Detail View: CVPA Student Collection: 2015
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resource_ID:
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2015gyang_010
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resource_ID:
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2015gyang_011
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resource_ID:
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2015gyang_012
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artist_name:
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Yang , Ge
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artist_variant_name:
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Ge Yang
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artist_nationality:
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Chinese
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artist_vital_dates:
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1986
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UMassD_CVPA_degree:
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MFA - Fine Arts
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graduation_year:
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2015
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area_of_study:
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Wood - Furniture
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additional_acad_degrees:
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Xi'an Polytechnic University
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medium:
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Maple, Flame Maple, Padauk
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work_title:
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Earth chair
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technique:
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Furniture
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work_date:
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2015
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dimensions:
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31" x 28" x 34"
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description:
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Chinese cultural elements play a key role in my work. The concept which is behind my recent work is called "Wu Xing", the five-element theory of Chinese philosophy (Figure 12). The Wu Xing, (?? w? xíng) also known as the Five Elements, Five Phases, the Five Agents, the Five Movements, Five Processes, and the Five Steps/Stages, is a fivefold conceptual scheme that many traditional Chinese fields used to explain a wide array of phenomena, from cosmic cycles to the interaction between internal organs, and from the succession of political regimes to the properties of medicinal drugs. The "Five Phases" are Wood (? mù), Fire (? hu?), Earth (? t?), Metal (? j?n), and Water (? shu?). When I design my furniture, the first idea always relates to the form. I stare at a Chinese character, and think about the concept behind the word, then transfer the feeling into my furniture. What kind of shape, the scale of the body and which kind of structure - all these elements are factored into my sense of the word. In the process of form design, I transfer the five elements of Chinese philosophy into the shape of my furniture. Every piece uses the simplified elements to speak out their personality.
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artist_URL:
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geyangwood.com
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