0311
2020
First of all, thank you so much for this opportunity. It is truly amazing and no matter what, I'm really thankful even to be considered for this!
Street Installation/Mural
Concept: Learning from Las Vegas
Learning from Las Vegas is an old architecture project/text that examines how signage/ornamentation/exteriors can modify/change the meaning of a building. For this project, as the main space is the street, I thought it would be apropos to explore the language of the street. The language of signs and signage.
The first conditions I thought were that this needs to be able to last a long time. As it is part of the streets, it can use some of the highly durable language of the streets. Durable, weather resistant signage. But as opposed to signage that must directly communicate, perhaps this is signage without any direct communication. Signage that communicates sounds or emotion.
So for this project, I have done some research and we can roughly create a series of light boxes that allow for interchangeable artwork within the allotted budget. If we work with this sign company that I work with from the beginning to recreate the entire wall, which they can do, we may be able to get more out of this wall as well at this budget.
Project Structure:
Year 1: Chris does 4 different seasonal themes/sounds/graphics?
Year 2 and on: The signage space becomes an outdoor exhibition space for RYSE for artists to come and create works during the year.
I was imagining, for the first year, I will make seasonal graphics. A series of graphics that creates a different mood for each season. After a year of this, this space can then be used as an exhibition space for RYSE to use moving forward. Different artists can come and display their works here. So it becomes a culture space outside.
Lightbox examples. Most likely, we will use an aluminum frame as this lasts the longest.
Some quick photoshop. These days, I'm quite curious about creating the sense of motion in static spaces. I would love to do a frame sequence that when filmed correctly can also move. This is all old work, but I would love to create something new here!
As we can do full color, very rich printing on these surfaces. We can truly do anything. Very bright vibrant colors. Here are some colored variations. These days I've also been exploring the concept of sounds you do not hear. Sounds you see.
Wall with no artwork. Color variation.
In the event that electricity will prove problematic, as a backup, I was thinking we could do the same concept, street signage, but have it be like a signage wall installation. Similar to say, the crazy signage clusters of Ilsan or Incheon. The new city signage systems where they are all massed and clustered.
So in essence, this would be a structure for different graphics to change over time. Similar to the idea of city signage. Sometimes we could print on fabric, fiberglass, polycarbonate, etc. And we could switch graphics in and out. And similarly, this could eventually become an exhibition space for RYSE to host their own shows/content.
Quick photoshop again. But it could be a series of structures that hold different kinds of signage formats. Hyunsoomahk, screen, fabric, etc.
Some references for structures that can hold different kinds of graphics/signs/banners/etc.
This is a bit adventurous but maybe we could create spaces for people to come and sit in, or hang out amongst the signage? A way signs become a space for the city as well?
Below are selected recent projects. If more specific works are needed, I can create another page when needed.
Make Haste Slowly
788mm x 1091mm
Printing:
Offset Lithography
Pantone 805U
Paper:
Designers Color L-53
116g/m2
Edition of 4
Part, Whole, Part
Mixed Media Installation
2000mm x 1200mm
3 Objects
Monoprint
Polycarbonate x Steel
2019
Sounds
Series 4
800px x 1000px
Single Channel Video
Loop
2019
All Cats Are Grey by Night
700mm x 1000mm
Printing:
Offset Lithography
Pantone Silver 877U
Paper:
Curious Matter
Ibizenca Sand
270g/m2
Edition of 4
2019
Downright Low,
Very Low Intelligence
700mm x 1000mm
Printing:
Offset Lithography
Pantone Silver 877U
Paper:
Curious Skin Orange CT05
270g/m2
Edition of 3
2019
Changeling
1300mm x 20500mm
Archival Print
Rich Black on Canvas Artist
Monoprint
2019
A Person Who Lacks
Sense or Judgement
790mm x 1096mm
Printing:
Offset Lithography
Pantone 805U
Paper:
Designers Color 0-56
116g/m2
Edition of 5
2019
Sounds
Series 13, 10, 15, 14
800px x 1000px
Single Channel Video
Loop
2019
A Letter to My Friends
Who Are Broken
667mm x 1000mm
Printing:
Offset Lithography
Pantone Silver 877U
Paper:
Curious Matter Desiree Red
270g/m2
Edition of 5
2019
The Hours Stole By
759mm x 1060mm
Printing:
Offset Lithography
Titanium White Ink
Paper:
Metalboard Back Plus S01
300g/m2
Edition of 3
2019
One Year Running
Into The Next
297mm x 240mm
Printing:
Archival Printing
Titanium White Ink
Paper:
Curious Cosmic Blue Planet
360g/m2
Series of 6
Edition of 2
2019
A Third Space.
800px x 1000px
Single Channel Video
01:03
Loop
2019
Tears Series
A Man Who Weeps
636mm x 974mm
Printing:
Offset Lithography
Pantone Silver 877U
Paper:
Curious Matter
Adiron Blue
270g/m2
Edition of 6
2019
Space and Time.
800px x 1000px
Single Channel Video
00:49
Loop
2018
Prounish
600mm x 800mm x 900mm
Graphic Object
Sculpted Foamex
2018
Blue-eyed Boy,
Blue-eyed Girl
772mm x 1025mm
Printing:
Offset Lithography
Pantone Blue 072U
Paper:
Kent,
200g/m2
Edition of 4
2019
Dahree. 2.
Type in Space
1000mm x 800mm x 700mm
Sculpted Acrylic Tubing
Pliable LED
2016
Two Wrongs Make a Right,
Two Rights Make a Wrong
420mm x 594mm
Printing:
Offset Lithography
Pantone Gold 875U
Paper:
Crush Coffee 127
120g/m2
Edition of 3
2019
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For other archived project work:
Contact: chris.ro.office (at) gmail.com.
Thank you for your time.