Design Days Dubai, 2013- Feat. Based Upon
Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 10:22AMI wonder how to begin writing this article today and if I will be able to do justice to the artists and his art! I have been tripping all morning on this video clip about the journey that the artist takes to create his masterpieces. The complexity of the art, attention to detail, materials, processes and textures is astounding and greatly motivating. I feel fortunate enough to have touched and felt these masterpieces.
The artworks are divided into four categories " Meaning, Form, Composed & Surface". Each one is explained below in their own words…..
Meaning
“based upon Meaning commissions are unique artworks that offer a new perspective on bespoke. The works begins with an element that is meaningful to the commissioner. They are works of essence, rich in significance, narrative and provenance.
Many of our Meaning pieces are Locationscapes, others include a more personal narrative, depicting a family or company history.
based upon Locationscapes begin with a location, that is precious to the commissioner or the project, and create a direct response to it. It’s in our nature to create in this way. We like to get into a landscape and to record it: its images, its sounds, its natural textures and the life it plays canvas to. These elements become building blocks back in the studio when they are reinterpreted as casts, etchings and textural marks. The idea is that each mark tells a story – each represents a moment in time, so that even a single scratch within a work is traceable to something significant. Each work is carefully documented so that its significance will be understood generations from now.
They are regarded as legacy pieces because they are intended to be handed down.”
Wandering Knightsbridge
"At 5.5 metres x 3 metres, this work in varying tones of bronze was created by wandering the streets and pathways of Knightsbridge, London, documenting though photography, film and blue spot casting. The map is reconstructed in layers, as memory would have it, giving scale and prominence to the architectural elements and narrative histories which stuck in the mind. It is in our nature to create in this way. We like to get into a landscape and to record it: its images, its sounds, its natural textures and the life it plays canvas to. These elements become building blocks back in the studio when they are reinterpreted as casts, etchings and textural marks."
Form
based upon Form’s pieces include hand-carved sculptural forms and contemporary furniture inspired by archetypal patterns and forms.
Composed
based upon Composed specialises in creating large artworks, often integrated into complex interior spaces. They include works inspired by natural landscapes, urban skylines and maps.
Surface
based upon Surface creates hand made finishes using liquid metals, resins and lacquers. It has been acclaimed worldwide and is winner of the 2009 FX Design Awards. Our process works with most metals, mixing them like paints to create a range of alloys and blends to produce bespoke surfaces to complement a scheme. Applied as a liquid, built up in layers and then worked by hand to reveal the layers beneath, we achieve an intricate and painterly aesthetic.
And lastly i want to leave you with the video that i was tripping on all of yesterday......
Based Upon from Based Upon on Vimeo.
Please do visit the "based upon" website and have a look at their range of work, this post only carries snippets of their work, I cannot possibly do justice so go and marvel.....till next time "Stay Funky"
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