Max Lamb: Exercises in seating displays a collection of eighteen pieces of seat designs made by British designer Max Lamb. It is currently shown in a room with the space of roughly 250 square feet on the second floor in the Art Institute of Chicago. Max Lamb has already designed and made more than 400 pieces of chairs using a wide range of materials. In Max Lamb: Exercises in Seating, he utilizes both natural materials, such as granite and pine, and synthetic materials, for instance, nanocrystalline copper, pewter, and aluminum. Through designing and making, Max Lamb plays around different materials and gains new techniques. In Max Lamb: Exercises in Seating, viewers could clearly see and feel his mastery in the shifting of scale, size, shape, …show more content…
The distance between adjacent items is roughly 5 feet, generating enough space between the chairs and stools so that viewers are able to go around each chair to view it more thoroughly without touching the adjacent ones. On the floor in front of each item, a number is written in black, indicating that item's project number. The numbers shown on the floor seem to be random and have no obvious pattern, hence the viewers may get confused when looking around at the chair designs and observing these accompanied numbers. Only when the viewers get the chance to read the booklets distributed at the entrance of this display could they finally discover that the numbers are in fact the project number of each chair. Besides, there are also some photographs, maquettes, tools, and videos shown on the walls which illustrate the processes of the designing and making of a selection of chairs and …show more content…
It is made with maple, walnut, ash, beech, and cherry. It has a beautiful and simple design and has features of a typical type of a chair. More specifically, it has four legs and a back but it does not have arms on the two sides. The whole chair is made of solely wood cylinders in different sizes and kinds. The seat is made with sixteen pieces of woods in the same color and size. But for the rails on the back of the chair, three pieces of wood cylinders were used and each of them has different colors and widths. The top one has a brown color and It is the thinnest. The middle one is thicker and shows a light-yellow color with several repetitious wood grains. The lowest one is the thickest and has a smooth surface with a maple wood's color. From the colors and the grains of woods used for different parts of the chair, viewers could easily recognize that the chair is made with several different kinds of
It appears as though the horse is made of tree branches and twigs, however, Deborah actually does use branch material for the horse, but then completes the sculpture by casting each element in bronze; creating this life size beast. This gives the sculpture a very convincing effect that the image is made of wood branches. Because of the bronze element, it weighs up to 2,000 pounds, which shows the strength of the
Kathy Harrison starts her personal story happily married to her childhood sweet heart Bruce. Kathy was living a simple life in her rural Massachusetts community home as the loving mother of three smart, kind, well-adjusted boys Bruce Jr., Nathan, and Ben. With the natural transitions of family life and the changes that come with career and moving, she went back to work as a Head Start teacher. Her life up until the acceptance of that job had been sheltered an idyllic. Interacting in a world of potluck suppers, cocktail parties, and traditional families had nothing in common with the life she would choose after she became a Head Start teacher.
The painting has an order and there are different shapes and angles. Rectangular shape is main trend around this piece, including the wooden chest, the leg rest and the canvass. Also things overlap, creating the illusion of the shape look closer to viewer than the shape behind it. The example in this piece would be the chair on which Adelaide Labille Guiard sits be close to viewer than the girls behind it. This adds depth to the space. Also due to linear perspective girls behind the chair are smaller due to being farther away.
Spectator, Nancy. The space of this art could be described as busy. There is something new in each square of the quilt. There is also a large value change if you compare the inner middle of the artwork to the surrounding edges of it. The core of this piece of art is dark, while the outside is light.
I really enjoyed The University of Alabama’s version of The Dining Room. It was one of the best plays I’ve ever seen, and I don’t really like plays. The actors, director, and production crew did a very good job of bringing everything together. Everything was on time, the lighting was great, the actors were great, and the entire show was phenomenal. However, out the entire cast one person in particular stood out the most to me. Her name was Mary Catherine Waltman and she played Grace, Peggy, and Sarah which were some of my favorite characters.
When personalities collide it can result in a disastrous work environment. This is exactly what happened in James Thurber’s fictional short story ‘The Catbird Seat’. From the moment they first met; Mr. Martin and Mrs. Barrows personalities did not blend well. Mr. Martin’s demeanor was the total opposite of Mrs. Barrows and because of this he could not cope with her over the top domineering personality. As the story evolves we begin to understand just how much of an impact Mrs. Barrows is having on Mr. Martin’s boring methodical life. This disruption drives Mr. Martin to contemplate ‘rubbing out’ Mrs. Barrows. As Mr. Martin’s plans unfold; we begin to see the theme of the story ‘you cannot judge a book by its cover’.
How well do you know those around you? James Thurber’s short story “The Catbird Seat” will make you question even the most meek and mild surrounding you. In this story, Erwin Martin, a mild mannered accountant, plotted the assassination of his coworker Ulgine Barrows. Thurber teaches the reader that appearances can be deceiving as he explores the mind of Erwin Martin and his plot to “rub out” his coworker.
Though the interiors he designed were created to be useful spaces, his focus was more on aesthetic than function . Within his individual objects of art such as chairs, tables, drawers, staircases and many others he focused more on the form of the object than on its intended use. Instead, Kuramata appeared to want the presence of the piece to surpass its function, something that is only possible when there is a symbolic value . One of the best examples of a work of art fitting these stipulations was his design of the Miss Blanche armchair (fig. 3) in 1988 . The chair is made of acrylic resin and embedded with artificial roses and aluminum . Kuramata’s title of the work, choice of materials, color contrast, process of creation and simple aesthetic combine to create a piece of work that forces the viewer to question whether or not it can even be considered a chair. This work of art allows the functionality to disapp...
Peter Nicks and William Hirsch’s 2012 documentary film, The Waiting Room, follows the lives of patients, doctors, and staff in a hospital in California. The hospital is a safety net hospital meaning that it provides care to low-income, uninsured populations. The documentary examines the obstacles faced by people who live without healthcare in addition to showing the public what goes in a safety net hospital. The Waiting Room fits into the finger categories of government and politics and science and technology. The most relevant category is government and politics. Healthcare and insurance have played large roles in the government for years. In fact, ObamaCare, the president’s plan for health care reform was one of the root causes of the 2013 government shutdown. This draws attention to just how large and important the congressional healthcare debate truly is. The documentary also fits under the finger category of science and technology. The Waiting Room discusses the technological and scientific innovations found in today’s hospitals. Additionally, it references some of the new methods being used to treat diseases that are prevalent in society. This is particularly significant because these new technologies and treatment methods are being used to save lives every day. The implications of the Waiting Room and safety net hospitals are not limited to finger categories; they are evident in tens of thousands of hospitals throughout the world.
In addition, the use of spot lighting also draws more attention to the pieces, especially in dimly lit rooms. I feel that it would also be appropriate to set an intimate, feminine ambiance, which relates to the fact that the artwork celebrates female influence. I want the audience to feel like they’re stepping into the House of Invention and perhaps even discover some revelations about themselves. As the audience circulate through the exhibit, they will feel the mystic and protection of the art and culture Indigenous artists such as Christian Chapman and Norval Morrisseau have been fighting to preserve. The exhibit will be the Future of the House of Invention, which could also serve as the
According to this situation, we found out the various essential elements of “Your Choice Furniture”.
The world is developing every day and we continue to discover new and innovative ways to better our quality of life. A trend that everyone seems to be focused on is saving the environment, which is also known as sustainable living. Not only does this apply to our lifestyle and environment, but it also translates into design. Sustainable living is becoming more popular around the world and is a lifestyle using skillful and sensitive design. It eliminates negative environmental impact and requires renewable resources. We each have decided to research different furniture companies to broaden our knowledge of the innovative practices used in each company. Throughout our paper we will introduce each of our companies and the products and practices they use to produce sustainable furniture. Our research will show that sustainable furniture design is beneficial to consumers by allowing them to live a more environmentally friendly lifestyle as their manufacturers develop innovative ways to make renewable furniture.
The Rocking Chair belonged to your paternal grandmother’s maternal grandfather, Anton Peterson. The chair was in use during my childhood in the home of my grandparents, Bill and Clara Swanson, after which it passed to my parents and then to me. My best estimation of the origins of the rocking chair is that Anton purchased the chair either during the time period that he lived with his daughter, Clara, and son-in-law, Willie (Bill), on a farm in Peaceful Valley, from 1914 until 1921, or shortly after they acquired and moved into the large house in Harris immediately following their residency on the farm. The years on the farm were profitable due to high prices as the war lingered on in Europe, which
... Each chair is made from decks of skateboards cut from second-hand plywood and leftover material from the skateboard industry. The decks are refurbished, re-laminated and recoated, with some chairs covered with cushion made from wetsuit material. This shows an inventive way of recreating a once very popular mid-century chair, into a modern sustainable product.
The wooden working desk in the corner by the window suggests that this space is desired to have a multi functional purpose. The intense blue shade which is repeated throughout this colourful space is replicated on a cute stool and although appears to be proportionally balanced I do not feel this chair is quite fit for purpose at a writing desk. A chair that supports the back would be deemed as being more comfortable and appropriate enhancing this room functionality