sit on. After making the shape of a box, I started
filling in the box with tough cardboard pieces so that it could sit straight
and tall. I liked the idea of having a structure that the audience cannot see. I
liked that the audience couldn’t see what was keeping this small stool from
falling completely apart when someone sat on it. Before this project, I had
never associated the construction of a building as an element to the art of the
building. I usually always associated the details of the building as the art
aspect. I think that I can carry this idea of viewing art to the discipline of
art that I study, which is dance. Eugene-Emmanuel-Viollet-le-Duc
said, “Construction is a science; it is also an art. What is meant by saying it
is an art is that a builder must have not just knowledge and experience but
also a “feel” for building. I believe I
did have a feel for what I wanted the stool to look like and be like.
Speaking of detail, because the stool was so simple, I felt that a
little external detail would make it pop. I also wrote on the box, “Sit on Me”!
Because of this fun idea, I won the most inviting award! As Miles Van Der Rohe
said, “God is in the Details,” and I feel without the subtle details I made,
the stool wouldn’t have been as inviting as it was!
To be completely honest, I am not particularly great at executing crafts
or engineering cardboard stools but I tried my best to create something that
was attainable for me to do, but was also artistically and conceptually
interesting. Sometimes all you need is a simple box to make a strong point.
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