待在 RCA Design Products 最重要就是待在適合自己的 Platform
去年選了P10，花了一段時間磨合
後來慢慢摸出適合自己的方法和想走的路
原本覺得P10的自由度夠高，打算就這樣繼續待下去
結果 Platform Present 那天突然轉了個彎
聽到 tutor 說第一學期要玩些跟 Medical & NPO 有關的 project，整個沒興趣啊！！
最終挑了個由藝術家領導，更為自由的 Platform 8
就在上週 No Energy present 完的隔天
P8的 tutors 就帶我們來了一趟P8倫敦行
主要是看兩個展，中間散步移動經過 Regent's Park，還順便吃了簡便午餐
大家一起坐在露天咖啡座，跟tutor 自在的聊天
突然讓我想起大四在城鄉所修初環的那種氣氛
這是待在 Platform 8 的第一天吧，感覺我來對了地方
跟我一樣從P10跳來P8的日本女生說的好：「This will never happen in platform 10！」
並不是說P10不好
P10的 tutor 相當資深，見識廣博，說話直接，相對也比較威嚴
跟他 Tutorial 壓力其實挺大，去年剛開學比較狀況外，有次沒準備好當場被電到說不出話來
直到下半年比較上軌道才慢慢恢復自信，tutorial 或 present 時也能比較自信的為自己的想法辯護
這也算是去年一大收穫
P8的 tutor 走的路線完全不同
資深的 tutor 叫做 Gabriel Klasmer ，是位和藹可親的老先生，我們都叫他 Gabi
以色列人，是個 base 在倫敦的藝術家，他的作品主要以畫作為主
他是那種有些童心，很真誠可愛的 tutor
我對他的第一印象幾乎跟城鄉所的老劉一樣 XD
另一位比較年輕的 tutor 是目前DP唯一一位女性 tutor，Julia Lohmann
她 2002 年才從 RCA DP畢業，同樣是位 P8 的學姊
她當時的 tutor 就是上面那位 Gabi
她的作品介於藝術跟設計之間，多半跟動物很有關係
我想這次 P8 的第一個 Brief Inspired by Nature 就跟她脫不了干係 XD
P8 tour 兩位 tutor 帶我們看的展最精采就是下面這個 THE AGE OF THE MARVELLOUS
展場設在教堂內部，光是空間跟那神祕的氛圍就令人流連
視覺效果我最愛的是那釘十字架的猩猩 （跟 Darwin 有關嗎？XD ），位置選的真好！
另外棺木爬出的那許多雛鳥也讓人汗毛直束
Julia 提到這種表現方式跟 Saatchi Gallery 裡面那些 Craft 到極逼真的中國藝術作品有異曲同工之妙，頗為贊同
總之廢話就不多說，有興趣可以看看下邊英文簡介
不然就直接跳去看看當天 P8 tour 的照片吧
Enjoy！
The Age of the Marvellous
Over a year in planning and production, The Age of the Marvellous was inspired by the Wunderkammer or
Cabinet of Curiosities, popular in the late Renaissance through the Baroque period (ca. 1550– ca. 1700).
An era characterized by a revival of learning, the sum of all of man’s knowledge could be represented in
rooms filled with natural wonders, artificial exotica and relics or art works concerned with the supernatural.
The Wunderkammer ‘s particular ability to evoke the marvellous, to incite the emotions of awe, wonder,
surprise and astonishment leading to curiosity and then learning was based on its ability to draw parallels
and unify seemingly unrelated fields of human knowledge like Science and Art. The brilliant evolutionary
biologist E.O. Wilson considered the unification of knowledge – or what he labelled ‘Consilience’ in his
eponymous book published in 1998 - nothing short of imperative for the survival of the human species.
The Age of the Marvellous features over 60 works of art, most of them especially produced for the exhibition,
that display a new-found tendency for contemporary artists to look beyond the limitations of aesthetic
conventions, to a varied, more cross-disciplinary approach that integrates areas of human knowledge
that exist outside the boundaries of traditional art making.
Conceived and curated by All Visual Arts Director Joe La Placa, The Age of the Marvellous is the arts
organization’s third major exhibition since it was launched in 2008. The show will coincide with Frieze
Art Fair 2009 held in London’s Regents Park.
Artists:
Hilary Berseth
Nicola Bolla
Maria Novella Del Signore
Adam Fuss
Paul Fryer.
Reece Jones
Wolfe von Lenkiewicz
Alastair Mackie
Jonathan Wateridge
Kate MccGwire
Polly Morgan
Martin Sexton
Alyson Shotz
Ben Tyers
Hugo Wilson
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First Project Finished
First Project - Edison's Nightmare
New Friends, New Life
Orientation Day & 開學囉！
Saatchi Gallery - 中國藝術新勢力
London Design Festival
Patricia Urquiola - Purely Porcelain
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