Author: Wenxin Zhao

Poul Kjærholm (1929-1980) was one of Denmark’s most famous designers. 1952 saw Paul graduate from the Copenhagen Academy of Arts and Crafts to study furniture making, and he taught from 1952 to 1956. Designers often chose wood as their design material in those days, but Paul preferred stainless steel. He saw stainless steel as a… Continue reading Poul Kjærholm

Modernism seeks abstraction rather than reproduction. The value of art becomes apparent when an object recedes from its practical value. The value of design is fleeting and temporary, only the value of art is eternal, so the art does not have to evolve but is a form brought about by the subconscious. So design can… Continue reading Modernist Fine Art

1920s: Expressionism Expressionism’s critical features include distorted shapes, broken lines, organic or biomorphic forms, huge sculptural shapes, extensive use of concrete and brick, and a lack of symmetry. 1930s: Functionalism The term ‘functionalism’ was used to describe any utilitarian structure soon constructed for purely practical purposes without artistry. 1940s: Minimalism The modernist architect Ludwig Mies… Continue reading Timeline of 20th Century Modernism

Modernist architecture broke away from the constraints of traditional architectural forms and boldly created new buildings adapted to the conditions of industrialized society. This modernist architecture is characterized by the following. Attention was paid to the performance characteristics of new technologies and materials, and three new materials – steel, cement, and glass panels – were… Continue reading Analysis of modernist architectural features

Modernism is a literary ideology that has a wide scope. It includes areas such as literature, art, and religion. The modernist design is also one of them. In other words, modernism encompasses modernist design, and modernist design ideology follows the ideas of modernism. Such as democracy, mass, and industrialization. Modernism and modernist design are inclusive.… Continue reading What is the relationship between modernism and modernist design and between modernist design and the modernist design movement? What is postmodernism?

This exhibition focuses on how some visionary designers are reinventing our relationship with waste and how to find value in it—exploring new materials through creativity and practice—creating more possibilities for garbage. This radical exploration of the everyday reconnects us with the materials and the natural world from which they come.

This is a depiction of Bacon coming to terms with the death of his beloved. The painting uses a lot of blacks to express the painter’s feelings of grief, remorse, and loneliness. Their love is also full of entanglement and confusion and ends in tragedy. The blurred forms of the carved faces also represent his… Continue reading Francis Bacon: Man and Beast

The Materials and Objects show artists from all over the world using different materials to create. Nowadays, artists try to find a language between materials and art. For example, Kengo Kuma’s design language is the participation of materials1. The artist attempts to deconstruct and reconstruct the clothes. The reworked clothes are almost transformed into sculptures. In… Continue reading Tate Modern: Materials and Objects

Zhiqiang Zhang, invited for three consecutive years to be one of the jury members of the Good Design Award in Japan, one of the three most prestigious design awards in the world, was the first Hong Kong person to be invited to participate in the International Architecture Biennale in Venice, Italy in 2000 and 2002.… Continue reading Zhiqiang Zhang——32 square meter