PS1 wasn’t like any other art museums that I had visited – it looked rather like a factory than a museum, and the exhibition space were not arranged in common ways. Although I did went through all the stairs in the building, there wasn’t a lot of exhibitions going on. However, I personally think that Sacha Braunig’s paintings that are exhibited in the 1st floor of PS1 was interesting enough to visit PS1.

What I found the most interesting about her works was how the bodies and figues in her paintings were distorted, stretched or twisted. I read at the beginning of the exhibition that the figures showed the discomforts and instabilities of modern life and thought that I could use the similar method to convey my message in my works for studio class – I could do the distortion to the certain objects.

For my final project in Integrated Studio, I am planning to make a series (maybe 2~4 pieces, more if time allows) of 3D artworks that criticize an issue that I personally perceive as a problem. As a student planning to major in fashion design, I indeed enjoy and love looking at beautiful things, accessories, shoes and clothing, but sometimes feel that the designer’s desire for excessive beauty may make the purpose of the object get lost. I personally perceive myself as a designer rather than an artist, and I believe that although creativity and aesthetic takes a big part in a good design, efficiency is the most important factor. If efficiency is ignored in a design, everything else turns useless. For studio, I would like to make the pieces that satires the designers who aren’t putting efficiency as the biggest factor to consider. I am not perfectly sure about how I am going to make each pieces, but I think that the researching process in the seminar class would help me decide the method to deliver the message that I intended.

 

It was really embarrassing to take a selfie in front of a piece in a quite gallery.

This piece, Chameleon, was my most favorite  from the entire PS1. I loved its details and colors.