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July 1 2006, Saturday, 12pm-9pm
(ends July 2 2006, Sunday, 12pm-9pm)
LAST
WEEKEND FOR RCA’S, “THE SHOW: PART TWO,” WITH POSTGRADUATE
ARTISTS/DESIGNERS –
INC. TAIWANESE, TWO
ISRAELIS (BOTH FROM TEL-AVIV) PLUS THREE
SPANIARDS (FROM VIGO, VALENCIA & LEON) AND FOUR
JAPANESE
We paid a couple of visits to the Royal College of Art’s, “The Show:
Part Two” with very international groups of postgraduate artists and
designers. Let’s look at ten of them… Chandeliers are what Hsiao-Chi
Tsai, from Taiwan, has set her heart on producing. The two on show come
in two versions: (i) corner explosion, using mirrors to create a visual
effect and (ii) drop/drip, to give an underwater-type of experience.
From Tel-Aviv, we have Shay Alkalay and Yael Mer. The former has
produced a “Flying Fish Bowl” and a space saving, “Towardrobe” – because
it comes towards you when you close it. The Flying Fish Bowl is,
essentially, a circular revolving fish tank, with live fish. There are
also miniature oil rigs and power stations in the tank. When the tank is
revolved these miniatures deliver air (as oppose to pollution) to the
fish. Yael has produced “Rocking Slippers” – essentially used for
sitting on as well as for keeping your feet in a cosy place. Another of
her designs is a dress, which can be inflated, for floating in water.
From the other side of the Mediterranean we have three Spaniards. Vigo’s
Tomás Alonso has produced a system for growing climbing plants indoors,
comprising a ceramic base, carbon fibre tubes and wall connectors. He
has also produced a series of disposable aluminium cutlery. Valencia’s
Eli Gutierrez has produced an useful item if you have hundreds of pins
lying about – it is a squeezable doll, which can be stretched and even
personalised. Leon’s Oscar Diaz has produced, “Socket Light,” a
clip-on-anywhere light, which is very versatile. Another of his products
on show is a joystick. As for the Japanese…Chie Tahara has produced
T-shirts and a “Stitch-less Rain Coat,” with silicon edges in order to
show the different ways to create clothes without stitches. She has also
produced a fragrance container – with rolling stamper - for perfumes.
Gen Suzuki has produced a series of, “Oblique,” objects (hooks for
clothes, magazine holders and plant pots), each of which slant at an
angle of 45 degrees. He is even exhibiting a series of angled cups and
other similar-angled vessels.
Takenori Ito has produced a folding plastic stool, which, he tells us,
would be produced in aluminium, to make it stronger. Another of his
designs is for a wavy door for public spaces (i.e. not for the home).
The idea behind it is that it would change depending on the height of
the person opening or closing it and it would stay in such a way until
the next person uses it. Hiroko Shiratori - whom we did not meet, when
we visited the exhibition on a number of occasions – has produced a
series of exhibits – and illustrations, appropriately entitled, “Unusual
Objects from Japan, 1868-1945.” Included are such objects as: “Western
cutlery for Japanese;” “One-man-Chindon;” “High-heel Practising Device;”
“Handless Barber’s Tools” and “Celebratory Rickshaw.” All in all, an
interesting exhibition! Well worth visiting before closing day.
A: Free (just turn up, no booking required)
B: 9, 10, 52 or 360
E: chie_tahara@hotmail.com (Chie Tahara, Okayama, Japan)
gen.suzuki@mac.com (Gen Suzuki, nr Kyoto, Japan)
hsiao_chi_tsai@hotmail.com (Hsiao-Chi Tsai, Taiwan)
takenori_ito@hotmail.com (Takenori Ito, Japan)
L: Royal College of Art, Kensington Gore, London, SW7
N: 020 7590 4498
T: South Kensington (Circle, District and Piccadilly lines)
W:
http://www.eli-gutierrez.com/ (Eli Gutierrez, Valencia)
http://www.hirokoshiratori.com/ (Hiroko Shiratori, Japan)
http://www.oscar-diaz.net/ (Oscar Diaz, Leon)
http://www.rca.ac.uk/
http://www.shayalkalay.com/ (Shay Alkalay, Tel-Aviv)
http://www.tomas-alonso.com/ (Tomás Alonso, Vigo)
http://www.yaelmer.com/ (Yael Mer, Tel-Aviv)
X:
http://www.howtoenjoy.co.uk/countries/taiwan.htm
http://www.howtoenjoy.info/interests/art.htm
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